This section will familiarize you with the features of
NetEase Turbo.
1. Using NetEase Turbo.
2. Advanced Options.
3. Uninstalling.
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Launching NetEase Turbo
NetEase Turbo launches automatically each time you
start Windows. It operates in the background to accelerate your Internet
connection. No user intervention is required.
If NetEase Turbo is not running and you need to
launch it manually, an icon titled "NetEase
Turbo" is located in the Windows Start Menu under the NetEase Turbo folder.
The NetEase Turbo taskbar icon appears in the Windows taskbar to you
show you it is running.
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Accessing the User Interface
Once launched, NetEase Turbo will remain in the system tray.
For the most part, during web browsing there will be no need to access the user
interface. You can use the user interface to change settings, view connection
status or acceleration statistics.
To access the user interface features, click on the
NetEase Turbo icon in the system tray. A pop-up menu will
appear, providing access to all the features of the product.
Selecting and single-clicking any of the menu items will access that particular
feature.
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Setting Username and Password Information
Your username and password information is located in the Connection
Status dialog. To set your username and password:
Right-click on the NetEase Turbo taskbar icon and select "Settings..." from the menu.
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Click on the "Connection" tab.
Enter your username and password in the fields provided. To avoid having to do this each
time you connect, ensure that the "Save password" box is checked.
To save your settings, press OK.
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Changing the Image Quality Setting
The image quality setting changes the quality of images that appear in your
NetEase Turbo. The higher the quality you select, the longer it will take the image to
load. For slower Internet connections, it is recommended that you lower your
image quality. This slider can be adjusted anytime while browsing.
You can easily obtain full image quality for a particular image
(described below), so don't be overly conservative about lowering your image
quality setting.
Right-click on the NetEase Turbo system tray icon. See the
user interface section of the product guide if you are unsure how to do this.
Select "Settings...".
Select the "Image Quality" tab.
Use the slider bar to adjust the image quality setting.
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Press OK to save the settings.
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 the desired image from within Internet
Explorer and select "Show Original Image" from the menu.
The full quality image will appear in place of the lower quality image.
If you want to see the full quality version of all images on the
current page, simply right-click on any image from within Internet Explorer and
select "Show All Original Images" from the menu.
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Changing the Pop-Up Blocker Settings
NetEase Turbo can prevent pop-up windows and floating flash advertisements
from appearing while you browse the Internet. This behavior
is enabled by default, and no user-intervention is required. However, you can
disable these features at any time.
A limited number of web sites require pop-ups to function correctly.
NetEase Turbo allows you to specify a "White List" of sites where pop-ups
will not be blocked.
You can also see a list of all pop-ups that were blocked. This
information is useful if you suspect a web site is not functioning properly
because pop-ups are being blocked.
Enabling and Disabling the Pop-Up Blocker
Right-click on the NetEase Turbo system tray icon.
See the user interface section of the product guide
if you are unsure how to do this.
Select "Pop-Up Blocker...".
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Select the "Options" tab.
To hear a beep whenever a pop-up is blocked, check "Notify blocked pop-up by PC speaker beep".
To enable the blocking of floating Flash advertisements,
check "Block Floating Flash-Ads".
To disable all pop-up blocking for all sites, uncheck "Enable PopUp Blocker".
Press OK to save the settings.
Disabling the Pop-Up Blocker for Specific Sites
Right-click on the NetEase Turbo system tray icon. See the
user interface section of the product guide if you are unsure how to do this.
Select "Pop-Up Blocker...".
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Select the "White List" tab.
Use the "Add", "Remove" and "Remove All" buttons to manipulate
the White List.
Press OK to save the settings.
Viewing the Pop-Up Blocker Log
Right-click on the NetEase Turbo system tray icon. See the
user interface section of the product guide if you are unsure how to do this.
Select "Pop-Up Blocker...".
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Select the "Logging" tab.
To add a web site to the "White List" so that pop-ups are no
longer blocked from that site, right-click on the site and click "Add to Whitelist".
Adding Sites to the White List
You can add sites to the White List within the Pop-Up Blocker dialogs, shown above, or
from within Internet Explorer.
Right-click on any text while browsing within Internet Explorer.
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Select "Add to Whitelist" from the menu to add the current site to the White List.
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Blocking In-Page Advertisements
NetEase Turbo can block many graphical advertisements that
appear on various web pages (i.e. ad banners). Enabling this feature will
prevent these ads from being downloaded and displayed in your browser,
reducing download time.
Enabling and Disabling the Ad Blocker
Right-click on the NetEase Turbo system tray icon.
See the user interface section of the product guide
if you are unsure how to do this.
Select "Settings...".
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Select the "Features" tab.
To enable ad blocking, check the "Block in-page advertisements" box.
To disable ad blocking, uncheck it.
Press OK to save the settings.
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Starting and Stopping
When NetEase Turbo is launched it automatically connects.
Occasionally, you may need to stop or start manually.
To Stop:
If you are connected and you want to manually disconnect,
right-click on the NetEase Turbo system tray icon to access the
pop-up menu. Select the menu item "Stop NetEase Turbo".
