Table of Contents

Installation the Accelerator
Launching the Accelerator
Accessing the User Interface
Setting Username and Password
Image Quality Setting
Getting Full Image Quality
Pop-Up Blocker
Starting and Stopping
Exiting the Accelerator
Advanced Connection Settings
Bypassing the Accelerator for Selected Sites
Accelerating Email
Acceleration Statistics
Version Information
Updating Software
Uninstalling the Accelerator

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Installation the Accelerator

The minimum system requirements are a Pentium 200MHz, 64MB RAM, and 5MB of hard drive space. The client application works with Internet Explorer 4.0, Netscape Communicator 6.0 or any later releases of the browsers.

1. Call Green Apple and let us know that you will be using Accelerated Dialup.
2. Download the SlipStream Accelerator client installer for Windows.
3. Find the installer file and double-click. The installer will guide you through the installation.
4. When finished, you will be prompted for your Green Apple username and password. Enter them. Put a checkmark beside "Save Password".
5. Click OK.
6. The SlipStream icon is placed in your system tray.

7. Browse the web or download email as you normally would. Your web or email activity is automatically accelerated.

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Launching the Accelerator

The SlipStream Accelerator launches automatically each time you start Windows. It operates in the background to accelerate your Internet connection. No user intervention is required. If the Accelerator is not running and you need to launch it manually, go to Start >> Programs >> SlipStream >> SlipStream Web Accelerator:

The SlipStream icon will appear in the system tray on the task bar to indicate it is running:

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Accessing the User Interface

Generally there is no need to access the SlipStream Accelerator interface. However, should the need arise, left or right click on the SlipStream icon in the system tray on the task bar:

A pop-up menu will appear. To select a menu item, left-click on it:

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Setting Username and Password

1. Right-click on the SlipStream icon in the system tray on the taskbar.
2. Select  "Settings...".
3. Click the "Connection" tab.
4. Enter your Green Apple username and password. Put a checkmark beside "Save Password".
5. Press OK.

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Image Quality Setting

The image quality setting determines the quality of images which are shown when accelerating. The higher the quality, the longer it takes to load; the lower the quality, the shorter it takes. Slower connections can improve performance by using a lower image quality. You can obtain full image quality for a particular image (see 'Getting Full Image Quality' below), so do not be overly concerned with lowering your image quality setting.

1. Right-click on the SlipStream icon in the system tray on the taskbar.
2. Select  "Settings...".
3. Select "Image Quality" tab.
4. Adjust quality by moving slider.
5. Press OK.

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Getting Full Image Quality

Note: The following information applies only when browsing with Internet Explorer.

While browsing, if you would like to request the full quality image, simply right-click on desired image and select "Show Original Image" from menu:

If you want to see the full quality version of all images on the current page, select "Show All Original Images" from the menu.

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Pop-Up Blocker

The SlipStream Accelerator can block or allow pop-up windows and floating flash advertisements from appearing while you browse the Internet. The default behavior is to block. To control the pop-up block/allow behavior:

1. Right-click on the SlipStream icon in the system tray on the taskbar.
2. Select  "Pop-Up Blocker...".
3. Select "Options" tab and provide settings.

Certain websites need pop-ups to function correctly. When the Accelerator is set to block pop-ups, a "White List" of sites which are not blocked may be provided. These sites are managed through the "White List" tab of the "Pop-Up Blocker" window. Use "Add", "Remove" and "Remove All" to manage the "White List". To see the list of pop-ups which were blocked, click the "Logging" tab of the "Pop-Up Blocker" window. When finished with Pop-Up Blocker window, hit OK.

Besides adding "White List" sites through the Pop-Up Blocker window, you can add directly from Internet Explorer. When you are on a website you do not want to block, right-click on any text and select "Add to Whitelist" from menu:

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Starting and Stopping

The SlipStream Accelerator starts automatically, but occasionally you may need to stop or start manually. To stop,

1. Exit any open web browsers.
2. Right-click on the SlipStream icon in the system tray on the taskbar.
3. Select  "Stop SlipStream".

The SlipStream icon in the system tray icon will now have a red "X" through it.

To Start,

1. Exit any open web browsers.
2. Right-click on the SlipStream icon in the system tray on the taskbar.
3. Select  "Start SlipStream".

The Accelerator is not started until the web browser first connects to a website. If the provided username and password are correct and you have previously notified Green Apple that you are using Accelerated Dialup, the red "X" through the SlipStream system tray icon will disappear.

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Exiting the Accelerator

To disconnect and exit the SlipStream Accelerator

1. Right-click on the SlipStream icon in the system tray on the taskbar.
2. Select  "Exit".

[Note: SlipStream Accelerator will automatically start again next time you reboot your computer.]

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Advanced Connection Settings

Normally, the advanced connection settings do not need changed. To view or set them

1. Right-click on the SlipStream icon in the system tray on the taskbar.
2. Select  "Settings...".
3. Select "Connection" tab.
4. Hit "Advanced" button.
5. Use the following settings:
        Remote Server Hostname: sp.greenapple.com
        Server Port: 7000
        Local Listening Port: 5400
6. Hit OK. Hit OK.

The changes take effect once the SlipStream Accelerator has been restarted (ie. stopped, then started).

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Bypassing the Accelerator for Selected Sites

If you wish to bypass the Accelerator for certain web sites,

1. Right-click on the SlipStream icon in the system tray on the taskbar.
2. Select  "Settings...".
3. Select "Features" tab.
4. Hit "Proxy Exclusion" button.
4. You have two options for bypassing sites: 1) If you have already defined a proxy exclusion list in your web browser, select "Use browser's proxy exclusion settings"; or 2) You may "Specify a proxy exclusion list" by selecting the option, then provide the websites you want excluded, separated by semicolons, in the text box.
5. Hit OK.

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Accelerating Email

The SlipStream Accelerator accelerates email by default. Acceleration is compatible with any POP3/SMTP/IMAP client, including Outlook Express, Eudora and Netscape Mail. To change email acceleration option

1. Right-click on the SlipStream icon in the system tray on the taskbar.
2. Select  "Settings...".
3. Select "Features" tab.
4. To enable email acceleration on incoming emails, put a checkmark beside "POP3" and "IMAP"; to disable, remove checkmark.
5. To enable email acceleration on outgoing emails, put a checkmark beside "SMTP"; to disable, remove checkmark.
6. Hit OK.

The change will take effect the next time the Accelerator and your email program are restarted.

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Acceleration Statistics

To view the acceleration statistics,

1. Right-click on the SlipStream icon in the system tray on the taskbar.
2. Select  "Statistics...".
3. Click "Reset" to reset the statistics. You may do so at anytime while browsing without affecting the Accelerator's performance. Click "Details" to view more detailed statistics information:

Description of values:

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Version Information

1. Right-click on the SlipStream icon in the system tray on the taskbar.
2. Select "Help", then "About".
3. When done, hit OK.

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Updating Software

The SlipStream Accelerator will automatically inform you of any software upgrades. If you want to manually update the Accelerator,

1. Right-click on the SlipStream icon in the system tray on the taskbar.
2. Select  "Settings...".
3. Select "Update" tab.
4. If a new version is available, you will be able to press "Update Now" to retrieve it.
5. Hit OK.

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Uninstalling the Accelerator

1. Under the Windows Control Panel, select "Add or Remove Programs".
2. Select "SlipStream Web Accelerator" and click "Remove".
3. The uninstaller will launch and guide you through the uninstalling procedure.
4. Call Green Apple and let us know that you will not be using Accelerated Dialup.

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