Quick-Start For Users With a Working LAN

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Yes-ifyou're a network user with a working network (LAN). It will also help immeasurably if you have a good basic knowledge of TCP/IP. If you meet these requirements, you can get WinProxy up and running immediately by following the instructions below.

Quick-starting WinProxy

Step 1 - Network and System Requirements

  • WinProxy System:IBM PC/compatible computer
  • Processor/Memory:90MHz Pentium PC, 64MB RAM
  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/Me/NT/XP
  • Disk Space: 4 MB for WinProxy application, 5 MB for anti-virus program,10 MB for caching, 40 MB for site filtering
  • Network Interface Card: Any Windows 95/98/2000/Me/NT/XP -compatible Network Interface Card or equiva lent device
  • Internet Connection:Dial-Up Adapter or Second Network Interface Card
  • Internet Service:One user account through an Internet service provider
  • Client PCs:Any PC, Mac or UNIX/Linux-based system with TCP/IP installed
  • Networks Supported:Any LAN, including Windows 95/98/2000/Me/NT/XP built-in networking
  • Internet Connection Types:Any TCP/IP connection, including modem, cable modem, xDSL, ISDN, T1-T3, E1-E3, frame relay, wireless, satellite

Step 2 - What You Will Need Before You Begin

  • A PC running a Windows operating system (any of the following 95/98/2000/NT/Me/XP) this will be your WinProxy host computer
  • Two network cards or one network card and a USB connection to the Internet
  • On the WinProxy host computer make sure all cabling is properly plugged in
  • You must have a working local area network with TCP/IP installed on all computers
  • Verify that you have a working Internet connection on the WinProxy host machine before you install WinProxy
  • For more information about installing a local area network, see the diagram on the inside cover of this guide, the LAN Guide contained on the CD-ROM or consult the Technical Support section of the Ositis™ web site at http://www.ositis.com/support/

Step 3 - Configuring Your WinProxy Host Computer

Installation of WinProxy is only needed on one computer and will be referred to as the WinProxy host computer. The WinProxy host computer does not need to be dedicated solely to running WinProxy. All other computers wishing to use WinProxy's services must be connected to the network and have the TCP/IP protocol installed.

Configuring Windows XP on the WinProxy host computer go to page 178 Configuring Windows Me on the WinProxy host computer go to page 179 Configuring Windows 2000 on the WinProxy host computer go to page 180 Configuring Windows NT on the WinProxy host computer go to page 181 Configuring Windows 98 on the WinProxy host computer go to page 182 Configuring Windows 95 on the WinProxy host computer go to page 183

Step 4 - Configuring Your Client Computers

These are the other computers on your local network. They will access the Internet through the WinProxy host computer. Do not install WinProxy onto any other machine but your WinProxy host computer. Client computers can be PCs or Macs and may be running under a Windows, UNIX or Linux operating system.

At the end of the Install Wizard a Client Configuration document will appear on the screen explaining how to adjust your client computer(s) to access the Internet through WinProxy. Links to the instructions are also provided below and should be performed on each Client computer.

Configuring Windows XP on WinProxy client computers go to page 178 Configuring Windows Me on WinProxy client computers go to page 179 Configuring Windows 2000 on WinProxy client computers go to page 180 Configuring Windows NT on WinProxy client computers go to page 181 Configuring Windows 98 on WinProxy client computers go to page 182 Configuring Windows 95 on WinProxy client computers go to page 183

Step 5 - Checking Communication, How to PING

PING is a utility to determine whether a specific IP address is accessible. It works by sending a packet to the specified address and waiting for a reply. PING is used primarily to troubleshoot Internet connections. You will need to ping within your network in order to check the communication between the WinProxy host computer and your client computers to ensure WinProxy will work. From the client machine, in Windows, click on the Start button and then on run. In this box, type command and click OK. A DOS/Command Prompt will open. At the prompt type ping, hit the space bar and then type the IP address of the internal nic of the WinProxy host computer (this is the number you entered into the WinProxy host computer under Specify an IP address) and hit enter. If you get "request timed out," (see example 2 on the next page) this means that you do not have a working TCP/IP network, this is a networking issue and NOT a WinProxy issue. Refer to the networking diagram on the inside cover of this book and make sure your computers are configured properly. If you get "replies," this is good. Replies mean that you have a working network (see example 1 on the nest page). (The addresses used are for example purpose only. Please use the internal IP on YOUR WinProxy host computer).

