How to set up your network

This section describes each field in the My Network Setup dialog window.

Settings Tab

Use Internet Explorer Settings

If selected, your desktop Operator Client will attempt to connect with our data center server(s) using the non-dynamic proxy settings from your Internet Explorer configuration. If your proxy settings in Internet Explorer are set by a dynamic script, this option may not work for you. You may instead need to choose the Override with my own values option and provide the specific proxy server settings to be used.

Note: Changes to these settings impact only the connectivity of this operator client application.

Override with my own Values

If selected, your desktop Operator Client will attempt to connect with our data center server(s) via a proxy server, as specified by the Proxy Host, Proxy Port, Proxy User Name and Proxy Password settings that you specify. You may need to consult with your Network Administrator regarding the values to put in these fields.

Proxy Host: Specify the host name (i.e. domain name or IP address) of the proxy server that you want your desktop Operator Client to connect through. You may need to consult with your Network Administrator regarding the value to put in this field.
Proxy Port: Specify the port number to use when connecting through the specified proxy server. Normally, this would be port 80 if the Secure Connection option is not checked, or this would be port 443 if the Secure Connection option is checked. You may need to consult with your network administrator regarding the value to put in this field.
Proxy User Name (optional): If your proxy server requires user authentication for connectivity through it, specify your user name is this field. You may need to consult with your Network Administrator regarding the value to put in this field.
Proxy Password: If your proxy server requires user authentication for connectivity through it, specify your password is this field. You may need to consult with your Network Administrator regarding the value to put in this field.

Do not connect via a proxy

If checked, your desktop Operator Client will attempt to connect with our data center server(s) directly, without trying to connect via a proxy server.

Secure Connection (SSL): If checked, your desktop Operator Client connects with our data center server(s) using an SSL-encrypted, secure connection.

Connection Status Tab

Connection Status

This tab is an indicator of the status of your connection to our servers. Our support team will request you to send us details on this tab when troubleshooting any connectivity issues. The status will help us determine your bandwidth and latency to our servers. Clicking the Send Connectivity Report button will run a connectivity test and request you to email us the test results once complete.

Status: Status indicates the connection quality as it relates to responsiveness and transfer rates. There can be three states of connection; Connected, Disconnected, and Error. The Status graph is the visual indicator for the current connection state and its strength.
Responsiveness: The number of green bars indicate responsiveness (latency).
Transfer: The number of blue bars indicate the transfer rate (bandwidth).

Note: The greater number of indicator bars, as it relates to Responsiveness and Transfer, the better.

Sending a Connectivity Report

Our support team will occasionally request a connectivity report when trying to help you work through connectivity issues. This report will help us determine your bandwidth and latency to our servers. Clicking on the Send Connectivity Report button will run connectivity tests, we will then request you to email us the test results once complete.