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Under certain circumstances, using a proxy server can improve the perceived performance of your network. The server includes HTTP, FTP and Gopher proxy servers. Normally, we recommend these be disabled in your browser.

Under certain circumstances, using a proxy server can improve the perceived performance of your network. The server includes HTTP, FTP and Gopher proxy servers. Normally, we recommend these be disabled in your browser.

If you decided that you do want to use proxy servers [[*3]], you will need to enter the IP address or domain name of the proxy server (i.e. your server) into the configuration screens of your web browser. The port number you will need to enter to connect to the proxy server is 3128. This information is the same for HTTP, Gopher and FTP proxying.

If you decided that you do want to use proxy servers [[*3]], you will need to enter the IP address or domain name of the proxy server (i.e. your server) into the configuration screens of your web browser. The port number you will need to enter to connect to the proxy server is 3128. This information is the same for HTTP, Gopher and FTP proxying.  

The image below shows how a proxy server would be configured in Mozilla Firefox.

The image below shows how a proxy server would be configured in Mozilla Firefox.

[[#3]] Note that laptop users should disable proxy servers when working away from their local area networks.

[[#3]] Note that laptop users should disable proxy servers when working away from their local area networks.

===Configuring Your Company Directory - Address Book===

===Configuring Your Company Directory (Address Book)===

Your SME Server automatically maintains a Directory and populates it with users names and contact details when Admin enters these in the server-manager. The next chapter explains how to configure this service. Any client program that uses LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol), such as the address book in Thunderbird, will be able to access the Directory - but by default this will be read-only access. For example, with Thunderbird, look under the "Tools" menu and choose "Address Book". Then look under the "File" - "New" menu and select "LDAP Directory".  

Your SME Server automatically maintains a Directory and populates it with users names and contact details when Admin enters these in the server-manager. Any client program that uses LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol), such as the address book in Thunderbird, will be able to access the Directory - but by default this will be read-only access. For example, with Thunderbird, look under the "Tools" menu and choose "Address Book". Then look under the "File" - "New" menu and select "LDAP Directory".  

You will see a dialog box similar to the one shown here.

You will see a dialog box similar to the one shown here.

*Enter the name you wish to give your company directory - any name will do.

*Enter the name you wish to give your company directory - any name will do.

*The LDAP server is the name of your web server, in the form www.yourdomain.xxx.

*The LDAP server or Hostname  is the name of your web server, in the form www.yourdomain.xxx.

*The Server Root information can be found on the "Directory" screen in your server-manager (more information on this is available in the next chapter). The usual form, assuming your domain is yourdomain.xxx, is dc=yourdomain,dc=xxx . (No spaces should be entered between the "dc=" statements.)

*The Server Root information can be found on the "Directory" screen in your server-manager (more information on this is available in the next chapter). The usual form, assuming your domain is yourdomain.xxx, is dc=yourdomain,dc=xxx . (No spaces should be entered between the "dc=" statements.)

*The Port Number is always 389.

*The Port Number is always 389.

Once the address book has been created, if you type a space --asterisk-- into the search field and press "Enter", Thunderbird will list the contact details of all email accounts on the SME Server.

Once the address book has been created, enter a term into the search field, if you type an '''@''' you will list the contact details of all email accounts on the SME Server.