How to Make Proxy Settings Per-Machine

Internet Explorer

1). Double-click the Internet Explorer icon on your desktop to open the Web browser in a separate window.
2). Click the "Tools" drop-down box located in the upper right-hand corner of Internet Explorer, then click "Internet Options." This will cause the "Internet Options" pop-up box to appear.
3). Click the "Connections" tab in the "Internet Options" pop-up box.
4). Click the "LAN Settings" button if you are using a local area network. Click the "Dial-up Settings" button if you are using a dial-up connection.
5). Click the boxes located next to "Automatically detect proxy settings" and "Use a proxy auto-configuration script" to uncheck them.
6). Click the box next to "Use a proxy server for this connection" to check-mark it.
7). Enter the address and port number for the proxy server into the "Address" and "Port" dialog boxes.
8). Click "OK" to save the changes made.

1). Double-click the Firefox shortcut on the desktop to open the Firefox Web browser.
2). Click the "Tools" drop-down menu, then click "Options." This will cause a pop-up menu to appear.
3). Click the "Advanced" tab on the pop-up menu, then click the "Network" button.
4). Click the "Settings" button, then click "Manual Proxy Configuration."
5). Enter the appropriate proxy server address and port number into the "Address" and "Port" boxes, then click "OK" to save the changes made.

1). Click the "Safari" shortcut to open the Web browser.
2). Click the "Edit" drop-down menu, then click "Preferences."
3). Click the "Advanced" button, then click "Change Settings."
4). Click the "LAN Settings," "Dial-up Settings" or "Virtual Private Network Settings" button to match the connection type you are using.
5). Click the "Use a proxy server for this connection" box.
6). Enter the proxy address server and port number into the "Address" and "Port" boxes, then click "OK" to save the changes made.