Preparing to use

Registration at the Megabrowser server

The first action Megabrowser performs after it starts is to try to connect to the Megabrowser server.  This notifies the dynamic DNS that you are online. Megabrowser will then automatically load the simple login registration page.  To register select a UserID and complete the basic information. Then click submit (fig 2.). After you successfully complete this step you will be immediately connected. 

To inform you about your current online status there is a big traffic light next to the connection button in the service bar.  The button has three states – Offline, Connecting, and Online (fig.2.). The traffic light also displays your status as Red (offline), Yellow (trying to connect), Green (online).  As we mentioned earlier, your Megabrowser starts connecting as soon as it is started and normally goes online automatically in just a few seconds so your traffic light should be green. 

You can change your user name and password any time by accessing Megabrowser User Properties dialog (fig 3.) accessible from the Main Menu->Options drop down menu.

Figure 3. User Properties dialog.

Note: If you do not register as a user, each time you use MegaBrowser the registration page (fig 2) will be loaded prompting you to do so. Even if you don’t plan to host your own sites, there are many advantages of becoming a registered user.  For example, going online enables you to use Megabrowser’s short domain names to access and view Megabrowser sites.

Numerical ID (NID) This number is assigned by the Megabrowser network.  There is no need for you to change it.
User Name: This is your distinct user name.
Password: Your secret password.
Confirm: Confirms your password.

The Megabrowser User Properties dialog provides you with tree options for your network configuration:
- Network, Should be used if your computer is connected to the Internet directly, and it has the dedicated IP address.
- FireWall, Should be used if your computer is connected to the Internet via FireWall server. The computer don't have the dedicated IP address.
- DialUp, Should be used if your computer is connected to the Internet using DialUp modems. This option used if you have the dedicated IP address, but it is assigned by the ISP every time you do connection to the Internet.