Google Chrome Setup

Once you've received your Expat Pass proxy username and password, Setting up the Google Chrome browser to use it is simple. Just follow the steps below and you'll be surfing the Web from London in minutes.

If you're not sure about any step, and would like to see a visual guide, click the "Show Me!" links to the right of each step. You can also go through the steps visually by using this Visual Guide to Google Chrome Setup.

1. Open your Google Chrome browser and select the small Spanner in the top Right corner of the browser. Show Me!

2. Select Options from the new window. Show Me!

3. Select the Under the Bonnet tab. Show Me!

4. Select Change Proxy Settings below the Network section (you may need to scroll down) Show Me!

5. If it is not already selected the Connections tab. Show Me!

6. Select "LAN settings" below the Local Area Network (LAN) settings section. Show Me!

Now at last you're in the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings panel where you can configure Google Chrome to use the Expat Pass London Proxy.

7. Before you can enter any data we have to select the Radio button labled "Use a proxy server for your LAN" Show Me!

8. Here we need to:

  • In the Address window, enter www.expatpass.com.
  • In the Port window enter the port number 3128
  • Select the Option Bypass proxy server for local addresses.
  • Click OK to close the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings window Show Me!
    Finally before you get back to the Google Chrome Browser you need to:
  • OK the Internet Properties Window and....
  • Close the Google Chrome Options Window

OK now we are really here, your Firefox browser is now configured to use the Expat Pass proxy in London. Now when you get back to the browser and attempt to load a page (or press F5 to refresh).

9. A final Authentication Required window will open which is where you can enter your username and password. Hear you simply enter your Expat Pass proxy username and password, click "OK.". Show Me!

Please note that Google Chrome will also ask to remember the username and password - that choice is yours..!

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