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- | This is good because it anonymizes your connection, preventing people from finding your actual location.< | + | |
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- | <p>We will begin by opening up the Firefox Browser.</ | + | |
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- | This takes you to the same Internet properties as in Section 2.< | + | |
- | Where you can select LAN settings, and check "< | + | |
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- | <p>We have setup the proxy server, now it's time to see if everything is working properly.</ | + | |
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- | <p>Go to your Address/ | + | |
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- | Enter in your seedbox username and password and hit < | + | |
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- | If you did everything correctly you should see the server' | + | |
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- | <p>If you do, then Congratulations! You have successfully configured a proxy on this browser!< | + | |
- | Happy, and Safe surfing!</ | + | |
+ | Your Xirvik seedbox comes equipped with its own proxy.\\ This is good because it anonymizes your connection, preventing people from finding your actual location.\\ | ||
+ | Before we begin, please navigate to your Xirvik server page. | ||
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+ | This tutorial covers how to use your Xirvik proxy with several different browsers.\\ Please follow the directions for all of the browers that you'd like to be protected through your server' | ||
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+ | ===== Setting Up Browsers ===== | ||
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+ | ==Mozilla Firefox== | ||
+ | (Section 1) [[tutorial_prxy# | ||
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+ | We will begin by opening up the Firefox Browser. | ||
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+ | Next navigate to Tools > **Options** (Alternately Hold Alt + T then click O) | ||
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+ | Next switch the main tab to Advanced, and the secondary tab to Network.\\ Under Connection hit **Settings**. | ||
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+ | The dialog box seen below will appear. | ||
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+ | Check **Manual proxy configuration**, | ||
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+ | You may choose to select **Use this proxy server for all protocols**. However, it is not necessary.\\ | ||
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+ | Finally, hit **OK** and you're all done! | ||
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+ | ==Internet Explorer== | ||
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+ | (Section 2) [[tutorial_prxy# | ||
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+ | First open up Internet Explorer. | ||
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+ | Next click the **Tools** button on the upper right (highlighted in the image below). | ||
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+ | Click internet options and switch the tab to Connections. | ||
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+ | Clicking **LAN settings** will bring up the dialog box below. | ||
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+ | Once here check "**Use a proxy server for your LAN**" | ||
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+ | Then enter your server IP that we gathered at the beginning of this tutorial.\\ Enter **7128** for the port and hit **OK**. | ||
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+ | ==Google Chrome== | ||
+ | (Section 3) [[tutorial_prxy# | ||
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+ | Open up the Google Chrome Browser,\\ Navigate to the **Wrench** in the upper right-hand corner, then select **Options**. | ||
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+ | Once in Options, switch to the Under the Hood tab. | ||
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+ | Under " | ||
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+ | Finally enter your Server IP, and **7128** for the port. Hit **OK** and you're done! | ||
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+ | ==Opera== | ||
+ | (Section 4) [[tutorial_prxy# | ||
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+ | Filling out the **Internet Options** in the Control Panel or by following Section 2 or 3 you will apply the proxy to Opera as well. | ||
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+ | ===== Testing the Connection ===== | ||
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+ | We have setup the proxy server, now it's time to see if everything is working properly. | ||
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+ | This can be done with any browser! | ||
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+ | Go to your Address/ | ||
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+ | The browser should now ask you for authentication of some sort.\\ Enter in your seedbox username and password and hit **OK**. | ||
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+ | This will bring you to a website that tells you your IP address. | ||
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+ | If you did everything correctly you should see the server' | ||
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+ | ==== Example: ==== | ||
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+ | If you do, then Congratulations! You have successfully configured a proxy on this browser!\\ Happy, and Safe surfing! |
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