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Automatic Internet connection optimization

This section describes the automatic method of optimizing your online throughput performance with Ashampoo Internet Accelerator, which is the method that most users should use. This is easy and safe and will produce excellent performance on the great majority of computers. If you want to optimize your connection manually please use the information on the parameters provided in the Manual Optimization section.

AOL® users:
If you are an AOL user please also see the Important Notes in the previous topic before you begin.

Tip:

See Security / Restoring Changes for details on using the Backup function of Internet Accelerator to protect your settings


DON'T OPTIMIZE SERVERS!

· Please don't use Internet Accelerator if your computer is configured and acting as a server in a server/client network. You shouldn't try to optimize connections on these machines because the parameters that control the connection are also important for network traffic on the LAN administered by the server.  

· Trying to optimize servers can have negative consequences, please don't do it!  


Procedure:

1: Start the Program

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Double-click on the Ashampoo Internet Accelerator Icon entry in your Quick Launch bar at your desktop or select Ashampoo Internet Accelerator in the Ashampoo program group.

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Click on the Test button and test your online throughput before optimizing. Make a note of the figure you achieve. See Testing Online Throughput for details on procedure.

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Read the information on the Welcome and Guidelines screens of Internet Tuner module carefully.

Please don't proceed any further if your computer is a server in a client-server network (see warning above for details).

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Click on the Adapter button and select the adapter you use to connect to the Internet. This may be a physical device like a modem or ISDN card or a "virtual device like the Windows Dial-Up Adapter. Full information to help you choose is displayed on the screen.

Select your network card if you are connecting to the Internet indirectly via a local area network. You may also need to select the network card if you are using a broadband system like DSL that uses the network card.

If the adapter you think you use is not listed just select the ALL AVAILABLE ADAPTERS option. For more information on this issue see the Identifying Adapters topic.

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Select the Automatic button to display the automatic optimization screen. Read the information on this screen carefully before proceeding!

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Select the connection type in the Optimize adapter for: list.

This selection is crucial! Please make absolutely sure that you have selected the right type. Ask your computer dealer or system administrator if you are not sure. Selecting the wrong type can make your connection slower or instable instead of speeding it up!

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Select the Optimize button to apply the changes.

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Shut down and restart Windows before going online with the new settings! This is very important because some of the new settings are only activated when Windows is restarted.

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Select the Test button in the button bar again and follow the instructions displayed. You should do this as quickly after performing the optimization as possible to get a good comparison with the test performed before optimizing. See Testing Online Throughput for a detailed description of the testing function.

Note:
Getting a subjective impression of the difference may take a while, among other things because of fluctuations in net traffic and the varying numbers of users accessing the websites you visit. Generally, however, you should notice a general improvement quite quickly if the Test function shows that you have achieved a measurable improvement of 15% or more.