Patent ID: 9219710
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer having a network interface for connection to a computer network, the computer comprising: a network interface module configured, in response to connection of the network interface to a first computer network, detect whether a proxy server using authentication is connected to the first computer network, the proxy server being configured to manage access by computers on the first computer network to a second computer network; a user interface configured to prompt a user of the computer, in response to the network interface module detecting the proxy server using authentication, to enter authentication information for the proxy server; storage configured to store authentication information for the proxy server in a manner accessible by applications on the computer to use the authentication information to communicate requests by the applications to access the second computer network; and the network interface module being further configured to process the requests by the applications to access the second computer network using the proxy server and being further configured to automatically include the stored authentication information from the storage with the requests.