The Connection Assist informs you about the state of your Internet connection and your connection to the Tor network. Tor Browser will take you through a series of configuration options. If Connection Assist is unable to determine your location or you want to configure your connection manually instead, you can select your region from the dropdown menu and click on 'Try a Bridge'. Connection Assist can choose one for you using your location. If Tor is blocked in your location, trying a bridge may help. Or, if you know that your connection is censored or uses a proxy, you should click on 'Tor Network Settings'. If you are on a relatively fast connection, but this bar seems to get stuck at a certain point, try the 'Connection Assist' or see the Troubleshooting page for help solving the problem. Once clicked, a status bar will appear, showing Tor's connection progress. In most cases, choosing 'Connect' will allow you to connect to the Tor network without any further configuration. There's a checkbox which asks whether you always want to get automatically connected to the Tor network, if this is the case, check the box.

This offers you the option to either connect directly to the Tor network, or to configure Tor Browser for your connection. When you start Tor Browser, you will see the Connect to Tor window.

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