If you have problems with "pinging," refer to page 32 of the electronic version of the WinProxy manual stored on the WinProxy CD or you can download a copy at: http://download.ositis.com/downloads/WinProxy _UserManual_en.pdf

You will need Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to read this electronic manual. If you do not have this you can go to http://www.downloads.com/ to obtain Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Step 6 - Installing WinProxy, Download the Latest WinProxy Version

It is recommended that you check the Ositis Software website prior to installing WinProxy to ensure you have the latest product release. Downloads are available at http://download.ositis.com/downloads/winproxy.exe

From the Internet

  1. Go to http://download.ositis.com/downloads/winproxy.exe to download the latest version of WinProxy.
  2. Double click on the winproxy.exe program.
  3. The InstallShield program will launch and automatically install the programs and files necessary for WinProxy to run.
  4. Upon completion of this process you will need to restart your computer.
  5. After restarting, the WinProxy Install Wizard will automatically start.
  6. Be sure to have correct IP address for both internal and external fields. If both IP's are in one box or if they are switched, highlight the IP and move it to the corresponding box.
  7. Simply follow the instructions, the Wizard will guide you through entering the information necessary to properly configure WinProxy and verify that your connection to the Internet is working.

From the WinProxy CD

Now you're ready to start installing WinProxy on your WinProxy host computer.

  1. Verify the internet connection is still working on the WinProxy host computer
  2. Insert the WinProxy CD in the CD-ROM drive of the Host Computer.
  3. The Installer should start automatically. If it does not, Click on the Start menu, Click Run and Enter X:\Setup\Setup.exe (replace X with the drive letter of your CD-ROM)
  4. The InstallShield program will launch and automatically install the programs and files necessary for WinProxy to run.
  5. Upon completion of this process you will need to restart your computer.
  6. After restarting, the WinProxy Install Wizard will automatically start.
  7. Be sure to have correct IP address for both internal and external fields. If both IP's are in one box or if they are switched, highlight the IP and move it to the corresponding box.
  8. Simply follow the instructions, the Wizard will guide you through entering the information necessary to properly configure WinProxy and verify that your connection to the Internet is working.

Step 7 - Configuring WinProxy

When making configuration changes to WinProxy, ALWAYS

  1. "OK" your way out of WinProxy and close the WinProxy window
  2. Make sure there is not a WinProxy white mask icon in the system tray next to the clock. If there is a mask in the system tray, right mouse click and select "close" WinProxy
  3. Re-open WinProxy (start\programs\winproxy)

General Tab

  1. In WinProxy, at the "current connection" screen, go to File\Settings and this will bring you to the "General" tab
  2. The internal IP address box should show the internal IP of this WinProxy machine (top screen)Note:If WinProxy is not seeing an IP on the "general" tab or in the "properties wizard," this is possibly a hardware issue (network card issue) or an IP configuration issue and NOT a WinProxy related issue
  3. The HTTP Proxy port should be 80, unless running a web server on the network
  4. At the bottom of the "general" tab, "permit domain names...." box should be checked Starband 360 Internet Connection

Check the following on the "General" tab (if not running Starband, skip to next section)

  1. "Enable Proxy Cascading" SHOULD be checked
  2. "Enable Flash Acceleration" SHOULD NOT be checked
  3. "Cascade Port" is 9877
  4. "Cascade Proxy IP" is 127.0.0.1

Protocols Tab

  1. Click on the "Protocols" tab Make sure all the "protocols" (or boxes) are checked unless you know specifi cally which "protocols" you do not need
  2. Click the "DNS setup" button
  3. Take out any unfamiliar DNS Server Numbers and insert your ISP's DNS Server Numbers
  4. If 206.13.28.11 is listed, highlight this number and remove it!
  5. "OK" your way out to the current connection window

Advanced Settings

  1. At the "current connections" screen, go to File\Advanced Settings
  2. At the "Client Access Method" tab, set the slider bar to "Transparent Proxy - all connections"
  3. Next, click on the "Firewall" tab, set the firewall to "medium"
  4. "OK" your way out to the current connection window

Refer to the WinProxy manual in PDF format located on this CD or online at http://download.ositis.com/down-loads/WinProxy_UserManual_en.pdf for more information on configuring WinProxy.

Step 8 - Accessing the HTML Interface

You have extensive WinProxy configurations through WinProxy's Remote Administration HTML Interface. You can access WinProxy's Remote Administration HTML Interface several different ways:

To access the HTML interface from a client computer:

  • In a browser, type: http://admin.winproxy
  • In a browser, type: 1.1.1.13

To access the HTML interface on WinProxy machine:

  • In a browser, type: http://localhost

To access the HTML interface in the WinProxy application on the host machine:

  • In WinProxy, go to "Web Interface/Open Interface"
  • In WinProxy, go to File/settings/E-mail Filtering and click on "Open Web Interface"

Step 9 - Configuring your Browser to use a Proxy

After configuring all the settings if there are still some problems browsing, there might be a need to configure the browser to use a Proxy Server (especially with the Starband connection). If you have the Starband connection, please skip to the Starband section below.

