This section answers frequently asked questions (FAQs) about using
and installing RapidLoader Web Accelerator.
1. Overview of RapidLoader Web Accelerator
2. Download and Installation Help
3. Using RapidLoader Web Accelerator
4. Product Details
1. Overview of RapidLoader Web Accelerator
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How does RapidLoader Web Accelerator work?
RapidLoader accelerates your Internet access through proprietary
text and image compression, content caching and other network optimizations.
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Will I benefit from using RapidLoader Web Accelerator?
If you have a slow Internet connection (such as a dial-up or
wireless connection) with bandwidth of less than 300Kbps, you will experience a
significant degree of acceleration using RapidLoader.
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What types of content does RapidLoader Web Accelerator speed up?
RapidLoader Web Accelerator significantly speeds up web page access.
To achieve this speed up, proprietary lossless compression is applied to
text, html, xml, javascript and style sheets. Proprietary image
compression is applied to gif images, jpeg images and Flash content.
RapidLoader also accelerates email traffic (POP3 and SMTP) using loss-less
compression.
RapidLoader does NOT speed up file downloads (over FTP or file sharing programs),
streaming audio/video and HTTPS (secure web sites).
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2. Download and Installation Help
3. Using RapidLoader Web Accelerator
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How do I start RapidLoader Web Accelerator?
RapidLoader Web Accelerator is launched automatically every time Windows
starts. You do not have to launch it manually.
A RapidLoader Web Accelerator icon appears in the Windows system tray to show
that it is operating in the background.
Click here to consult the product guide for more information.
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How do I change the image quality for a particular image?
Right-clicking on an image within Internet Explorer and selecting "Show
Original Image" allows you to view the original image. Selecting "Show
All Original Images" allows you to view all original images on the entire web
page.
Click here to consult the product guide for more information.
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How do I change the image quality setting for all images?
Right-click on the RapidLoader Web Accelerator taskbar icon and
select "Settings". Select the "Image Quality" tab. Adjust the slider bar to the
desired image quality setting. Press OK to save the changes.
Click here to consult the product guide for more information.
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What do the statistics displayed in the Statistics dialog mean?
Click here to consult the product guide for more information.
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4. Product Details
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How do I use Internet Explorer with RapidLoader Web Accelerator?
Internet Explorer is automatically configured to use RapidLoader
Web Accelerator. Use Internet Explorer as you normally would.
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How do I use other browsers with RapidLoader Web Accelerator?
Netscape Navigator is automatically configured to use
RapidLoader Web Accelerator. Use Netscape as you normally would.
For other browsers such as Opera and Mozilla, RapidLoader Web
Accelerator works with any web browser that allows you to specify an HTTP
proxy. You must set the HTTP proxy host to be "127.0.0.1" and the port number
to be the local listening port of the RapidLoader Client (5400 by default).
Consult your browser's documentation for information on how this can be done.
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Does RapidLoader Web Accelerator speed up email access?
Yes, RapidLoader automatically accelerates your email traffic (POP3
and SMTP) for all popular email clients such as Eudora, Outlook, Outlook
Express and Netscape Mail. Other email clients should work
transparently as well.
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Where do I go if I have problems with RapidLoader Web Accelerator?
First, consult the RapidLoader Web Accelerator Product Guide.
Secondly, try our Help (FAQ) Database (this page).
Next, try the Troubleshooting section.
If you are still unable to resolve your problem then contact your Service
Provider.
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Where can I get product information on how to use RapidLoader Web Accelerator?
Click here to view the Product Guide.
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Does RapidLoader Web Accelerator speed up my secure (HTTPS) transactions such as web banking?
RapidLoader Web Accelerator does not accelerate secure
transactions. Secure web sites will continue to work by bypassing the
acceleration component. If you have a Secure application that you would like
accelerated, inquire about the RapidLoader Secure product.
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What operating systems can RapidLoader Web Accelerator be installed on?
RapidLoader Web Accelerator can be installed on any of the following
operating systems:
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Windows 95b w/ Winsock2
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Windows 98
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Windows 98SE
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Windows Millennium Edition (Windows ME)
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Windows NT 4.0
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Windows 2000
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Windows XP
RapidLoader Web Accelerator requires at least Internet Explorer 4.0 and Netscape
4.0 or any later version of either browser.
Note that the RapidLoader Email Acceleration component requires Windows 98 and
above, and that the RapidLoader Pop-up Blocker component requires Internet
Explorer 5.0 and above.
Newer versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer are available free of charge through
Microsoft.
For Windows 95 users: Currently, Microsoft does not permit Windows 95 users to
install Internet Explorer 6 or greater, however, Internet Explorer 5.5 is
available.
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What system requirements are necessary to use RapidLoader Web Accelerator?
The recommended system requirements for RapidLoader Web Accelerator are a
Pentium 200MHz with 64MB of RAM and at least 5MB of hard-disk space.
Regardless, RapidLoader Web Accelerator will work within your
current system configuration to provide you with the best content acceleration.
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