Internet Explorer 6.0
- On the Tools menu in Internet Explorer, click Internet Options, click the Connections tab, and then click LAN Settings.
- Under Proxy server, click to select the Use a proxy server for your LAN check box.
- In the Address box, type the IP address of the proxy server.
- In the Port box, type the port number that is used by the proxy server for client connections (by default, 8080).
- You can click to select the Bypass proxy server for local addresses check box if you do not want the proxy server computer to be used when you connect to a computer on the local network (this may speed up performance).
- Click OK to close the LAN Settings dialog box.
- Click OK again to close the Internet Options dialog box.
FireFox
Go to --> Tools --> Options --> Advanced --> Network and choose from one of the following:
- Direct connection to the Internet
This is the default option. Choose this if you don't want to use a proxy.
- Auto-detect proxy settings for this network
Choose this if you want Firefox to automatically detect the proxy settings for your network.
- Manual proxy configuration
Choose this if you don't have a proxy location (URL). Ask your system administrator for the names and port numbers of the servers running proxy software for each network service and enter the information in the appropriate fields.
- Automatic proxy configuration URL:
If there's a proxy configuration file at your workplace, ask the system administrator for its URL and enter it here. Press Reload to load the settings.