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Welcome to Anonymous Surfing Firewall Configurations for Windows

Windows XP Windows Vista

Configuring Firewalls in Windows XP

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Click on the “Start” button in the lower left hand side of your computer. Choose “Control Panel” from the menu.

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Next, choose “Windows Firewall”

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Find the “Exceptions” tab and click on “Add Program”

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Choose “Anonymizer” and then “OK”

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You should now see “Anonymizer” added to the “Exceptions” tab. Now click on “Add Program”

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Click on “Browse”

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Click on “My Computer,” then choose “Local Disk C” and then “Open”

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Next, click on “Program Files” and then “Open”

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Find the “Anonymizer” folder and click “Open”

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Choose “Anonymizer Software” and then “Open”

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Click on “Common” and then “Open”

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Choose “AnonProxy” and then “Open”

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You should now see that “AnonProxy” has been added. Click “OK”

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Make sure that “AnonProxy” and “Anonymizer” are both added to the “Exceptions” tab. When you have verified they are there, click “OK”

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Configuring Firewalls in Windows Vista

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Click on the Windows icon in the lower left hand side of your computer and then choose “Control Panel” from the menu.

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On the left hand side navigation, select “Classic View” (if not already selected) and then choose “Windows Firewall” You may have to scroll down the page to find this option.

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In “Windows Firewall,” click “Change settings”

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This will take you to your Windows Firewall Settings. Select the “Exceptions” tab at the top and then choose “Add program” at the bottom left side.

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Select “Anonymizer” from the list and then “Browse”

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You will be taken to a list of all of the Program Files that reside on your C: drive. Click on the “Anonymizer” folder in the list and then choose “Anonymizer Software” followed by “Common”

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Click on “AnonProxy”

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Select “AnonProxy” once again and then click on “OK”

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Confirm that you have “AnonProxy” and “Anonymizer” listed and checked in the “Exceptions” tab at the top.

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