• 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…