Product
Guide
Helpful
information on the MegaSPEED
Accelerator Software
1.
Installation.
2.
Using MegaSPEED Web Accelerator.
3.
Advanced Options.
4.
Uninstalling.
Detailed
Installation Instructions
The
minimum system requirements are a Pentium
200MHz with 64MB RAM, and at least 5MB of
hard-drive space. It works with Internet
Explorer 4.0 as well as Netscape
Communicator 4.0 or any later releases of
both browsers.
1.
Download.
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We
will provide you with a location to
download the MegaSPEED Web Accelerator
installer.
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Download
the installer to your desktop.
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Once
the download has completed, proceed to
Step 2.
2.
Install.
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After
downloading the MegaSPEED Web
Accelerator installer onto your
Desktop, an icon as shown below will
be on your Desktop. Double-clicking on
the icon will launch the installer.
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The
installer will guide you through the
complete setup process.
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After
installing MegaSPEED Web Accelerator,
an icon as shown below is placed in
your system tray. Opening any web
browser launches MegaSPEED Web
Accelerator.
4.
Browse the Web.
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Browse
the web as you normally would.
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When
finished, simply close your web
browser, as you normally would, and
MegaSPEED Web Accelerator will remain
idle in your system tray.
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If
you want to stop the application after
browsing select Stop MegaSPEED
from the pop-up menu, or if you desire
to exit the application completely,
click Exit from the pop-up
menu.
5.
Further Assistance.
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To
get the most out of your new software,
please see the Product Guide.
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If
you experience problems downloading,
installing or running MegaSPEED Web
Accelerator, consult the Troubleshooting
or FAQ
sections for further assistance.
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Launching
MegaSPEED Web Accelerator
MegaSPEED
Web Accelerator launches automatically
each time you start Windows. It operates
in the background to accelerate your
Internet connection. No user intervention
is required.
If
MegaSPEED Web Accelerator is not running
and you need to launch it manually, an
icon titled "MegaSPEED Web
Accelerator" is located in the
Windows Start Menu under the MegaSPEED
folder (as shown below).
The
MegaSPEED taskbar icon appears in the
Windows taskbar to you show you it is
running.
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Accessing
the User Interface
Once
launched, MegaSPEED Web Accelerator will
remain in the system tray (as shown
below). For the most part, during web
browsing there will be no need to access
the user interface. You can use the user
interface to change settings, view
connection status or acceleration
statistics.
To
access the user interface features, click
on the MegaSPEED Web Accelerator icon in
the system tray (shown above). A pop-up
menu will appear (shown below), providing
access to all the features of the product.
Selecting and single-clicking any of the
menu items will access that particular
feature.
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Changing
the Image Quality Setting
The
image quality setting changes the quality
of images that appear in your MegaSPEED
Web Accelerator. The higher the quality
you select, the longer it will take the
image to load. For slower Internet
connections, it is recommended that you
lower your image quality. This slider can
be adjusted anytime while browsing.
You
can easily obtain full image quality for a
particular image (described below), so
don't be overly conservative about
lowering your image quality setting.
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Right-click
on the MegaSPEED Web Accelerator
system tray icon. See the User
Interface if you are unsure how to
do this.
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Select
"Settings...".
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Select
the "Image Quality" tab.
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Use
the slider bar to adjust the image
quality setting.
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Press
OK to save the settings.
Getting
Full Image Quality
Note:
The following information applies only
when browsing with Internet Explorer.
While
browsing, if you would like to request the
full quality image, simply right-click on
the desired image from within Internet
Explorer and select "Show Original
Image" from the menu (shown below).
The
full quality image will appear in place of
the lower quality image.
If
you want to see the full quality version
of all images on the current page, simply
right-click on any image from within
Internet Explorer and select "Show
All Original Images" from the menu
(shown below).
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Changing
the Pop-Up Blocker Settings
MegaSPEED
Web Accelerator can prevent pop-up windows
and floating flash advertisements from
appearing while you browse the Internet.
This behavior is enabled by default, and
no user-intervention is required. However,
you can disable these features at any
time.
A
limited number of web sites require
pop-ups to function correctly. MegaSPEED
Web Accelerator allows you to specify a
"White List" of sites where
pop-ups will not be blocked.
You
can also see a list of all pop-ups that
were blocked. This information is useful
if you suspect a web site is not
functioning properly because pop-ups are
being blocked.
Enabling
and Disabling the Pop-Up Blocker
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Right-click
on the MegaSPEED Web Accelerator
system tray icon. See the user
interface section of the product
guide if you are unsure how to do
this.
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Select
"Pop-Up Blocker...".
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Select
the "Options" tab.
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To
hear a beep whenever a pop-up is
blocked, check "Notify blocked
pop-up by PC speaker beep".
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To
disable the blocking of floating Flash
advertisements, uncheck "Block
Floating Flash-Ads".
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To
disable all pop-up blocking for all
sites, uncheck "Enable PopUp
Blocker".
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Press
OK to save the settings.
Disabling
the Pop-Up Blocker for Specific Sitesp
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Right-click
on the MegaSPEED Web Accelerator
system tray icon. See the user
interface section of the product
guide if you are unsure how to do
this.
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Select
"Pop-Up Blocker...".
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Select
the "White List" tab.
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Use
the "Add",
"Remove" and "Remove
All" buttons to manipulate the
White List.
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Press
OK to save the settings.
