Internet Explorer (IE5) Version 5.x and higher:
1. Start Internet Explorer
2. In the Menu Bar Select: Tools - Internet Options (Note: This is the same as clicking Internet in the Control Panel.)
3. Click the Connections Tab
4. Click the LAN Settings Button
5. In the Automatic Configuration window, Check: the Box Use automatic configuration script
6. Enter: in the Address field the following:
7. exampleProxy.com Check the box Automatically detect settings if it is not checked.
8. Remove: the check from the box Use a proxy server if it is checked.
9. Click: OK to close the LAN Settings window
10. Click: OK to close the Internet Options window
Mozilla
Proxy Settings in Mozilla
1. Click "Edit" "Preferences";
2. Click "Category" "Advanced" "Proxies";
3. Set "Manual proxy configuration";
4. Click "View" at "Manual proxy configuration";
5. Set proxies for following protocols: HTTP, FTP, etc.
Firefox
1.Select Tools \ Options.
2.Click the Connection Settings... button.
3.Select Manual proxy configuration and enter your proxy settings. Click the OK button for Connection Settings menu. Click the OK button of the Options menu.
Netscape
1. Go to the Edit menu and select Preferences.
2. Advanced and Proxies
3. Manual Proxy Configuration
Opera
1. Go to "File" and select "Preferences."
2. Select "Network" from the list on the left.
3. Click the "Proxy Servers" button.
4. For HTTP, check the box and enter in 127.0.0.1 as the proxy address and 5555 as the port.
NOTE:
AOL User Information
In order to access databases from AOL, users need a full version of AOL4.x, 5.x, or 6.x which allows for an external browser to be used at the same time. DO NOT try to configure the browser that AOL is using, it does not work with the proxy server.
AOL users that do not have a standard copy of Netscape 4.x or 7.0 must download and install a standard copy of this software and then configure this browser for the proxy server.