3Com Webcache 3000 (3C16116) manual Configuring Web Browsers, Manual, Configuration

3 CONFIGURING WEB BROWSERS

This chapter contains information about configuring Web browsers on client machines for use in a Webcache proxy cache deployment. It covers the following alternative methods:

■Manual Configuration

■Proxy Auto Configuration (PAC) File Scripts

■Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD)

■Third-party Tools

For more information about Proxy Cache deployment, see “Proxy Cache” on page 33.

No configuration of Web browsers on client machines is required for a Webcache transparent cache deployment; for more information, see “Transparent Cache” on page 34.

Manual	You can manually configure the Web browser on each client machine to
Configuration	explicitly direct its Web requests to the Webcache.

To manually configure Internet Explorer 5:

1Open Internet Explorer.

2From the Tools menu, click Internet Options.

3Click the Connections tab.

4Click LAN Settings.

5Tick Use a proxy server.

6Enter the URL or location of the Webcache in the Address field.

7Enter the caching port number on which the Webcache is listening in the Port field. The default port number is 8080.