3 C ONFIGURING WEB B ROWSERSThis chapter contains information about configuring Web browsers onclient machines for use in a Webcache proxy cache deployment. It coversthe following alternative methods: Manual Configuration Proxy Auto Configuration (PAC) File Scripts Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) Third-party ToolsFor more information about Proxy Cache deployment, see “Proxy Cache”on page 33.No configuration of Web browsers on client machines is required for aWebcache transparent cache deployment; for more information, see“Transparent Cache” on page 34.ManualConfigurationYou can manually configure the Web browser on each client machine toexplicitly direct its Web requests to the Webcache.To manually configure Internet Explorer 5:1 Open Internet Explorer.2 From the Tools menu, click Internet Options.3 Click the Connections tab.4 Click LAN Settings.5 Tick Use a proxy server.6 Enter the URL or location of the Webcache in the Address field.7 Enter the caching port number on which the Webcache is listening in thePort field. The default port number is 8080.
