Quick Start to FreeProxy

Setting up FreeProxy

If you want to start using FreeProxy without reading the rest of the manual, follow these steps:

Check: You must be running FreeProxy on one of: Windows 98, Windows NT with SP4, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP Pro, Windows XP Home, or Windows 2003 server

1. From the Start menu, select FreeProxy.
   • Start è Programs è FreeProxy è  Freeproxy Control Centre
   • The Control Centre will load Default.cfg automatically the first time its run. (You can change this; more about this later.)
2. Select the Start/Stop FreeProxy button

• Select Start FreeProxy as a service

This action will install FreeProxy as a service ready for use by other computers on your network.

Whenever you change the FreeProxy configuration, you MUST stop and start FreeProxy.

Install a different language

If you need a help file in a language other than English (default), check the web site for other language help files here.

Setting up the browser (Internet Explorer)

Each client computer should be set up to point to port 8080 on the server running FreeProxy. For example, if the name of the computer connected to the internet is MYSERVER and you have set up FreeProxy as described above, then you would set up Internet Explorer as follows (Tools è Internet Options è Connections è LAN Settings …). Press OK to save the settings.