# Configure World → Basic Settings #

The **Basic Settings** page of the World Configuration window holds some standard information about the world.

  * **World Name**: The name of the world, as it appears in the [Address Book](AddressBook), **Connect To...** Menu, etc
  * **1st Address** and **1st Port**: The first address/port to attempt to connecting to for the world.
  * **Use SSL?**: Connect to the 1st Address using [SSL](SSL) encryption?
  * **2nd Address** and **2nd Port**: The address/port to attempt to connect to when the 1st Address is unavilable.
  * **Use SSL?**: Connect to the 2nd Address using [SSL](SSL) encryption?
  * **Default Char**: The character to use by default when connecting to the world. This is the character used by [Auto-Connects](AutoConnects) and the `/connect` /command. You can add/edit characters on the [Characters](ConfigureWorldsChars) page of the World Configuration window.
  * **Description**: A brief description of the world. Not used anywhere, purely for your own reference.
  * **Proxy Type**: The type of proxy to use, if you need to connect through one. Currently only SOCKS4 is supported.
  * **Proxy Host** and **Proxy Port**: The address and port of the proxy to connect through.
  * **MU\* Type**: Are you connecting to a MUSH, or a MUD? This controls the line-endings used - MUSHes (and telnet servers) typically send crlf (`\r\n`) while MUDs typically only send lf (`\n`). If in doubt, start with MUD, and if you see a weird symbol on the end of every line, switch to MUSH.


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