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- To keep up to date on the latest information about RideWay
- refer to our WWW site http://www.itserv.com/rideway
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- Installation
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- RideWay should be installed only on a PC (Server PC) that has direct access
- to the Internet via a LAN or a dial-up connection. Do not install RideWay on
- PCs (Client PCs) that will access the Internet through RideWay.
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- RideWay is distributed as either
- - rideway-setup.exe: a self-extract executable file or
- - rideway-setup.zip: a ZIP file
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- If you download 'rideway-setup.exe', run this executable either at
- a DOS prompt or from Windows 95/NT/98 Explorer to start the installation.
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- If you download 'rideway-setup.zip', please unzip this file and extract
- the 2 unzipped files ('Setup.exe' and 'Readme.txt') to a directory of your
- choice. Run the executable ('Setup.exe') either at a DOS prompt or
- from Windows 95/NT/98 Explorer to start the installation.
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- The installation process is straight-forward and is guided by InstallShield(TM).
- You need only supply your name and company name during the installation process.
- If you have an earlier version of RideWay installed on your system, you should
- install the new version to a different directory. Otherwise the installation
- will not complete correctly. When installation is finished, you can find RideWay
- in the 'RideWay ...' group in the Windows 95/NT/98 'Start' menu.
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- RideWay can be un-installed through 'Control Panel->Add/Remove Programs'.
- Select 'RideWay ...' and double-click the 'Add/Remove' button. You will
- then be asked for a confirmation before RideWay is removed.
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- If there is a previous version of RideWay on the system, RideWay will ask if you
- want to copy the settings from the earlier version. If you want to
- keep your old settings, you should un-install the old version after you
- have installed and run the new version.
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- Configuration
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- Please refer to the file "Config.txt" under the same directory as this
- readme file for detailed Step-By-Step Configuration Instructions for your LAN and PCs.
- "Config.txt" is also shown as the last step of RideWay installation. You should read
- through the file and then close it to finish the installation.
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- Description
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- RideWay is an award-winning proxy server that enables multiple users to access
- the Internet simultaneously through one shared Internet connection. RideWay is
- both simple and cost-effective: the software is installed onto a single Windows
- 95/NT/98 machine and no additional hardware or software is required for the other
- networked computers
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- Features
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- - Provides simultaneous access to the Internet from any networked computer using
- only one modem and phone line
- - BreezeWay supports Internet e-mail, FTP, Telnet, RealAudio/Video, Http//Https,
- TCP/UDP mappings for all PCs on a LAN
- - Bandwidth management control can assign higher priorities to specific clients
- (boss vs. secretary; parents doing work vs. children playing games)
- - Acts as a secure firewall protecting your internal network from outside intruders
- - Provides different permission settings to control Internet usage: full,
- conditional (limit workers to certain sites or restrict children from viewing
- inappropriate sites), or none
- - Logs server information and generates customized reports for the network usage
- - Provides an easy-to-use interface for setting up the network and customizing it
- for your needs
- - Reduces on-line connection fees with the On-Demand dialing feature which
- automatically dials to the Internet when the first request is received and
- disconnects after a user-specified period of inactivity
- - Captures DNS settings in accordance with the DNS configuration of the PC; DNS
- caching increases browsing speed
- - Provides diagnostic tools for trouble-shooting network connectivity, examining
- traffic flow conditions, and looking up computer name and Internet address
- information
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- System Requirements
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- - PC with a 486 processor or higher
- - 16MB RAM or more
- - Windows 95/NT/98 4.0 operating system
- - Windows 95/NT/98 4.0 Dial-Up Networking
- - Intenet access via a Local Area Network (LAN)
- or a Dial-Up account with an Internet Service Provider (ISP)
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- Registration
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- RideWay provides a 30-day evaluation period. During this period RideWay is
- running under a 3-user license. You must register RideWay in order to use it after the
- evaluation period has expired. Please refer to
- http://www.itserv.com/rideway/purchasing.html for more registration information.
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- Contact Information
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- Online help and product information are available 24 hours a day,
- 7 days a week at the ITServ Inc. web site at http://www.itserv.com.
- Your comments and suggestions are always welcome. Please feel free to
- contact us in any of the following ways:
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- ITServ Inc.
- One Bank Street, Suite 220
- Gaithersburg, MD 20878
- USA
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- Home Page
- http://www.itserv.com
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- Customer Service
- info@itserv.com
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- Technical Support
- support@itserv.com
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- RideWay (TM), BreezeWay (TM) Copyright (C) 1996-1998 ITServ Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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