In this screen you can configure your connection to Babylon server and enable Babylon AutoUpdate feature.
Do not forget to confirm your selections by clicking OK before leaving this window.
Internet Connection Type: Choose the type of your internet connection, for online searches, glossary updates, conversion rates and software upgrades of Babylon 3.1.
- Dial-up service (modem) - If you are connecting using a telephone line connection to an ISP.
- Network Connection (LAN) - If you are connecting through a local network, in an office, company or other internal environments.
Proxy Setting: Applicable only when using a proxy server or a firewall to connect to the internet:
- Use Automatic Proxy Settings - When you first try to connect to Babylon server, Babylon will attempt to read your connection settings from your web browser, so you will not need to configure your settings manually.
- Connect through Proxy/Firewall Server - This option lets you configure the server address and port you will use for communicating with Babylon online. Babylon uses the standard HTTP port (80) to connect to our servers, and there is no need to enable other ports on your server.
- Remember password for authentication proxy - Check this option if your proxy servers requires entering a usrename and password when connecting.
Glossary Updates:
Please note: These options regard ONLY glossary and dictionary updates. Whenever you connect to the internet, Babylon also checks for new version upgrades and updated currency rates, even when these options are not active.
- Enable online Updates - This option enables Babylon AutoUpdate feature. Whenever you connect to the web, Babylon will automatically check for glossary updates. This option regards only glossary and dictionary updates.
- Update Automatically - Checking this option will download and install available glossary and dictionary updates, as soon as they become available from Babylon servers.
If you do not enable this option, Babylon will alert you when there are available updates with a blinking icon in your system tray. You will be able to download those updates by double clicking on the blinking icon.
This option is available only after checking the 'enable online updates' option.