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1. Overview of the GOL Web
Accelerator
1.
How
does the GOL Web Accelerator work?
The GOL web
accelerator accelerates your Internet access through proprietary text and
image compression, content caching and other network optimizations.
2.
Will
I benefit from using The GOL Web Accelerator?
If you have a
slow Internet connection (such as a dial-up or wireless connection) with
bandwidth of less than 300Kbps, you will experience a significant degree
of acceleration using The GOL web accelerator.
3.
What
types of content does The GOL Web Accelerator speed up?
The GOL Web
Accelerator significantly speeds up web page access. To achieve
this speed up, proprietary lossless compression is applied to text,
html, xml, javascript and style sheets. Proprietary image
compression is applied to gif images, jpeg images and Flash content.
The GOL web
accelerator also accelerates email traffic (POP3 and SMTP)using lossless compression.
The GOL does NOT speed
up file downloads (over FTP or file sharing programs),
streaming audio/video and HTTPS (secure web sites).
2. Download and Installation Help
4.
Where
can I download the The GOL Web Accelerator installer?
http://www.genevaonline.com/accelerator
3. Using The GOL Web Accelerator
5.
How
do I start The GOL Web Accelerator?
The GOL Web
Accelerator is launched automatically every time Windows starts. You do
not have to launch it manually.
The GOL Web
Accelerator icon appears in the Windows system tray to show that it is
operating in the background.
6.
How
do I change the image quality for a particular image?
Right-clicking on
an image within Internet Explorer and selecting "Show Original
Image" allows you to view the original image. Selecting
"Show All Original Images" allows you to view all original images
on the entire web page.
7.
How
do I change the image quality setting for all images?
Right-click on
the GOL Web Accelerator taskbar icon and select "Settings".
Select the "Image Quality" tab. Adjust the slider bar to the
desired image quality setting. Press OK to save the changes.
4. Product Details
8.
How
do I use Internet Explorer with the GOL Web Accelerator?
Internet Explorer
is automatically configured to use The GOL Web Accelerator. Use
Internet Explorer as you normally would.
9.
How
do I use other browsers with The GOL Web Accelerator?
Netscape
Navigator is automatically configured to use The GOL Web
Accelerator. Use Netscape as you normally would.
For other
browsers such as Opera and Mozilla, The GOL Web Accelerator works with
any web browser that allows you to specify an HTTP proxy. You must set
the HTTP proxy host to be "127.0.0.1" and the port number to be
the local listening port of the The GOL Client (5400 by default). Consult
your browser's documentation for information on how this can be done.
10.
Does
the GOL Web Accelerator speed up email access?
Yes, The GOL
automatically accelerates your email traffic (POP3 and SMTP) for all
popular email clients such as Eudora, Outlook, Outlook Express and
Netscape Mail. Other email clients should work transparently
as well.
11.
Where
do I go if I have problems with The GOL Web Accelerator?
If you are unable
to resolve your problem then contact our support staff.
12.
Does
the GOL Web Accelerator speed up my secure (HTTPS) transactions such as
web banking?
The GOL Web
Accelerator does not accelerate secure transactions. Secure web
sites will continue to work by bypassing the acceleration component.
If you have a Secure application that you would like accelerated, inquire
about the GOL Secure product.
13.
What
operating systems can the GOL Web Accelerator be
installed on?
The GOL Web
Accelerator can be installed on any of the following operating systems:
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Windows
98
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Windows
98SE
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Windows
Millennium Edition (Windows ME)
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Windows
NT 4.0
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Windows
2000
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Windows
XP
The GOL Web
Accelerator requires at least Internet Explorer 4.0 and Netscape 4.0 or any
later version of either browser.
Note that the GOL
Email Acceleration component requires Windows 98 and above, and that the
GOL Pop-up Blocker component requires Internet Explorer 5.0 and above.
Newer versions of
Microsoft Internet Explorer are available free of charge through
Microsoft.
For Windows 95
users: Currently, Microsoft does not permit Windows 95 users to install
Internet Explorer 6 or greater, however, Internet Explorer 5.5 is
available.
14.
What
system requirements are necessary to use the GOL Web Accelerator?
The recommended
system requirements for the GOL Web Accelerator are a Pentium 200MHz with
64MB of RAM and at least 5MB of hard-disk space.
Regardless, The
GOL Web Accelerator will work within your current system configuration to
provide you with the best content acceleration.
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