Your local 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. Those settings can be accessed via the Connections tab under Internet Options in the Control Panel, or via the same dialog invoked in Internet Explorer on the Tools menu by clicking Internet Options. Ask you system administrator for the correct settings.
You can override these settings in MapInfo Pro via their Web Services preferences. On the PRO tab, click Options, and Web Services. The first tab in the Web Services Preferences dialog box displays Proxy Server settings.
There are several options for a proxy server.
- Use System Settings is the default option which uses the system settings for a proxy server, such as the same settings as Internet Explorer.
- Use Direct Connection bypasses any system proxy server settings and connects directly to the Internet. This option will only work if your LAN allows direct connections.
- Use Proxy Server also bypasses the system settings and allows you to specify a proxy server to use for MapInfo Pro. Ask your system administrator for the settings to use.
If you do use a proxy server to connect to the Internet, the proxy server may also 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 will be prompted for them via a dialog when MapInfo Pro attempts to connect to the Internet, such as when drawing a tile server layer.
Enter the appropriate user name and password. You may also choose the Remember my password check box so the system will remember these values between sessions of MapInfo Pro. Within a session you should only need to specify the user name and password once.
You can set automatic authentication for a proxy server when accessing Bing Map, Move Map, and the Web Feature Service (WFS). For details, see Single Sign-On Credentials for Proxy Servers Accessing Map Services.