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Accelerator Support
Using Avalon Works Accelerator
2. Advanced Options
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Changing Your Connection Settings
Normally, the connection settings that are set during installation do not need to be changed. If, however, your ISP provides new connection settings, you may change the preset ones using the "Settings" dialog.
- Click on the Avalon Works Accelerator system tray icon to access the pop-up menu.
- Select "Settings...".
- Click on the "Connection" tab.
- Press "Advanced...".
- Change the "Remote Server Hostname" and "Server Port" to the ones your ISP provided you. In most cases, it is unnecessary to change the "Local Listening Port".
- Press "OK" to close the "Connection" dialog box.
- Press "OK" to save your new connection settings. These settings will be used next time you connect with Avalon Works Accelerator.
Bypassing Avalon Works Accelerator for Selected Sites
If you wish to bypass Avalon Works Accelerator for certain web sites (web sites on your local corporate intranet, for instance), then simply select the "Features" tab on the "Settings" dialog and click on "Proxy Exclusion" (see below). You have two options for bypassing sites:
- If you have already defined a proxy exclusion list in your web browser, select "Use browser's proxy exclusion settings" to configure Avalon Works Accelerator to exclude these sites as well.
- 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 Avalon Works Acceleration.
- Stop and then start Avalon Works Accelerator.
Note: Some versions of Netscape do not support the wildcard (*) operator.
Accelerating Email
Avalon Works Accelerator can reduce the amount of time it takes to send and receive email. Avalon Works 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:
- Right-click on the Avalon Works Accelerator system tray icon. See the user interface section of the product guide if you are unsure how to do this.
- Select "Settings...".
- Select the "Features" tab.
- Check "Enable SlipStream Email".
- Press OK to save the settings. The changes will take effect the next time Avalon Works Accelerator and your mail client are restarted.
View Your Acceleration Statistics
You can view the acceleration statistics and how they change dynamically using the Statistics dialog.
- Click on the Avalon Works Accelerator taskbar icon to access the pop-up menu.
- Select "Statistics...", to display the Statistics summary dialog.
- Click "Reset" to reset the statistics. You may do so at anytime while browsing without affecting Avalon Works Accelerator's performance or operation.
- Click the "Details" button to view more detailed statistics information (see below).
Consult the following table for a description of the values.
Original Data: |
Size of the original (uncompressed) data. |
Actual Data: |
Amount of data sent by Avalon Works Accelerator. |
Savings Ratio: |
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. |
Text-based: |
This row contains compression information regarding text-based content. |
Graphics: |
Contains compression information regarding graphical content. |
Others: |
Contains information regarding content that is neither text nor graphical. |
Upstream: |
Lists the total original and compressed amounts of data uploaded. |
View Avalon Works Accelerator's Performance
You can view the accelerator's overall performance using the Performance dialog.
- Click on the Avalon Works Accelerator taskbar icon to access the pop-up menu.
- Select "Performance...", to display the Performance dialog.
- Click "Reset" to reset the statistics. You may do so at anytime while browsing without affecting Avalon Works Accelerator's performance or operation.
From this screen you can view the size of the original (uncompressed) data transferred through SlipStream, the actual (compressed) size of the data, and your savings ratio. For example, a savings ratio of 4.0 means your connection is 4 times faster than a normal connection on average.
Also on this screen are the speed of your connection and the estimated amount of downloading/uploading time saved by using the accelerator. Note that these two features are only available when using a dial-up connection.
Accessing Product Version Information
You may view the product version in the About dialog.
- Right-click on the Avalon Works Accelerator taskbar icon to access the pop-up menu.
- Select "Help" > "About" to display the About dialog (see below).
Updating Software
AutoUpdate will inform you of any major or minor software upgrades to the SlipStream Service. By default, you will be notified of all software upgrades.
If you want to manually update Avalon Works Accelerator:
- Open the "Settings" dialog.
- Click on the "Update" tab.
- Select "Update Now" to upgrade to the latest version.
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