B Configuring Your Browser
This section contains instructions for configuring your browser to use the Web Appliance web
proxy server.
Before you configure your browser, you need to know the domain name (DNS) of your Web
Appliance, and for certain browsers, the IP address. Contact your IT department to obtain this
information. The proxy port number is 8080, although you can also use 3128 and 8081 if your
system administrator instructs you to do so.
Select and apply the configuration instructions for each web browser that you use.
Note: The Browser Configuration page is included for distribution to your users as instructions
on how to configure their browsers to use the appliance, as is required for
on page 25. These instructions should be emailed to your users, along with the domain name,
IP address, and port of your organization’s appliance.
Note: Configuring all user’s browsers to use the Web Appliance as a web proxy can be done
centrally in Windows networks by using any of the following methods, an overview of these can
be found at the end of the
Sophos Web Appliance: Configuring your network for Explicit Deployment
Knowledgebase article, which includes the following:
■
Creating, Testing, and Deploying a proxy.pac File
■
Publishing Proxy Info as a wpad.dat File
■
Related tasks
on page 25
B.1 Adding the Sophos Root Certificate
This section contains information on adding the Sophos root certificate in different web browsers.
B.1.1 Adding the Sophos Root Certificate in Internet Explorer
The Install Root Certificate page of the setup wizard prompts you to install the Sophos root
certificate. This page provides instructions for adding that root certificate in Internet Explorer.
To install the Sophos root certificate in Internet Explorer:
1. On the Install Root Certificate page of the setup wizard, click Install Certificate to install
the Sophos root certificate.
The Internet Explorer File Download - Security Warning dialog box is displayed.
2. Click Open.
The Certificate dialog box is displayed.
3. Click Install Certificate.
The first page of the Certificate Import Wizard is displayed.
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