Humboldt Internet Accelerator Basics

Using Humboldt Internet Accelerator Taskbar Menu

Click the Humboldt Internet Accelerator icon to display its taskbar menu. This menu allows you access to several useful items including diagnostics and the Humboldt Internet Accelerator controls, which you may modify.

The Humboldt Internet Accelerator can display several states or activities. These states are represented by icons in the Windows taskbar area near the system clock. The icons animate when they indicate activity.

Quick Tour

The Quick Tour option runs a two-minute web-based tutorial that explains:

How acceleration works
What content is accelerated and what is not
How to use the Humboldt Internet Accelerator menu
How to measure your acceleration

The Quick Tour is available from the taskbar icon menu. To access this menu, click on the icon in the taskbar.

Help

The Help menu option launches local help. Humboldt Internet Accelerator Help contains:

System requirements
Internet access troubleshooting tips
Special configuration information for Netscape and other browsers that require adjustments to the proxy settings to use Humboldt Internet Accelerator

Help is available from the taskbar icon menu. To access this menu click on the icon in the taskbar.

Checking Your System

Humboldt Internet Accelerator works with a wide range of Windows systems and browsers.

Installation

Here is a summary of installation options and default settings:

Installation Option	Purpose	Default
Start menu location	Specifies the location of the Humboldt Internet Accelerator entry in the Windows Start menu.	Start-> Programs-> Humboldt Internet Accelerator
Level of Graphics Acceleration	Specifies the initial degree of graphics acceleration	Very High acceleration

Starting and Restarting Humboldt Internet Accelerator

Humboldt Internet Accelerator is designed to be available at all times. A small icon appears in the Windows taskbar area near the clock when Humboldt Internet Accelerator is running. If Humboldt Internet Accelerator is not already running, you can start the program from the Windows Start menu.

Programs -> {Humboldt Internet Accelerator program group} -> Start Humboldt Internet Accelerator

Windows Start Menu

By default Humboldt Internet Accelerator is located in the Humboldt Internet Accelerator Program group. Humboldt Internet Accelerator commands available from the Windows Start menu include:

Option	Description
Help	Humboldt Internet Accelerator Help offers troubleshooting tips in the unlikely case that you experience problems with Internet access after installing Humboldt Internet Accelerator. Help also contains information about using Humboldt Internet Accelerator with supported browsers including Internet Explorer, Netscape, Opera, and Mozilla.
Readme	Technical information about Humboldt Internet Accelerator and its compatibility with other products.
Start Humboldt Internet Accelerator	Starts Humboldt Internet Accelerator.
Stop Humboldt Internet Accelerator	Stops Humboldt Internet Accelerator and removes the program from active memory.
Uninstall Humboldt Internet Accelerator	Removes Humboldt Internet Accelerator from your system.