Configuration Instructions for Safari (v. 2 and higher)

1. Start Safari.
2. From the Safari menu, choose Preferences.
3. Click the Advanced tab icon. The Advanced window will appear.
4. Click the Change Settings… button in the Proxies: field. The Network window will appear.
5. From the Show: drop-down box, choose the network to configure—AirPort, Built-in Ethernet, or Modem.
   1. Select Proxies.
   2. In the Configure Proxies: field, Manually should already be selected.
   3. In the Select a proxy server to configure: field, check the Automatic Proxy Configuration box.
   4. In the Proxy Configuration File URL: field, type http://proxy.virginia.edu/. (Include the trailing slash).
   5. Click Apply Now.
   6. Repeat steps a. through e. for any other interface (e.g., AirPort, Built-in Ethernet, or Modem) you would like to use proxy server.
6. Close the Network window.
7. Close the Advanced window.
8. Test your proxy connection to be sure it works. Note that this link only works when accessed from off Grounds. If you received a “Success” page, congratulations—you're done. If, on the other hand, you get a page with the message “An Error Has Occurred”, contact ITC's Help Desk.

Establish Your Identity with Proxy Server in Safari

The first time during any browser session that you attempt to connect to a restricted resource from off Grounds, you will be presented with an authentication window.

In the Safari proxy authentication screen, enter your UVa computing ID (e.g., mst3k) in the User Name field, and then enter the password you created when you obtained your proxy server account. (If you forgot your proxy password, reset it by going to the proxy account creation page and re-creating your account.) Then, click OK. Now you can begin accessing UVa's restricted resources from anywhere.

Turn Off Proxy Server in Safari

If at some point you need to stop using the proxy server, simply perform the following steps:

1. Return to step 5 above.
2. Delete the contents of the Proxy Configuration File URL: field.
3. Uncheck the Automatic Proxy Configuration box.
4. Click Apply Now.
5. Repeat for each interface configured.
6. Close the Network window.
7. Close the Advanced window.
8. Restart Safari.

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