Internet Options

The internet options are categorized under Internet. The following figure highlights the Internet tab which displays internet connections settings.

Figure 47 - Internet options Tab

Direct Connection: Select this when you are not connecting to the internet via a proxy server. This is the recommended default setting and is sufficient for most situations.

Proxy Server: Select this when you are connecting to the internet via a proxy server. The following settings are available for proxy server connections:

Username: Enter the username required for your proxy server.

Password: Enter the password required for your proxy server.

Proxy Host: Enter the proxy server IP address.

Port: Enter the proxy server port.

TCPIP Timeout: Enter a value in seconds for an internet connection, after which VIPM will give an error indicating that it cannot establish a connection. If you receive many timeout errors then you should increase this value and try again.

After making desired modifications, pressing OK will save the changes and close the options window. Else, pressing cancel will close the options window without saving the changes.