Version 4.0

User's Guide

2. Quick Start Guide

Here are some quick instructions and references for setting up NetProxy. If you run into difficulties, please consult the relevant sections of this help file for further information.

• Install NetProxy and configure TCP/IP for the Network Interface on your PC with an IP address of 192.168.0.1 and a netmask of 255.255.255.0.

• If NetProxy is to connect to the Internet using Windows dial-up networking (DUN), as is the case with most modem or ISDN connections, then start the Windows Control Panel application, and display the properties for "Internet". Select the "Connection" tab and click the "Connect to the Internet using a local area network" option. This ensures that dial-on-demand access is fully controlled by NetProxy, rather than by Windows.

• Start NPConfig (which will have been installed on the Start|Programs menu in Windows) and select the "System Service" option from the configure menu. This will ensure NetProxy starts up automatically each time the PC is rebooted

• Click the toolbox icon in NPConfig () to display the NetProxy configuration wizard and fill in as much information as possible. Then click ‘OK’ to auto-configure NetProxy. This will create a secure setup, using DHCP to assign IP addresses in the range 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254 for the machines on your network.

• Configure the TCP/IP protocol for the network card on each of the machines on your network to “Obtain an IP address automatically” (this option may be called “Obtain an IP address from a DHCP Server” or “Use a DHCP Server” on some systems).

• Configure the software you want to use with NetProxy by following these instructions.

NetProxy includes a complete "What's This?" help system. For information about any NetProxy setting, simply click the "What's this?" icon in the title-bar of any dialog box, then click on the item you need help with.

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