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Configuring connection settings
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If you set the application to retrieve updates from either AOL update servers or from other ftp- or http-sites, we recommend that you first check your connection settings.
By default, to establish an Internet connection, the application uses the settings of the browser (for example, Microsoft Internet Explorer). To change the connection settings, you should know whether a proxy is used and whether you are working behind a firewall. If you do not know this information, contact your system administrator or Internet provider.
All settings are grouped on a special tab -
LAN Settings.
Select the
Use passive FTP mode if possible checkbox if you download the updates from an FTP server in passive
mode (for example, through a firewall). If you are working in the active FTP mode, clear this checkbox.
Check the
Use proxy server box if you are using a proxy server to access the Internet and,
if necessary, specify the following settings:
- Select the proxy server settings that will be used during updating:
Use IE proxy settings - Use the Internet Explorer settings when connecting through a proxy server
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Use custom proxy settings - Use a proxy that is different from that specified in the
browser connection settings. In the Address field, enter either the IP address or the symbolic name of the proxy server and
specify the number of the proxy port used to update the application in the
Port field.
- Specify whether authentication is required on the proxy server. Authentication is a procedure of verifying your rights on the proxy server in accordance with your registration data. If authentication is required to establish an Internet connection, select the
Proxy requires authorization box.
- Select how you will register on the proxy server when connecting to the Internet:
Use NTLM - Use the data of
this user profile to connect to the Internet.
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Note:
Account information cannot be used if the application is installed on a computer running Microsoft Windows
9X/NT that is not included as a part of the domain.
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Specify user name and password. The authorization procedure requires user name and password. Enter the user login and password in the User name and Password fields.
To prohibit using a proxy when the update source is a local folder, select the
Bypass proxy server for local addresses.
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This feature is unavailable under Windows 9X/NT 4.0. However, the proxy server is by default not used for local addresses.
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