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Installation:Internet Connection

During Cyber Patrol installation, you need to define how you connect to the Internet: either directly or through a proxy server.


About Proxy Servers

When you connect to the Internet, you may be connecting directly, or you may connect through a Proxy server or SOCKS server that handles communications and provides extra security (usually along with a firewall) between your computer and the Internet.

If you connect to the Internet through one of the above servers, you must set up both your Web browser and Cyber Patrol to support this access, so that your computer is able to communicate with Cyber Patrol.


Setting up your Web browser

If you can successfully access the Internet, then your Web browser is already set up.

If you cannot access the Internet directly, and need to set up your Web browser for access through a Proxy or SOCKS server, refer to the help file or other documentation provided with the browser.


Proxy servers and Cyber Central

You must have access to the computers and Cyber Patrol Internet sites that make up Cyber Central so that you can purchase Cyber Patrol, receive CyberLIST updates, and receive filtering. You also need access to Cyber Central if you want to send comments, submit suggestions for sites, and get news about Cyber Patrol.

If you connect to the Internet through a proxy server, you must provide Cyber Patrol with information about that server, so that you can access Cyber Central. The computers and Cyber Patrol Internet sites that make up Cyber Central are where you obtain CyberLIST updates and filtering. You also access Cyber Central when you purchase Cyber Patrol, and when you send comments, submit suggestions for sites, or obtain news about Cyber Patrol.


How to define a direct Internet connection

If your computer connects directly to the Internet:

  1. Select Directly.

  2. Click Save.


How to define a proxy Internet connection

If your computer connects to the Internet through a proxy server:

  1. Select Through an HTTP proxy server.

  2. If your connection is through a proxy server, enter the HTTP Proxy numeric IP address and Port number. Cyber Patrol attempts to locate and supply the correct proxy server information for you.

  1. If your connection is through a SOCKS server, enter the SOCKS Host address and Port number. The host address can be either the IP or URL address.

  2. Enter your SOCKS Account name.

  3. Click Save.


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