Connecting to the Internet

Director can connect to the Internet to import media files and retrieve data. Follow the steps here
before you try to connect to the Internet, if you plan to access files remotely while using Director.
Use the settings in the Network Preferences dialog box to control how the connection works and
to define a preferred browser.
To select Internet connection settings:
1 Select Edit > Preferences > Network.
Note: On Macintosh OS X operating systems, select Director > Preferences > Network instead.
2 In the Preferred Browser text box, type the file path to your preferred web browser, or click the
Browse button and navigate to the correct file path.
By specifying this file path, you select which web browser should open on your system when
you play a movie that is programmed to open a web browser.
3 Select or clear Launch When Needed. When this option is selected, web browser launching
is enabled.
4 In the Disk Cache Size text box, type the maximum number of kilobytes that you want Director
to use to cache data from the Internet on your hard disk.
Tip: To immediately empty the cache, click Clear.
5 To specify how often cached data is compared with the same data on the server, select one of
the following Check Documents options:
Once Per Session checks for data revisions only once from the time you start to the time you
quit Director. This option improves performance but might not always display the most
current version of a page.
Every Time checks for changes whenever you request a page. This option slows performance
but ensures that you are always viewing the most current version of a page.
6 To specify the configuration of your system’s proxy server, select one of the following
Proxies options:
No Proxies specifies that you have a direct connection to the Internet.
Manual Configuration allows you to customize proxy settings for your system. Enter the
HTTP or FTP location and port number of your proxy server.
Browsers usually do not require proxy servers to interact with the network services of external
sources, but in some network configurations where a firewall blocks the connection between
the browser software and a remote server, interaction with a proxy might be required.
A firewall protects information in internal computer networks from external access, and in
doing so, it can limit the ability to exchange information. To overcome this limitation, browser
software can interact with proxy software. A proxy server interacts with the firewall and acts as
a conduit, providing a specific connection for each network service protocol. If you are
running browser software on an internal network from behind a firewall, you need the name
and associated port number for the server running proxy software for each network service.