Venturi Client Help Guide for Macintosh Users
Contents
Installing
the Venturi Client Software
Uninstalling
the Venturi Client Software
Configuring
the Venturi Client
Installing the Venturi Client Software
You must have an Administrator's Password before installing the
Venturi software. If you do not have a password, please contact your System
Administrator.
To install the Venturi client software, simply
perform the following steps:
1.
First,
double-click the
"mac_client.dmg" disk image on your desktop, which will mount a new
drive called "mac_client" and open a Finder Window (shown
below). Double click the venturi.pkg
icon shown within the window.
2.
When
the Authenticate window (shown below) appears, enter your username and
password/phrase. Click "OK"
to continue.
3.
When
the Install Package window (shown below) appears, click
"Continue".
4.
When
the Important Information window (shown below) appears, you may choose
to "Print" or "Save" the information (Venturi Wireless
Client - Readme) for your records.
After reading the information, click "Go Back" to return to
the previous page, or click "Continue".
5.
When
the Software License Agreement window (shown below) appears, you may
choose to "Print" or "Save" the file for your records. After reading the agreement, click "Go
Back" to return to the previous screen, or click "Continue".
After clicking "Continue", a window will
appear that asks you to either click "Agree" with the terms of the
license and continue, or click "Disagree" to cancel the installation.
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If
you click "Disagree", the small window will close automatically, then
you must close all other open installation windows.
6.
After
clicking "Agree", the Select a Destination window (shown
below) will appear, which allows you to select where the Venturi software
package will be installed. If the
correct location appears within the window, click "Continue" or click
"Go Back" to return to the previous screen.
7.
When
the Easy Install window (shown below) appears, click "Go Back"
to return to the previous screen or click "Install" to install the
Venturi client software package. Note: If this is an upgrade, the “Install”
button will automatically change to “Upgrade”.
8.
When
the software is successfully installed the following Install Software
window (shown below) will appear. Click
"Close" to exit this window, then close any remaining installation
windows.
9.
To
access the Venturi client interface, go to: Macintosh
HD/Applications/Utilities/Venturi/Venturi Client, then click the large
purple "V" icon, as shown in the right frame below.
10.
Access
the Venturi menu by clicking the small V icon that appears at the top of your
screen, as shown here:
Uninstalling the Venturi Client Software
You
must have an Administrator's
Password before uninstalling the Venturi software. If you do not have a
password, please contact your System Administrator.
1.
To
uninstall the Venturi software from your device, go to:
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Macintosh
HD/Applications/Utilities/Venturi
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Click
the UninstallVenturi.command script as shown below.
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A
"terminal" window will appear, followed by the "Venturi services
terminated" window.
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Click
OK on the "Venturi service terminated" window
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Enter
an Administrator’s Password in the “terminal” window to complete the uninstall
process.
Note: If Venturi is not running, the “Venturi
service terminated” window will not appear.
Configuring the Venturi Client
To
use the Venturi client, you must first change your browser's proxy settings,
and then configure the server address in your Venturi menu.
Procedure I. Configuring Your Browser's Proxy Settings
To configure
Internet Explorer versions 5.2 or higher on a Macintosh:
1. Set
System Preferences. Go to HD/Applications/System Preferences
2. Select
Network from "Internet & Network"
3. Select
"Location"
4. Select
"Show" (select your AirCard)
5. Under the
proxy tab, select "Web Proxy"
6. Enter the
following Web proxy information:
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Address:
127.0.0.1
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Port: 8000
7. Click
"Apply Now"
8. Close
"Network" window
9. Start
Internet Explorer
10. Select
"Explorer", then select "Preferences"
11. Select
"Network", then select "Proxy"
12. Under
"Web Proxy"
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Check
"Use Web Proxy for All" box
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Uncheck
"Bypass Web Proxy for FTP" box
13. Click "OK" to save settings
To configure Netscape® versions
7.0 and higher on a Macintosh:
1. Select "Edit",
"Preferences", under "Advanced", select
"Proxies".
2. Select "Manual proxy
configuration"
3. Set up your proxies with the following
information:
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HTTP
Address:
127.0.0.1
Port:
8000
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Secure Web Proxy
Address:
127.0.0.1
Port:
8000
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FTP
Address:
127.0.0.1
Port:
8000
4. Select "OK" to save settings.
To configure Safari® versions 1.0.1 (v85.6) and higher on a Macintosh:
1. Select "Safari", then select
"Preferences".
2. Click "Change Settings".
3. Select Network from "Internet &
Network"
4. Select "Location".
5. Select "Show" and select aircard
6. Under the proxy tab, select "Web
Proxy" and "Secure Web Proxy"
7. Enter the following proxy information:
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HTTP
Address:
127.0.0.1
Port:
8000
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Secure Web Proxy
Address:
127.0.0.1
Port:
8000
8. To save these settings, click “Apply
Now" and close the window.
9. Close "Network" window.
10. Close the "Advanced" window.
NOTE:
FTP explicit proxy is not supported in Safari.
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