The NetEase Turbo system tray icon will now have a red "X" through it.
To Start:
If NetEase Turbo is stopped and you want to manually start, right-click
on the NetEase Turbo system tray icon to access the pop-up menu.
Select the menu item "Start NetEase Turbo".
The red "X" through the NetEase Turbo system tray icon will disappear.
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Closing NetEase Turbo
To close NetEase Turbo:
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Right-click on the NetEase Turbo system tray icon
and select "Exit" from the pop-up menu (see below). NetEase Turbo
will disconnect and close. Doing this will not close any open browser windows.
Note: NetEase Turbo will automatically launch
again the next time you reboot your computer.
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Changing Your Connection Settings
Normally, the connection settings that are set during installation
do not need to be changed. If, however, your ISP provides new connection
settings, you may change the preset ones using the "Settings" dialog.
Click on the NetEase Turbo system tray icon to access the
pop-up menu.
Select "Settings...".
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Click on the "Connection" tab.
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Press "Advanced...".
Change the "Remote Server Hostname" and "Server Port" to the
ones your ISP provided you. In most cases, it is unnecessary to change the
"Local Listening Port".
Press "OK" to close the "Connection" dialog box.
Press "OK" to save your new connection settings. These settings
will be used next time you connect with NetEase Turbo.
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Bypassing NetEase Turbo for Selected Sites
If you wish to bypass NetEase Turbo for certain
web sites (web sites on your local corporate intranet, for instance), then simply
select the "Features" tab on the "Settings" dialog and click on "Proxy Exclusion". You
have two options for bypassing sites:
If you have already defined a proxy exclusion list in your
web brower, select "Use browser's proxy exclusion settings" to
configure NetEase Turbo to exclude these sites as well.
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You may also "Specify a proxy exclusion list" by selecting this
option. In the given text field, list all the web sites, separated by
semicolons, that you wish to bypass NetEase Turbo.
Stop and then start NetEase Turbo.
Note: Some versions of Netscape do not support the wildcard (*)
operator.
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Accelerating Email
NetEase Turbo can reduce the amount of time it takes to send and receive
email. NetEase Turbo accelerates email transparently without
any user intervention, so you can use your mail program exactly as you normally
would. It is compatible with any POP3/SMTP client, including Outlook Express,
Eudora and Netscape Mail. Email acceleration is disabled by default.
To enable email acceleration:
Right-click on the NetEase Turbo system tray icon. See the
user interface section of the product guide if you are unsure how to do this.
Select "Settings...".
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Select the "Features" tab.
Check "Enable NetEase Turbo Email".
Press OK to save the settings. The changes will take effect the
next time NetEase Turbo and your mail client are restarted.
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View Your Acceleration Statistics
You can view the acceleration statistics and how they change
dynamically using the Statistics dialog.
Click on the NetEase Turbo taskbar icon to access
the pop-up menu.
Select "Statistics...", to display the Statistics summary
dialog.
Click "Reset" to reset the statistics. You may do so at anytime
while browsing without affecting NetEase Turbo's performance or
operation.
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Click the "Details" button to view more detailed statistics
information (see below).
Consult the following table for a description of the values.
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Original Data
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Size of the original (uncompressed) data.
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Actual Data
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Amount of data sent by NetEase Turbo.
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Savings Ratio
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Factor of reduction in data. E.g. A savings ratio of 4.00 means your connection
is 4 times faster than a normal connection on average.
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Text-based
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This row contains compression information regarding text-based content.
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Graphics
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Contains compression information regarding graphical content.
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Others
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Contains information regarding content that is neither text nor graphical.
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Upstream
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Lists the total original and compressed amounts of data uploaded.
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View NetEase Turbo's Performance
You can view the accelerator's overall performance using the
Performance dialog.
Click on the NetEase Turbo taskbar icon to access
the pop-up menu.
Select "Performance...", to display the Performance
dialog.
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Click "Reset" to reset the statistics. You may do so at anytime
while browsing without affecting NetEase Turbo's performance or
operation.
From this screen you can view the size of the original (uncompressed)
data transferred through NetEase Turbo, the actual (compressed) size of the
data, and your savings ratio. For example, a savings ratio of 4.0 means
your connection is 4 times faster than a normal connection on average.
Also on this screen are the speed of your connection and the estimated
amount of downloading/uploading time saved by using the accelerator.
Note that these two features are only available when using a dial-up connection.
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Accessing Product Version Information
You may view the product version in the About dialog.
Right-click on the NetEase Turbo taskbar icon to access the
pop-up menu.
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Select "Help" > "About" to display the About dialog.
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Updating Software
AutoUpdate will inform you of any major or minor software upgrades to the
NetEase Turbo Service. By default, you will be notified of all software upgrades.
If you want to manually update NetEase Turbo:
Open the "Settings" dialog.
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Click on the "Update" tab.
Select "Update Now" to upgrade to the latest version.
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Uninstalling NetEase Turbo
Under the Windows Control Panel, select "Add or Remove
Programs".
Select NetEase Turbo and click Remove.
The uninstaller will launch and guide you through the
uninstallation procedure.
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