You will need to configure (set up) your Web browser software to recognize your proxy account. Below are instructions for setting up the following Web browsers:

HTML Version	Netscape Communicator 4.0 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 || Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
Multimedia Version Only works with Internet Explorer	Netscape Communicator 4.0 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 || Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0

Tips for AOL Customers

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When you're done, get information about Browsing with the Proxy

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Netscape Communicator 4.0 or higher

1. Click on edit on the command line  (at the top of the browser window) 2. Click on preferences from the pull-down menu

3. Double-click on Advanced from the menu, and then hightlight Proxies 4. Click in the circle to the left of Manual proxy configuration in the dialog box so that a black dot appears in the circle. 5. Click the View... button

6. In the Manual Proxy Configuration dialog box type remote.brooklyn.cuny.edu into the address area and 80 into the port area 7. Click OK to finish setting up the proxy 8. When Netscape asks you for identification information, be sure to type in your user name (with appropriate capitalization) with BCACAD\ in front of it: BCACAD\MyUserName

TIP: Turn off the proxy when you're not using it for faster connection speeds to free Internet resources

Information about Browsing with the Proxy
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Link back to Two Ways to Get Electronic Resources from Off-Campus

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Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0

1. Click on Tools on the browser command line at the top of the browser 2. Click on Internet Options in the pull-down menu

3. Click on Connections at the top of the dialog box 4. Highlight the dialup option for your internet service provider 5. Click on the Settings button

6. In the next dialog box click the box next to the words Use a proxy server so a check mark appears in the box 7. In the address area type remote.brooklyn.cuny.edu 8. In the port area type 80 9. Click OK to finish setting up the proxy

TIP: Turn off the proxy when you're not using it for faster connection speeds to free Internet resources

Information about Browsing with the Proxy
Having trouble connecting? Get Help
Link back to Two Ways to Get Electronic Resources from Off-Campus

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Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0

1. Click on View on the browser command line at the top of the browser 2. Click on Internet Options in the pull-down menu
3. Click on Connections at the top of the dialog box 4. In the Connections dialog box click in the check box next to the words Access the Internet using a proxy server so a check mark appears in the box 5. In the address area type remote.brooklyn.cuny.edu 6. In the port area type 80 7. Click OK to finish setting up the proxy

TIP: Turn off the proxy when you're not using it for faster connection speeds to free Internet resources

Information about Browsing with the Proxy
Having trouble connecting? Get Help
Link back to Two Ways to Get Electronic Resources from Off-Campus

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Browsing with the Proxy Turned On

When the Proxy asks for your User Name it is asking for your BC Email User Name(ID) (in this example bcacad\gms0914). Your proxy Password is your Student ID (social security) number.

Notice:Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator handle your Web searching differently once you have configured your browser to recognize a proxy server. Both will present a proxy identification box at some point in your Web browsing. Remember: your proxy identification information is your User Name(ID) and password from your Brooklyn College student Email account.
A proxy identification box requires that you:

This page was last updated on: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 15:07:05
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