Internet Explorer

  1. Go to Tools\Internet options click on the "Connections" tab click on "LAN Settings"
  2. Check "Use a proxy server" and click "Advanced" button
  3. Under "HTTP", "Secure", "FTP" and "Gopher" enter the internal IP address of the WinProxy machine (ex.90.0.0.1) and then enter 80 in the "Port". Be sure not to include extra characters (such as a leading space) along with the IP address.
  4. "OK" your way out, close your browser and re-open your browser and see if you can browse.

Netscape

  1. Go to "Preferences" from the "Edit" menu
  2. Under "Category", select "Advanced" and then select "Proxies"
  3. Select "Manual Proxy" Configuration and click "View"
  4. Under "HTTP", "Security", "FTP" and "Gopher" enter the internal IP address of the WinProxy machine and then enter 80 under "Port". Be sure not to include extra characters (such as a leading space) along with the IP address.
  5. "OK" your way back out. You do not have to restart Navigator for the changes to take effect.

Starband Internet connection, these settings will be a little different

  1. Follow the steps as stated above for IE or Netscape
  2. Insert the internal IP of the WinProxy machine (ex.90.0.0.1) and for the port, configure according to the modem you have below:
  3. Once you've configured your browser, OK your way out, close your browser, re-open your browser and see if you can browse.

Windows XP Configurations

WinProxy Host Computer Windows XP Configuration

  1. Right mouse click on "My Network Places" on your desktop and select "Properties"or go to Start/Settings/ Control panel/Network connections
  2. Right mouse click on the "Local Area Network Connection" icon (the one that goes to the internal network) and select "Properties"
  3. On the General tab highlight "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and click "Properties"
  4. Click on the "Use the following IP address" button and enter a non-routable IP addresses (examples 90.0.0.1,172.16-31.0.1, or 192.168.0.1)
  5. Enter a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0
  6. Default Gateway should be left blank
  7. Click on the "Use the following DNS server addresses" button and insert your ISP's DNS server addresses
  8. Click "OK" through all open menus, close the network and dial-up connections box (DO NOT click cancel, if you do all your new settings will be lost)
  9. Your PC should does not need to be restarted for the settings to take effect

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  1. Right mouse click on "My Network Places" and select "Properties" or go to Start/Settings/Control Panel/Net work Connections
  2. Right mouse click on the "Local Area Network Connection" icon (the one that goes to the internal network) and select "Properties"
  3. On the General tab highlight "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and click "Properties"
  4. Click on the "Use the following IP address" button and enter a non-routable IP addresses (consecutive to the WinProxy machine see examples below)
    10.x.x.x (10.0.0.2)
    90.x.x.x (90.0.0.2)
    172.16-31.x.x (172.16-31.0.2)
    192.168.x.x (192.168.0.2)
    add 3,4,5,6,ect for each additional client machine
  5. Enter a "Subnet mask" of 255.255.255.0
  6. Enter a "Default gateway" address this will be the internal IP address you set up on the WinProxy host com puter (i.e. 90.0.0.1)
  7. Click "Use the following DNS server addresses" and enter the same address as in step 6 (the WinProxy host computer internal IP address)
  8. Click "OK" through all open menus, close the network and dial-up connections box (DO NOT click cancel, if you do all your new settings will be lost)
  9. Your PC should does not need to be restarted for the settings to take effect WinProxy

Windows Me Configurations

WinProxy Host Computer Windows Me Configuration

  1. Right mouse click on "My Network Places" on your desktop and select "Properties" or go to Start/Settings/ Control panel/Network
  2. Select the "TCP/IP" for the internal (LAN) network card and click on "Properties"
  3. click on the "Specify an IP address" button. Enter a non-routable IP addresses (examples 90.0.0.1, 172.16- 31.0.1, or 192.168.0.1)
  4. Enter a "Subnet mask" of 255.255.255.0
  5. There should be NO "Gateway" listed under "installed gateway" on the gateway tab and "DNS" should be dis abled on the DNS configuration tab
  6. Click "OK" through all open menus, close the network and dial-up connections box (DO NOT click cancel, if you do all your new settings will be lost)
  7. Your PC will prompt you to restart for the settings to take effect, restart your computer

