[[!meta title="Network configuration"]]

Depending on your Internet connection, you might need to configure the way Tor
connects to the Internet. For example:

- If you need to use a proxy to access the Internet.
- If your Internet connection goes through a firewall that only allows
  connections to certain ports.
- If you want to use Tor bridges because your Internet connection is censored or
  you want to hide the fact that you are using Tor. See also our documentation
  on [[what are bridges and when to use them|bridge_mode]].

In these cases, choose to configure bridge, firewall, or proxy settings from
<span class="application">Tails Greeter</span>:

[[!inline pages="doc/first_steps/startup_options/bridge_mode.inline" raw="yes"]]

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<p>If, on the contrary, you want to work completely offline, you can choose to
[[disable all networking|offline_mode]].</p>

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