Installing a proxy server on
Netscape Navigator

These are the instructions for installing a proxy server so you can reach the library databases from off-campus.

IMPORTANT: Netscape 6.0 does not work with the proxy server. You can use Netscape 6.1 or 4.x without problems.

Set up the proxy server

1. Start Netscape.
2. Go to the menu bar at the top of your screen and select Edit->Preferences.
3. Double-click Advanced. This opens up the following categories: Cache, Proxies, Disk Space. Click on Proxies.
4. In Proxies, select Manual proxy configuration. In some versions, this will be enough; in others, click on View to set things up.
5. In the Address of proxy server to use box, type proxy.lasierra.edu. In the Port box, type 8080.
6. Make sure that the proxy is set for HTTP communications and not, say, FTP.
7. Click the OKbutton and exit all preferences.

Log in to the proxy server

As soon as you click on a link or try to open a new page, Netscape Navigator will try to connect to the proxy server. You will get a log-in screen. This should say Enter Network Password. If it says anything else, and in particular if it's the name of the database you're trying to log into, you need to go back and make sure you have set up the proxy server correctly.

1. In the Username box, enter the following username: libdatabase
2. In the Password box, enter the password you obtained by following the instructions on the previous screen.
3. Click the Login button.

That's all: you have now logged into the proxy server and will be able to use the library services. Go to the databases page at http://www.lasierra.edu/library/onlinedb_enc/ and begin searching.

Leaving the proxy server

A proxy server connection slows your computer down slightly, since communications have to be relayed through it rather than passing directly from computer to computer. Also, you will need to log into the proxy server every time you are inactive or offline for more than a few minutes. For these reasons, it is a good idea to disable the proxy server when you are done searching our databases. To disable the proxy server, do the following:

1. Go to the menu bar at the top of the Netscape screen and select Edit->Preferences.
2. Double-click Advanced. This opens up the following categories: Cache, Proxies, Disk Space. Click on Proxies.
3. In Proxies, select Direct connection to the Internet.

That's all there is to it!