WinProxy Client Computer Windows Me Configuration

  1. Right mouse click on "My Network Places" and select "Properties" or go to Start/Settings/Control Panel/Net work
  2. Select the "TCP/IP" for the internal (LAN) network card and click on "Properties"
  3. Click "Specify an IP address" enter a non-routable IP addresses (consecutive to the WinProxy machine see examples below)
    10.x.x.x (10.0.0.2)
    90.x.x.x (90.0.0.2)
    172.16-31.x.x (172.16-31.0.2)
    192.168.x.x (192.168.0.2)
    add 3,4,5,6,ect for each additional client machine
  4. Enter a "Subnet mask" of 255.255.255.0
  5. Click the "Gateway" tab enter the internal IP address you set up on the WinProxy host computer (i.e. 90.0.0.1)
  6. Click the "DNS" tab enter the same address as in step 6 (the WinProxy host computer internal IP address)
  7. Click "OK" through all open menus, close the network and dial-up connections box (DO NOT click cancel, if you do all your new settings will be lost)
  8. Your PC will prompt you to restart for the settings to take effect, restart your computer

Windows 2000 Configurations

WinProxy Host Computer Windows 2000 Configuration

  1. Right mouse click on "My Network Places" on your desktop and select "Properties"
  2. Right mouse click on the "Local Area Network Connection" icon (the one that goes to the internal network) and select "Properties"
  3. On the General screen highlight "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and click "Properties"
  4. Click on the "Use the following IP address" button and enter a non-routable IP addresses (examples 90.0.0.1,172.16-31.0.1, or 192.168.0.1)
  5. Enter a "Subnet Mask" of 255.255.255.0
  6. Gateway should be left blank
  7. Click on the "Use the following DNS server addresses" button and insert your ISP's DNS server addresses
  8. Click "OK" through all open menus, close the network and dial-up connections box (DO NOT click cancel, if you do all your new settings will be lost)
  9. Your PC should does not need to be restarted for the settings to take effect

WinProxy Client Computer Windows 2000 Configuration

  1. Right mouse click on "My Network Places" on your desktop and select "Properties"
  2. Right mouse click on the "Local Area Network Connection" icon (the one that goes to the internal network) and select "Properties"
  3. On the General screen highlight "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and click "Properties"
  4. Click on the "Use the following IP address" button and enter a non-routable IP addresses (consecutive to the WinProxy machine see examples below)
    10.x.x.x (10.0.0.2)
    90.x.x.x (90.0.0.2)
    172.16-31.x.x (172.16-31.0.2)
    192.168.x.x (192.168.0.2)
    add 3,4,5,6,ect for each additional client machine
  5. Enter a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0
  6. Enter a "Default gateway" address this will be the internal IP address you set up on the WinProxy host com puter (i.e. 90.0.0.1)
  7. Click on the "Use the following DNS server addresses" button and enter the same address as in step 6 (the WinProxy host computer internal IP address)
  8. Click "OK" through all open menus, close the network and dial-up connections box (DO NOT click cancel, if you do all your new settings will be lost)
  9. Your PC should does not need to be restarted for the settings to take effect

Windows NT Configurations

WinProxy Host Computer Windows NT Configuration

  1. Go to Start/Settings/Control panel/network or right mouse click on "Network Neighborhood" on your desk top and select "Properties"
  2. Select the "TCP/IP protocol" and click on "Properties"
  3. Choose the internal network "Adapter" in the drop down adapter box
  4. Click on the "Specify an IP address" button. Enter a non-routable IP addresses (examples 90.0.0.1, 172.16- 31.0.1, or 192.168.0.1)
  5. Enter a "Subnet mask" of 255.255.255.0
  6. "Gateway" should be left blank
  7. Click the "DNS" tab and then click the "Add" button and enter your ISP's DNS server address
  8. Click "OK" through all open menus (DO NOT click cancel, if you do all your new settings will be lost)
  9. Your computer will prompt you to restart for the settings to take effect, restart your computer

WinProxy Client Computer Windows NT Configuration

  1. Go to Start/Settings/Control panel/network or right mouse click on "Network Neighborhood" on your desk top and select "Properties"
  2. Select the "TCP/IP protocol" and click on "Properties"
  3. Choose the internal network "Adapter" in the drop down adapter box
  4. Click on the "Specify an IP address" button and enter a non-routable IP addresses (consecutive to the Win Proxy machine see examples below)
    10.x.x.x (10.0.0.2)
    90.x.x.x (90.0.0.2)
    172.16-31.x.x (172.16-31.0.2)
    192.168.x.x (192.168.0.2)
    add 3,4,5,6,ect for each additional client machine
  5. Enter a "Subnet mask" of 255.255.255.0
  6. Enter a "Default gateway" address this will be the internal IP address you set up on the WinProxy host com puter (i.e. 90.0.0.1)
  7. Click the "DNS" tab and then click the "Add" button and enter the same address as in step 6 (the WinProxy host computer internal IP address)
  8. Click "OK" through all open menus (DO NOT click cancel, if you do all your new settings will be lost)
  9. Your computer will prompt you to restart for the settings to take effect, restart your computer

