Safari: Safari on OSX uses system proxy settings.Ĭhrome: Google Chrome uses the OSX System Proxy Settings.įirefox: Firefox menu > Preferences > Advanced tab > Network tab > Settings button > Choose Auto-detect proxy settings for this network System Proxy Settings: System Preferences > Network > Advanced button > Proxies tab > Tick Auto Proxy Discovery, Untick everything else. See the Apple support site for more information about network locations. If you only have one location in Apple Menu > System Preferences > Location, change the System Proxy Settings, and the proxy settings for other browsers or apps that you previously used on campus. Don’t use this location setting when you’re off campus! We’ve always recommended a network location just for on-campus use, as this is where proxy settings are stored for Safari and the Mac Operating System. Opera: Opera menu > Settings > Preferences > Advanced tab > Network > Proxy Servers > Choose “Use automatic proxy configuration” Alternatively, in Safari click the Gear button to the right of the address bar > Preferences > Advanced > Proxies: Change Settings > LAN Settings > “Automatically detect settings” (untick “Use a proxy server…”) Safari: Safari for Windows uses the System/Internet Explorer proxy settings. Change the settings via Internet Explorer. Alternatively, in Chrome click the wrench button to the right of the address bar > Options > Under the Bonnet / Under the Hood > Network > Change proxy settings button > LAN Settings button > “Automatically detect settings” (untick “Use a proxy server…”)

Change the settings via Internet Explorer. System Proxy Settings, Set in Internet Explorer: Tools > Internet Options > Connections tab > LAN Settings button > “Automatically detect settings” (untick “Use a proxy server…”)įirefox: Firefox menu > Options > Advanced tab > Network tab > Settings button > “Auto-detect proxy settings for this network”Ĭhrome: Google Chrome uses the System/Internet Explorer proxy settings.

This is the best setting to have for use on campus at the University of Otago, and should be used from off campus or when you are no longer enrolled.

These are quick instructions on how to set Web Browsers to Automatically Detect Proxy Settings.

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