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Once WebDoubler has been installed and started on the server, Web browsers on the LAN must be configured to use it. The process is similar for most browsers, and specific instructions for a number of popular browsers are provided below.

In general, you will need to open the browser's Preferences window and select the "Proxies" tab or option to display proxy configuration information. Once the proxy configuration information has been opened, enter the domain name or IP address of the server where WebDoubler is running into the "Web" or "HTTP" proxy address field, along with the port number configured in WebDoubler (by default, 8000). WebDoubler also supports secure (SSL) tunnelling, so you can also set the address or domain name of the WebDoubler server as the "Secure HTTP" or "SSL" proxy as well. Secure transactions will occur on the same port number as standard HTTP, so use the same port number you used for standard connections.

Most browsers also have a control to enable or disable proxy use; frequently a checkbox or radio button. Be sure to select the "Enable" or "Manual Proxy Configuration" radio button, as appropriate. Finally, save your changes and close the window.

Once configured, all Web activity on the browser will be sent through WebDoubler. You can confirm this by opening the WebDoubler Activity Monitor and accessing a couple of pages to see that WebDoubler is actually processing the requests.

These general instructions should work for most modern browsers. As new browsers are released, check the WebDoubler page on Maxum's Web site for updated browser configuration instructions.

Netscape Navigator 3 for Macintosh

  1. From the "Options" menu, choose "Network Preferences...".
  2. Select the "Proxies" tab and the "Manual Proxy Configuration" radio button.
  3. Click on the "View" button to display the proxy configuration dialog.
  4. Enter the address of the proxy machine in the line labelled "HTTP Proxy" (e.g., proxy.company.com, 123.12.3.196).
  5. Enter the configured WebDoubler port (the default is 8000) in the port field next to HTTP Proxy.
  6. Click OK in this dialog and the Network Preferences dialog.

Netscape Communicator 4.0.3 for Macintosh

  1. From the "Edit" menu, choose "Preferences...".
  2. Click on the disclosure triangle for the "Advanced" category.
  3. Select the "Proxies" sub-category.
  4. Select the "Manual Proxy Configuration" radio button.
  5. Click on the "Configure" button to display the proxy configuration dialog.
  6. Enter the address of the proxy machine in the line labelled "HTTP Proxy" (e.g., proxy.company.com, 123.12.3.196).
  7. Enter the configured WebDoubler port (the default is 8000) in the port field next to HTTP Proxy.
  8. Click OK in this dialog and the Preferences dialog.

Internet Explorer 4.0 for Macintosh

  1. From the "Edit" menu, choose "Preferences...".
  2. Click on the disclosure triangle for the "Network" category.
  3. Select the "Proxies" sub-category.
  4. Select the "Enabled" radio button.
  5. From the "Protocol:" popup menu, select "HTTP".
  6. Enter the address of the proxy machine in the line labelled "Address:" (e.g., proxy.company.com, 123.12.3.196).
  7. Enter the configured WebDoubler port (the default is 8000) in the "Port:" field.
  8. Click OK in this dialog and the Preferences dialog.

Internet Config for Macintosh

  1. In the Internet Config application, click on the "Firewalls" button of the "Internet Preferences" window.
  2. Enter the address of the proxy machine in the line labelled "Use HTTP Proxy:" (e.g., proxy.company.com, 123.12.3.196), followed by a colon, then the port number (the default is 8000). For example, the entire entry should look like this: "proxy.company.com:8000".
  3. Make sure that the checkbox to the left of "Use HTTP Proxy:" is checked.
  4. Close the "Firewalls" window.
  5. Choose the "Save" menu item from the File menu.

Netscape Navigator 4.0.4 for Windows

  1. From the "Edit" menu, choose "Preferences...".
  2. Click on the Advanced category.
  3. Select the "Proxies" sub-category.
  4. Select the "Manual Proxy Configuration" radio button.
  5. Click on the "View" button to display the proxy configuration dialog.
  6. Enter the address of the proxy machine in the line labelled "HTTP:" (e.g., proxy.company.com, 123.12.3.196).
  7. Enter the configured WebDoubler port (the default is 8000) in the port field next to HTTP Proxy.
  8. Click OK in this dialog and the Preferences dialog.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 for Windows

  1. From the "View" menu, choose "Internet Options...".
  2. Select the Connection tab
  3. Select the "Access the Internet using a proxy server" check box
  4. If the Address and Port fields are active:
    1. Enter the address of the proxy machine in the field labelled "Address:" (e.g., proxy.company.com, 123.12.3.196)
    2. Enter the configured WebDoubler port (the default is 8000) in the field labelled "Port:"
  5. If the Address and Port fields are not active
    1. Click on the Advanced... button
    2. Enter the address of the proxy machine in the line labelled "HTTP:" (e.g., proxy.company.com, 123.12.3.196)
    3. Enter the configured WebDoubler port (the default is 8000) in the port field next to HTTP Proxy.
  6. Optional: To allow users to browse Web servers on your local network without going through WebDoubler, enable the "Bypass proxy server for local (intranet) addresses" checkbox.

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