Viewing
the Pop-Up Blocker Log
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Right-click
on the MegaSPEED Web Accelerator
system tray icon. See the user
interface section of the product
guide if you are unsure how to do
this.
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Select
"Pop-Up Blocker...".
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Select
the "Logging" tab.
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To
add a web site to the "White
List" so that pop-ups are no
longer blocked from that site,
right-click on the site and click
"Add to Whitelist".
Adding
Sites to the White List
You
can add sites to the White List within the
Pop-Up Blocker dialogs, shown above, or
from within Internet Explorer.
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Right-click
on any text while browsing within
Internet Explorer.
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Select
"Add to Whitelist" from the
menu to add the current site to the
White List.
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Starting
and Stopping
When
MegaSPEED Web Accelerator is launched it
automatically connects. Occasionally, you
may need to stop or start manually.
To
Stop:
If
you are connected and you want to manually
disconnect, right-click on the MegaSPEED
Web Accelerator system tray icon to access
the pop-up menu. Select the menu item
"Stop MegaSPEED".
The
MegaSPEED system tray icon will now have a
red "\" through it.
To
Start:
If MegaSPEED
is stopped and you want to manually
start, right-click on the MegaSPEED Web
Accelerator system tray icon to access the
pop-up menu. Select the menu item
"Start MegaSPEED".
The
red "\" through the MegaSPEED
system tray icon will disappear.
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Closing
MegaSPEED Web Accelerator
To
close MegaSPEED Web Accelerator:
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Right-click
on the MegaSPEED Web Accelerator
system tray icon and select
"Exit" from the pop-up menu
(see below). MegaSPEED Web Accelerator
will disconnect and close. Doing this
will not close any open browser
windows.
Note:
MegaSPEED Web Accelerator will
automatically launch again the next
time you reboot your computer.
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Bypassing
MegaSPEED Web Accelerator for Selected
Sites
If
you wish to bypass MegaSPEED Web
Accelerator for certain web sites (web
sites on your local corporate intranet,
for instance), then simply select the
"Proxy Exclusion" button near
the bottom of the "Features" Tab
(see below). You have two options for
bypassing sites:
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If
you have already defined a proxy
exclusion list in your web broswer,
select "Use browser's proxy
exclusion settings" to configure
MegaSPEED Web Accelerator to exclude
these sites as well.
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You
may also "Specify a proxy
exclusion list" by selecting this
option. In the given text field, list
all the web sites, separated by
semicolons, that you wish to bypass
MegaSPEED Web Acceleration.
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Stop
and then start MegaSPEED Web
Accelerator.
Note:
In step 1, Netscape does not
support the wildcard (*) operator.
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Accelerating
Email
MegaSPEED
Web Accelerator can reduce the amount of
time it takes to send and receive email.
MegaSPEED Web Accelerator accelerates
email transparently without any user
intervention, so you can use your mail
program exactly as you normally would. It
is compatible with any POP3/SMTP client,
including Outlook Express, Eudora and
Netscape Mail. Email acceleration is disabled
by default.
To
enable email acceleration:
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Right-click
on the MegaSPEED Web Accelerator
system tray icon. See the user
interface section of the product
guide if you are unsure how to do
this.
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Select
"Settings...".
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Select
the "Email" tab.
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Select
"Enable for all
applications".
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Press
OK to save the settings. The changes
will take effect the next time
MegaSPEED Web Accelerator and your
mail client are restarted.
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View
Your Acceleration Statistics
You
can view the acceleration statistics and
how they change dynamically using the
Statistics dialog.
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Click
on the MegaSPEED Web Accelerator
taskbar icon to access the pop-up
menu.
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Select
"Statistics...", to display
the Statistics summary dialog.
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Click
"Reset" to reset the
statistics. You may do so at anytime
while browsing without affecting
MegaSPEED Web Accelerator's
performance or operation.
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Click
the "Details" button to view
more detailed statistics information
(see below).
Consult
the following table for a description
of the values.
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Original
Data
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Size
of the original (uncompressed)
data.
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Actual
Data
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Amount
of data sent by MegaSPEED Web
Accelerator.
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Savings
Ratio
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Factor
of reduction in data. E.g. A
savings ratio of 4.00 means
your connection is 4 times
faster than a normal
connection on average.
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Text-based
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This
row contains compression
information regarding
text-based content.
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Graphics
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Contains
compression information
regarding graphical content.
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Others
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Contains
information regarding content
that is neither text nor
graphical.
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Upstream
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Lists
the total original and
compressed amounts of data
uploaded.
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Accessing
Product Version Information
You
may view the product version in the About
dialog.
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Right-click
on the MegaSPEED Web Accelerator
taskbar icon to access the pop-up
menu.
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Select
"About" to display the About
dialog (see below).
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Updating
Software
AutoUpdate
will inform you of any major or minor
software upgrades to the MegaSPEED
Service. By default, you will be notified
of all software upgrades.
If
you want to manually update MegaSPEED Web
Accelerator:
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Open
the "Settings" dialog.
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Click
on the "Update" tab.
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Select
"Update Now" to upgrade to
the latest version.
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Press
OK to save the settings.
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Uninstalling
MegaSPEED Web Accelerator
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Under
the Windows Control Panel, select
"Add or Remove Programs".
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Select
MegaSPEED Web Accelerator and click
Remove.
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The
uninstaller will launch and guide you
through the uninstallation procedure.
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