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Can I use WebWasher with Propel Accelerator?
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The following steps allow you to use Propel
Accelerator and WebWasher together for use with Internet Explorer.
Although there are a number of steps, each is easily accomplished.
- The order in which Internet Explorer, WebWasher, and Propel
Accelerator programs start is not important.
- From Internet Explorer select Tools -> Internet Options. Then click on the Connections tab.
- Select the connection you are using (typically from the Dial-up
settings list -- it may already be selected). Click Settings...
- Make sure that the "Use a proxy server for this connection" checkbox
is checked. If not, do so. Then click the Advanced... button.
- Make sure that the proxy address for HTTP is set to 127.0.0.1.
If the proxy address is missing or is some other value, change
it to 127.0.0.1
- Make sure that the port number is set to 8080, WebWasher's default
proxy server port number. If the port number is missing or different,
change it to 8080.
- Right-click on the WebWasher icon in the taskbar (near the system
clock). Then click on "preferences".
- Make sure that the checkbox "Client" is checked. If
not, do so.
- Set the HTTP1 Proxy to "localhost" (without quotation
marks). Then set the port number to the Propel Accelerator proxy
server port number.
You can verify that both WebWasher and Propel Accelerator are
working together when:
- The Propel Accelerator icon (blue propeller near the system
clock) shows moving arrows when you browse the Internet.
- The WebWasher icon changes to blue when surfing and encountering
filtered content. To test WebWasher, you can go to the WebWasher
test page at:
http://www.webwasher.com/en/products/wwash/testpag1.htm
If you do not get the above results:
- Double-check the changes you made and the settings you verified.
- Reboot and verify settings. Then retest Propel Accelerator and
WebWasher, as described above.
Important: Propel Accelerator is designed to be able run in
the background at all times. If you stop or uninstall Propel
Accelerator, the proxy settings changes you made to Internet
Explorer will be lost. For this reason it is suggested that
if you want to use Propel Accelerator with WebWasher that you
not disable or stop Propel Accelerator. If you do so, you will
need to reset the proxy address and port in the browser.
Here's how to re-enable WebWasher after stopping Propel Accelerator:
- Double-click on the WebWasher icon (in the taskbar, near the
system clock).
- Uncheck the Client checkbox.
- Click OK.
You can verify that WebWasher is working by going to the WebWasher
test page.
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