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Proxy Setting

Windows - Internet Explorer

  • In Internet Explorer, go to Tools and then Internet Options
  • Click on the Connections tab
  • Click on LAN Settings
  • Tick Use Automatic Configuration Script
  • Enter the following Address: http://proxy.une.edu.au/proxy

Proxy Settings

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Windows settings for Firefox 

  • If you are using Firefox, please go to Tools menu and select Options.
  • On the next screen select the Advanced icon
  • Click on the Settings button

 

Proxy Settings

 

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Mac OSX

The internet settings in OSX are centrally configured for Safari, Firefox browser requires the proxy settings to be entered within the browser preferences.

  • To set you proxy settings, please go to the System Preferences and open the Network control panel.
  • Go to the Proxies tab and enter these settings
    • Tick the Automatic Proxy Configuration
    • enter http://proxy.une.edu.au/proxy in the URL field
  • Click on Apply Now
  • Quit out of the System Preferences

Proxy Settings

    To enter the proxy setting in the Firefox web browser

  • Select from the Firefox menu
  • Preferences then click on the Connection settings button
  • enter the settings as below
  • Then click on Reload
  • Then click OK
  • Close the preferences window.


firefox-proxy

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128-bit cipher strength - required for UNE secure sites

The security certificates for UNE's secure sites (i.e every site starting with https:// in the URL, such as the Result Online page) now requires a 128-bit encryption setting on your browsers so that you can access the pages.

If you are having problems accessing our https sites, please check your"Cipher Strength" of your browser.

Internet Explorer

In Internet Explorer (4 or 5) you can see what version you are running by going to Help and About Internet Explorer

Proxy Settings

If the cipher strength is less then 128 bits, they you will need to update Internet Explorer by

- upgrading to the latest version of Internet Explorer from our webpage at
http://software.une.edu.au/une-only/Web_Browsers/Internet_Explorer/Win/ie7/

OR , by downloading the High Security Pack from Microsoft from
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/recommended/128bit/default.asp
(pick the correct version of browser / IE combination from the list).

Note: Microsoft Windows 2000 installs a 56-bit encryption version of its Internet Explorer browser. Windows 2000 users should install a High-encryption Pack to support 128-bit encryption.

Dial-in access

Direct dial-in access to UNE's modem is only available to staff members. Students will need to arrange internet access through a local Internet Service Provider (ISP).

Clearing the Cache

If you are not getting the most up-to-the minute content from web sites you may need to refresh the pages cached in your web browser. If simply clicking your "Refresh" or "Reload" button doesn't work, try this:

Internet Explorer (IE) v 4.0 and up
Hold down the control (Ctrl) button on your keyboard (Option key on Macintosh) while clicking on the Refresh button on your IE toolbar. This will reload the entire page, capturing the most recent file.

You may also clear out IE's stored cache:
Windows users: from the View menu of the IE toolbar, click Internet Options, then click the General tab. In the Browsing History, click Delete Files, then click OK. Click OK to close Internet Options.
Windows users of Internet Explorer (IE) v 5.5 service pack 1 and up In IE 5.5 with service pack for IE 5.5 installed, holding the control key down while clicking the Refresh button forces our caching server to check with the page's original site for a possible later page than the cache holds. Older versions of Internet Explorer for Windows cannot do so.
Mac users: from the Edit menu of the IE toolbar, click Preferences, then Web browser. Click the Advanced button, then in the Cache section, click Empty now. No Macintosh version of Internet Explorer can force our caching server to verify whether the page is current or not.

Windows users:
Click the Edit menu; click Preferences
Click the + sign to the left of Advanced
Click Cache under Advanced
Click the Clear Memory Cache button and the Clear Disk Cache button.

Mac users: The steps are the same as above, except that there is a Disclosure triangle rather than a + to the left of Advanced, and you may not need to click it to reveal the Cache item. Also the single button to click is Clear Disk Cache Now.

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