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    Introduction

Proxy Settings

A critical aspect of WebMeter's installation is ensuring that it is setup as the web proxy for your browser (or browsers).  In the case of Internet Explorer (IE), Google Chrome and Apple Safari on the Windows platform, the WebMeter installer is able to automatically make these settings on your behalf.  For all other browser and platform combinations you will need to make this configuration yourself.  This page provides all the help you should need to ensure you can effect this essential part of WebMeter's installation.

Note that you need to configure your browser to use WebMeter as your HTTP and HTTPS proxy only.  You should keep whatever settings you currently have for other proxies such as FTP, Socks or Gopher.  The address and port that you should use for the HTTP and HTTPS proxies are the same.  The address should always be "127.0.0.1" and the port will be whatever you specified at step "Browser Selection and Configuration" of the installation procedure.  You can remind yourself by checking the configured proxying port in WebMeter's parameters dialog box.

MIME Settings

Your browser MIME settings are only important for installing WebMeter.  They are needed to allow your browser to start Java Web Start at WebMeter download time.  If these are not set please have a look here for some advice on browser MIME configuration.


    Google Chrome

WebMeter's installer can automatically make the necessary proxy settings for Chrome on Windows for you.  If you are on another platform (or your Windows settings become overwritten) you will need to configure them manually.  To configure Chrome's proxy settings please follow these steps:
  1. Within Chrome click on the "spanner" icon in the top right hand corner and select the "Options" option from the drop down menu as per Figure Chrome-1.
  2. In the "Google Chrome Options" dialog that results, click on the "Change Proxy Settings" button as highlighted in Figure Chrome-2.
  3. On Windows this will result in the "Internet Options" dialog being shown.  From here you should follow the instructions provided in step  2 of the Internet Explorer instructions.
  4. On other platforms (e.g. Linux) this will result in the dialog illustrated in Figure Chrome-3 where you fill out the proxy settings as specified in the Introduction section.

     


    Mozilla Firefox

WebMeter can not automatically configure the proxy settings of your Firefox browser  You must do this manually to complete the WebMeter installation.  To do this, please follow these steps:
  1. Select the "Tools" drop down menu option from the top of the browser and select the "Options..." option as illustrated in Figure Firefox-1.  This will result in the "Options" dialog.
  2. Select the "Network" tab on the "Options" dialog and then click the "Settings" button as highlighted in Figure Firefox-2.  This will result in the "Connection Settings" dialog.
  3. On the "Connection Settings" dialog, fill out the proxy settings (highlighted in Figure Firefox-3) as specified in the Introduction section.

 

 
  


    Microsoft Internet Explorer

WebMeter's installer can automatically set the necessary proxy settings for Internet Explorer (IE) for you.  If these settings become overwritten or you are reverting to IE from another browser after installation, then you will have to manually make the required configuration.  Please follow these steps:
  1. From the "Start" button on Windows taskbar navigate to "Control Panel" and select "Internet Options".  Alternatively, you can get to the same place by selecting the "Tools" drop down menu within IE 8.0 and selecting "Internet Options".  In any case you should be presented with the dialog box shown in Figure Explorer-1.
  2. Select the "Connections" tab as shown in Figure Explorer-1 and subsequently click on the "LAN Settings" button.
  3. You should be presented with the "Local Area Network (LAN) Settings" dialog a shown in Figure Explorer-2.  Click the "Advanced" button to reveal the "Proxy Settings" dialog as shown in Figure Explorer-3.
  4. Configure the the "HTTP" and "Secure" proxy settings according to the advise outlined in the Introduction section.  Leave all other proxy settings (e.g. FTP, Socks, etc) as they are.

Figure  Explorer-1
Figure Explorer-2
Figure Explorer-3


    Apple Safari

WebMeter's installer can automatically make the necessary proxy settings for Apple Safari on Windows for you.  If you are on another platform (or your Windows settings become overwritten) you will need to configure them manually.  To configure Safari's proxy settings please follow these steps:
  1. Within Safari click on the "cog" icon in the top right hand corner and select the "Preferences..." option from the drop down menu as per Figure Safari-1.  This will result in a dialog with multiple tabs.
  2. In the tabbed dialog that results, click on the "Advanced" tab.  On this tab click on the "Change Settings..." button as highlighted in Figure Safari-2.
  3. On Windows this will result in the "Internet Options" dialog being shown.  From here you should follow the instructions provided in step 2 of the Internet Explorer instructions.

 

 


    Opera

WebMeter can not automatically configure the proxy settings of your Opera browser  You must do this manually to complete the WebMeter installation.  To do this, please follow these steps:
  1. Select the "Tools" drop down menu option from the top of the browser and select the "Preferences..." option as illustrated in Figure Opera-1.  This will result in the Preferences dialog.
  2. Select the "Advanced" tab on the "Preferences" dialog and then click the "Proxy Servers" button as highlighted in Figure Opera-2.  This will result in the "Proxy Servers" dialog.
  3. On the "Proxy Servers" dialog, fill out the proxy settings (highlighted in Figure Opera-3) as specified in the introduction section.

 
 
  




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