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How to set up a proxy for MySpace for your businessWhen people hear the term proxy in connection with MySpace they usually think about the websites that will unblock MySpace so that you can access it from work. While this is true the reasons proxies were created was to actually help business by reducing the amount of network traffic on the businesses intranet and to increase the security of the company by blocking access to certain websites and filtering content online. Depending on what you want your proxy to do, decides what type of proxy you are going to want to set up. Setting up a basic proxy does not take much time or know how, but the more complicated proxies require some time and a good understanding of proxy servers. For the more complicated proxies you are probably going to want to hire a person to install the proxy on your network or have your IT department do it. The basic proxy set up is something that you can do yourself with a little help from some knowledgeable internet sites.
The first thing you need to do is to purchase the software. There is a huge variety of proxy software so what you as a business owner or manager need to do first is to research the types of software so you can make an educated decision on what will work best for your company. Once you decide on which software you want to run you need to install that software onto your network server. This ensures that the proxy will run on every computer in your business. If you simply install the software on one computer it will only run on that computer, leaving the other computers unprotected. Next you need to set up the proxy to work with your web browser. Depending on which browser you use will determine what you need to access to set up your proxy. Most people happen to use Windows Internet Explorer to access the internet so here are the steps to set up your proxy with Internet Explorer. Step one: Step two: Step three: Step four: Step five: Step six: Step seven: Step eight: When you are setting up a proxy for your business you are helping to protect your business because your IP address will not be broadcast to everybody. By setting up a proxy you can also restrict access to MySpace and other sites you do not want your employees to use. |
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