How to Enable a Proxy Server
Enabling a proxy server in your web browser allows you to use another server to surf the web. Corporations use proxy servers to filter web traffic, monitor usage, and protect the internal computers from attack websites. By filtering inappropriate websites, it limits the possibility of viruses installed on the computer from outside sources. Enabling a proxy server on Internet Explorer and Firefox only requires a few steps.
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Instructions
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Firefox
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Click "Tools" in the browser menu and choose "Options" from the list. This opens the general configuration window.
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Click the "Advanced" icon and click the "Network" tab. Click the "Settings" button in the "Connection" section.
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Select the "Manual proxy configuration" radio button. This enables the text boxes where the proxy server IP address and port number are entered. These two settings are provided by your network administrator.
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Enter the IP address and port number provided by the network administrator in the "HTTP" section.
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Click the "Ok" button to save the proxy settings and click "Ok" on the general properties window to close the configuration screen.
Internet Explorer
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Click the "Tools" menu on the browser window and choose "Internet Options" from the menu.
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Click the "Connections" tab and click the "LAN Settings" button. In the "Proxy Server" section, check the box that is labeled "Use a proxy server for your LAN." This enables the text box that is used to enter the IP address and port number provided by your network administrator.
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Enter the IP address and port number into the text boxes and select "Bypass proxy server for local addresses" to browse internal web addresses without the proxy server.
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Click the "Ok" button on the proxy server settings window and click "Ok" on the main configuration screen.
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