Configuring Hybeam Hyspeed

 

 

Mac OS X HYSPEED TEXT SETUP

 Step 1 - Connect to Hybeam

 Step 2 - Download the software

 www.hybeam.com/services/dialup/webrunner.html

This should take about 3 minutes depending on your connection speed

Step 3 - Installing the Accelerator Software

  1. To begin the WebRunner Accelerator installation, click on the Setup Disk Image File.

  2. When opening the disk image file, OS X will automatically mount the image and open the contents for display.

  3.  Click on the WebRunner Installer Package inside of the disk image folder. This will start the installation.

  4. Press the "Continue" button to view the license agreement.

  5. After reviewing the license agreement, hit the "Continue" button.

  6. If you agree to the terms of the installation, press the "Agree" button. If not, choose "Disagree." If you do not agree to the terms, than you will not be able to continue with the software installation.

  7. After agreeing to the terms of the license agreement, you will need to select a drive for installation. Choose your drive and press the "Continue" button.

  8. To begin the software installation, click the "Update" button.

  9. You may be prompted to enter a username name and password for an account with the right to install software on your computer. If you are prompted, you must enter a valid username and password to continue.

    UsernameUSERNAME@hybeam.net-X.net

    Password PASSWORD
  10. The software will now be installed. After installation, OS X will optimize the hard disk.

  11. Upon completion you will be prompted as to whether or not the installation was successful. Close the installer by clicking the "Close" button.

  12. After installation, the WebRunner software will open. The first screen will ask you for your proper logon information. Your logon information is the same username and password you logon to the internet with. Click the "Save and Continue" button after you have entered your information.

  13. If you need to access WebRunner and it isn't already running, double-click on the "Macintosh HD" or your local drive that you installed the software to.

  14. Double-click to open the "Applications" folder.

  15. Choose the "WebRunner Accelerator" icon. Double-click this icon to open WebRunner.

  16. WebRunner will load and be visible in the OS X Dock.

  17. The WebRunner application will open to the Status tab. In this tab, you will see the current status of WebRunner. If there is traffic running through WebRunner, the icon will animate.

  18. In the Images tab, you will be able to change the acceleration speed to the image quality. The image quality will deteriorate when the acceleration speed is increased.

  19. The Connections tab will display your login information.

  20. Clicking the "Advanced..." button will open a new window with information about the WebRunner server. Changing any of these fields could disable the WebRunner Accelerator.

  21. The Update tab will allow you to choose if WebRunner will prompt you for minor updates. These updates are only for minor functionality or display changes and will not change how WebRunner works or increase your browsing speeds.

  22. By clicking the WebRunner menu, you can Start WebRunner if the service is stopped, Stop WebRunner if the service is already started, or open the Diagnostics terminal.

  23. The Diagnostics terminal will give you information about your internet connection and your system. To run the terminal, click on the "Get Diagnostics Info." button. Clicking the "OK" button will close the window. The "Copy" button will copy the information on the terminal window to the clipboard.

Summary

  • Start/Stop WebRunner Accelerator

You can start and stop the Accelerator by clicking this tab.  Normally you will leave the Accelerator started.

  • Statistics

When you click Statistics the system will display information about how much faster Accelerator has made your Internet connection.

  • Settings

Image Quality – Slide the bar to the desired speed and Image Quality

Connection – Only if you are assigned a new password from Hybeam

Email - We suggest enabling to increase the speed of email transfers

Update – Check for new software updates

Proxy Exclusion – Remove certain web sites from being accelerated

  • Popup Blocker

Popup Blocker allows you to stop popup ads while browsing.

  • About

System information about Accelerator.

Exit

            Exits the menu
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