Removing a machine level proxy

If you bring your school laptop home with you to work on SIMS you will need to turn off your proxy address via Internet Options>Connectivity>LAN Settings in order to login to Hosted SIMS. Sometimes after disabling the proxy this way you are still unable to login to Hosted SIMS. If this is the case open…

Firewall and proxy settings for Google Drive

Before users on your network will be able to access Google Drive and Google Docs editors, your firewall rules should connect to the following hosts and ports. Otherwise, users may be blocked or denied access from these services. For the following hosts, [N] means any single decimal digit and * means any string not containing a…

Submitting KS2 Results to NCA Tools Website (Hosted Schools)

Submitting KS2 Results to NCA Tools Website (Hosted Schools) Currently Schools are unable to access the NCA Tools website via Internet Explorer in Scomis Hosted Applications. https://ncatools.education.gov.uk/Teacher-Assessment/Home.aspx They receive either of the following two errors that are shown below   Testing performed by Scomis has revealed that the website actively blocks connection requests from the…

Hosted Applications – Can’t connect to the remote computer using the specified forward proxy configuration

When connecting to the Scomis Hosted Applications service, if you receive the following error: “Can’t connect to the remote computer using the specified forward proxy configuration” Check to see if you can access the internet and one of the following websites in Internet Explorer (not Chrome) : https://gw.scomis.org https://gw-eclipse.rdp.scomis.org https://gw-swgfl.rdp.scomis.org Check that the proxy in…

Setting proxy server/settings in Microsoft Edge

Go to the … icon in the top right hand of the screen and go to Settings. Scroll down and choose View Advanced Settings Find the button as below under Proxy Setup called Open Proxy Settings Scroll down and find Manual proxy setup and turn Use a proxy server to On. Fill in the details for…

How to remove a machine proxy

Besides a user proxy which may be accessed via Internet Explorer>Tools>Internet Options there may be a proxy set on the machine itself. To find out open a command prompt and type:- netsh winhttp show proxy This usually comes back with Direct access <no proxy server> If, however, there is a proxy listed it can be removed by…

Changes to SWGfL Internet Filtering

Google and SWGfL Internet Filtering Changes Google searches utilise encryption technologies for added security and where this has previously been optional, it will be made mandatory by them in early February 2015. In order for the RM SafetyNet Filtering service to perform filtering on all Google searches (such as images), there is a need to…

Setting the Proxy Server in Internet Explorer

In order to view web pages when using a SWGfL internet connection within school you will need to set Internet Explorer to use a SWGfL proxy Server.   To do this: Open Internet Explorer  Click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options. Click the Connections tab, and then click LAN settings. Select the Use…

Cannot access Springboardos Admin Panel in SWGFL

If you are a school within the SWGFL using the Springboardos site and get a “page cannot be displayed” error this is because the admin panel needs to bypass the SWGFL. To do this you need to: Open Internet Options from the control panel Click on Connections tab and click LAN settings The proxy should be…

Adding SWGfL Proxy Settings to mobile devices (iPad, iPhone, Android)

Add SWGfL proxy server settings to my iPad or iPhone 1. Navigate to the ‘Settings’ app and tap on ‘WiFi’ 2. Next, tap on the WiFi network you need to add the proxy to. This should be one you are currently connected to. 3. This next page will display all of your network information, for the network you…

How to configure your Google Chromebook to use a Proxy Server

Some networks require you to use a proxy server to access the Internet. A proxy server is another computer or device that acts as an intermediary between you and the Internet by relaying your requests to a server and the servers responses back to you. Unfortunately, this type of setup requires you to specify certain…