User's Manual

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Page 2: Connection settings

On this page you can conﬁ gure autodialing and proxy settings. When you type a web page address into the

address bar of the browser and hit enter, the browser will check if there is an open connection. If so, the

browser proceeds to try to load the requested page over that connection. If there is no connection available,

the ‘Use LAN’ checkbox tells the browser how to proceed. If it is checked, the browser will assume that the

LAN connection is down and gives up. If it is unchecked the browser will dial to the connection selected in

the ‘Autodial name’ control. If your service provider or local network topology requires or recommends use

of proxy server, check the ‘Use a proxy server’ box and enter the address and port of the server.

A proxy server performs a similar task as the cache mentioned on the General Options page. But instead

of storing pages that you have accessed locally, a proxy server stores pages for all the users of that server.

The proxy server is usually located physically close to you, or it can at least provide a very fast link to you.

When you request a page that the proxy server already has stored in, it will be sent to you by the proxy

server instead of the actual host. This leads to pages loading faster and reduced Internet trafﬁ c.

Fig.61 General Options Window in Internet Options Fig.62Connection Settings Window in Internet Options