To display this dialog box, on the PRO tab, select Options and then click Web Services. If you do not see the tab that you want to work with, use the navigation button located to the right of the list of tabs.
Proxy Server Settings
Use System Settings
Click this option to use the LAN settings in the system registry. This is the default preference. You can review the current LAN settings on the Microsoft START menu, by clicking Control Panel, Internet Options, and the Connections tab, where you will see LAN Settings.
Use Direct Connection
Click this option to override the system LAN settings and try to connect directly to the Internet (not through a proxy server).
Use Proxy Server
Click this option to set and use the proxy server settings to connect to the Internet. Ask your system administrator for the settings to use.
If you use a proxy server to connect to the Internet, the proxy server may require authentication in the form of a user name and password. Your system administrator should tell you what these are. If a user name and password are required, you are prompted for them via a dialog when MapInfo Pro attempts to connect to the Internet, such as when drawing a tile server layer. Within a session you only need to specify the username and password once.
Settings
Click this button to set the proxy server options. See Web Services Proxy Settings Dialog Box for these details.
Proxy Server Authentication
Your local Local Area Network (LAN) may use a proxy server to connect to the internet. Web client applications, such as internet browsers, provide a mechanism for specifying a proxy server, and MapInfo Pro does as well. By default, MapInfo Pro uses your system settings, the same settings used by Internet Explorer, for a proxy server. These settings are accessible through the Connections tab under Internet Options in the Control Panel, or from the same dialog invoked in Internet Explorer by selecting Tools and Internet Options. Ask you system administrator for the correct settings.
SSL and Remote Server Authentication
SSL is an international standard security protocol for exchanging sensitive information between a web site and your computer. SSL-enabled sites use an https address. When you connect to an SSL-enabled tile server, your computer and the server exchange digital certificates, which minimize the threat of theft of sensitive data. If you try to connect to a tile server and you have a valid SSL certificate, you should be able to connect to the web site.