• Set New Tabs to Display Your Home Page
• Change the Proxy Settings

Set New Tabs to Display Your Home Page

1. Open a new tab.
2. If the "You've opened a new tab" page appears, then put a checkmark in the Don't show this page again checkbox.

3. Click on the Tools menu and select Internet Options.
4. On the General tab, under Tabs, click on the Settings button.

5. Put a checkmark in the Open home page for new tabs instead of a blank page checkbox.

6. Close and reopen Internet Explorer.

Change the Proxy Settings

If you are having problems accessing a web site, then try changing Internet Explorer's proxy settings.

To change the proxy settings in Internet Explorer:

1. Click on the Tools menu and select Internet Options.
2. Click on the Connections tab.
3. Click on the LAN Settings button.
4. Uncheck the Automatically detect settings and/or Use automatic configuration scripts checkboxes.

5. Put a checkmark in the Use a proxy server for your LAN checkbox,  enter 10.10.0.1 in the Address field, enter 8080 in the Port field, and put a checkmark in the Bypass proxy server for local addresses checkbox.

6. Click on the Advanced button.
7. In the Exceptions area, enter the base URL for the web site that you want view. (For example, if the web site's URL is http://personal.monm.edu/jdoe, then enter personal.monm.edu.)

8. Click on the OK button.
9. Click on the OK button.
10. Click on the OK button.

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