If you use a browser other than Internet Explorer for test recording,
you must configure it to use a proxy. If you use a browser other than Mozilla
or Netscape, consult its documentation on proxy configuration.
If you use a Windows computer and you want to
use a browser other than Internet Explorer, first go to Windows
> Preferences > Test > HTTP Proxy Recorder and change the Application
to record setting from Internet Explorer to None.
Then configure your browser for test recording. On Linux computers, None is
the default browser setting so you need not change it.
To configure your browser for test recording:
- Start the browser.
- Configure the browser to use a proxy. The following
steps explain how to do this for either Mozilla 1.6 or Netscape 7.x. If you
use a different browser or release, consult its documentation on proxy configuration.
- Select Edit > Preferences. The Preferences dialog
box opens.
- In the Category pane on the left, expand Advanced and
click Proxies.

- Select Manual proxy configuration.
- In the SOCKS Host: field, type 127.0.0.1;
in the corresponding Port: field, type 1080;
underneath these fields, check SOCKS v4.
- Clear the No Proxy For: field.
- Click OK.
Your browser is now configured for test recording. It will not work
for internet browsing. If you want to use the browser for internet browsing,
simply return to the dialog box shown above and select Direct connection
to the internet. The proxy configuration settings that you have
entered do not disappear. In the future, you can configure your browser for
recording and internet browsing simply by toggling Direct connection
to the internet and Manual proxy configuration.