Windows 98 Configurations

WinProxy Host Computer Windows 98 Configuration

  1. Go to Start/Settings/Control panel/network or right mouse click on "Network Neighborhood" on your desk top and select "Properties"
  2. Select the "TCP/IP" for the internal (LAN) network card and click on "Properties"
  3. Click on the "Specify an IP address" button and enter a non-routable IP addresses (examples 90.0.0.1, 172.16-31.0.1, or 192.168.0.1)
  4. Enter a "Subnet mask" of 255.255.255.0
  5. There should be NO "Gateway" listed under installed gateway and the "DNS" should be disabled on this net work card
  6. Click "OK" through all open menus (DO NOT click cancel, if you do all your new settings will be lost)
  7. Your computer will prompt you to restart for the settings to take effect, restart your computer

WinProxy Client Computer Windows 98 Configuration

  1. Go to Start/Settings/Control panel/network or right mouse click on "Network Neighborhood" on your desk top and select "Properties"
  2. Select the "TCP/IP" for the internal (LAN) network card and click on "Properties"
  3. Click on the "Specify an IP address" button and enter a non-routable IP addresses (consecutive to the Win Proxy machine see examples below)
    10.x.x.x (10.0.0.2)
    90.x.x.x (90.0.0.2)
    172.16-31.x.x (172.16-31.0.2)
    192.168.x.x (192.168.0.2)
    add 3,4,5,6,ect for each additional client machine
  4. Enter a "Subnet mask" of 255.255.255.0
  5. Click the "Gateway" tab, then click the "Add" button and enter the internal IP address you set up on the WinProxy host computer (i.e. 90.0.0.1)
  6. Click the "DNS Configuration" tab, then click the "Add" button and enter the same address as in step 5 (the WinProxy host computer internal IP address)
  7. Click "OK" through all open menus (DO NOT click cancel, if you do all your new settings will be lost)
  8. Your computer will prompt you to restart for the settings to take effect, restart your computer

Windows 95 Configurations

WinProxy Host Computer Windows 95 Configuration

  1. Go to Start/Settings/Control panel/network or right mouse click on "Network Neighborhood" on your desk top and select "Properties"
  2. Select the "TCP/IP" for the internal (LAN) network card and click on "Properties"
  3. Choose the internal network "Adapter" in the drop down adapter box
  4. Click on the "Specify an IP address" button. Enter a non-routable IP addresses (examples 90.0.0.1, 172.16- 31.0.1, or 192.168.0.1)
  5. Enter a "Subnet mask" of 255.255.255.0
  6. There should be NO "Gateway" listed under installed gateway and the "DNS" should be disabled on this net work card
  7. Click "OK" through all open menus (DO NOT click cancel, if you do all your new settings will be lost)
  8. Your computer will prompt you to restart for the settings to take effect, restart your computer

WinProxy Client Computer Windows 95 Configuration

  1. Go to Start/Settings/Control panel/network or right mouse click on "Network Neighborhood" on your desk top and select "Properties"
  2. Select the "TCP/IP" for the internal (LAN) network card and click on "Properties"
  3. Choose the internal network "Adapter" in the drop down adapter box
  4. Click on the "Specify an IP address" button and enter a non-routable IP addresses (consecutive to the Win Proxy machine see examples below)
    10.x.x.x (10.0.0.2)
    90.x.x.x (90.0.0.2)
    172.16-31.x.x (172.16-31.0.2)
    192.168.x.x (192.168.0.2)
    add 3,4,5,6,ect for each additional client machine
    Enter a "Subnet mask" of 255.255.255.0
  5. Click the "Gateway" tab, then click the "Add" button and enter the internal IP address you set up on the WinProxy host computer (i.e. 90.0.0.1)
  6. Click the "DNS Configuration" tab, then click the "Add" button and enter the same address as in step 5 (the WinProxy host computer internal IP address)
  7. Click "OK" through all open menus (DO NOT click cancel, if you do all your new settings will be lost) Your computer will prompt you to restart for the settings to take effect, restart your computer

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