Many organizations use special settings to run Microsoft Internet Explorer on a corporate intranet. These settings can be as simple as specifying a proxy server to allow access to the World Wide Web. A proxy server acts as a security barrier between your internal network (intranet) and the Internet, keeping other people on the Internet from gaining access to confidential information on your internal network.
To begin setting up your corporation�s computers, start with the following topic:
Configure your computer to use a proxy server for Internet access
Automatically configure Internet Explorer on a corporate system
If you are administering a corporate intranet, you can obtain the Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) from Microsoft. The IEAK contains all the information you need to customize Internet Explorer installations for your organization. You can create automatic configuration files, create setup cabinet files with the Internet Explorer components you want installed, and specify default start pages and links. For more information, visit the Microsoft Web site.