Information Technology — Configuring Software @ Rhodes

Configuring Opera

• Open Opera (by double-clicking on the Opera icon)
• From the Tools menu, select Preferences

• Click on the Advanced tab on the top right-hand corner
• Click on Network in the list on the left-hand side, then click the Proxy Servers... button.

• Tick the Use automatic proxy configuration option, type http://wpad.ru.ac.za/ into the box below it

• Click on OK to close the Proxy Servers window, and OK to close the Preferences window.

Alternative Configuration for Opera

If Opera is causing a high number of unauthenticated requests, use the following configuration. This should be a last resort.

• In the Proxy Servers dialog, untick Use automatic proxy configuration.
• At the top, tick HTTP, HTTPS and FTP and type wwwproxy.ru.ac.za into the textboxes next to HTTP, HTTPS and FTP.
• Enter 3128 into each of the Port fields.
• Tick Do not use proxy on the addresses below
• In the big field below this option, enter the following with each address on a new line:
  
  *.ru.ac.za
  ru.ac.za
  
  (The proxy.pac file contains other addresses. Whilst you can include these, be aware that they change from time to time. The only ones you have to include are those above)