<img class="col-md-6" align="right" hspace="5" src="../../static/images/request-a-bridge.png" alt="Request a bridge from torproject.org">
If you're starting Tor Browser for the first time, click "Configure" to open the Tor Network Settings window.
After checking the checkbox "Tor is censored in my country," choose "Request a bridge from torproject.org" and click "Request a Bridge..." for BridgeDB to provide a bridge.
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On the other hand, all connections to a single website address will be made over the same Tor circuit, meaning you can browse different pages of a single website in separate tabs or windows, without any loss of functionality.
<img class="col-md-6" align="right" hspace="5" src="../../static/images/circuit_full.png" alt="Display circuit diagram under the site information menu">
You can see a diagram of the circuit that Tor Browser is using for the current tab in the site information menu, in the URL bar.
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<img class="col-md-6" src="../../static/images/pluggable-transport.png" alt="Configure Tor bridge options">
The first checkbox asks if access to the Tor network is blocked or censored on your connection.
If you do not believe this is the case, leave this unchecked.
If you know your connection is censored, or you have tried and failed to connect to the Tor network and no other solutions have worked, check the checkbox.
This will display the [Circumvention](../circumvention) section to configure a pluggable transport.
The second checkbox asks if your connection uses a proxy. In most cases, this is not necessary. You will usually know if you need to check this checkbox because the same settings will be used for other browsers on your system.
If possible, ask your network administrator for guidance.
<img class="col-lg-6" src="../../static/images/security-settings-anim.gif" alt="Click on 'Advanced Security Settings' under the shield menu.">
### SECURITY LEVELS
Increasing the Security Level in the Tor Browser Security Settings will disable or partially disable certain browser features to protect against possible attacks.
You can enable these settings again at any time by adjusting your Security Level.
You should be able to start browsing the web using Tor Browser shortly after running the program, and clicking the “Connect” button if you are using it for the first time.