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Propel Accelerator Webcelerate Edition FAQ
 
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Question: Can I use WebWasher with Webcelerate Accelerator?

The following steps allow you to use Webcelerate Accelerator and WebWasher together for use with Internet Explorer. Although there are a number of steps, each is easily accomplished.

The order in which Internet Explorer, WebWasher, and Propel Accelerator programs start is not important.

  1. From Internet Explorer select Tools -> Internet Options. Then click on the Connections tab.
    Select the connection you are using (typically from the Dial-up settings list -- it may already be selected). Click Settings...
  2. Make sure that the "Use a proxy server for this connection" checkbox is checked. If not, do so. Then click the Advanced... button.
  3. Make sure that the proxy address for HTTP is set to 127.0.0.1. If the proxy address is missing or is some other value, change it to 127.0.0.1
  4. Make sure that the port number is set to 8080, WebWasher's default proxy server port number. If the port number is missing or different, change it to 8080.
  5. Right-click on the WebWasher icon in the taskbar (near the system clock). Then click on "preferences".
  6. Make sure that the checkbox "Client" is checked. If not, do so.
  7. Set the HTTP1 Proxy to "localhost" (without quotation marks). Then set the port number to the Propel Accelerator proxy server port number. By default this number is 8080, but it may be different on your system. for instructions on verifying the Propel Accelerator HTTP proxy port number.
  8. You can verify that both WebWasher and Propel Accelerator are working together when:
    The Propel Accelerator icon (blue propeller near the system clock) shows moving arrows when you browse the Internet.
    The WebWasher icon changes to blue when surfing and encountering filtered content. To test WebWasher, you can go to the WebWasher test page at:

    http://www.webwasher.com/en/products/wwash/testpag1.htm

If you do not get the above results:

  1. Double-check the changes you made and the settings you verified.
    Reboot and verify settings. Then retest Propel Accelerator and WebWasher, as described above.
  2. Important: Propel Accelerator is designed to be able run in the background at all times. If you stop or uninstall Propel Accelerator, the proxy settings changes you made to Internet Explorer will be lost. For this reason it is suggested that if you want to use Propel Accelerator with WebWasher that you not disable or stop Propel Accelerator. If you do so, you will need to reset the proxy address and port in the browser.

Here's how to re-enable WebWasher after stopping Propel Accelerator:

  1. Double-click on the WebWasher icon (in the taskbar, near the system clock).
  2. Uncheck the Client checkbox.
  3. Click OK.
  4. You can verify that WebWasher is working by going to the WebWasher test page.