How to set up and use a proxy server - javatpoint
A proxy server works as a bridge between a computer and the internet. It makes the internet a bit faster as well as provides more security and privacy. In this section, we will learn how to set up a proxy server in Windows PC and browsers. Also, we will learn how to use a proxy server.
In Windows 10, the proxy setting is automatically detected, by default. We can set up proxy manually too. The basic approach to set up a proxy is that use the script address that should be maintained by the organization's network admin. Another approach is to set an automatic configuration script. Let's see how can we set up a proxy server in Windows and browsers.
Like other browsers internet explorer also use default Windows proxy configurations. Let's see the steps.
All done! We have set up a proxy server. Now we can access the internet anonymously.
By default, Chrome uses Windows proxy and macOS. If we want to change the proxy setting follow the steps given below.
All done! We have set up a proxy server. Now we can access the internet anonymously. Also, we observe that only a few steps are to be performed in the browser and then the process in your machine's operating system.
Microsoft Edge is a Windows 10's built-in web browser. Until we will not tell it about proxy, it uses the Windows proxy configuration. It is the same as Chrome, hence the proxy configuration is similar. Let's see the steps to set up a proxy server in the Microsoft Edge browser.
All done! We have set up a proxy server. Now we can access the internet anonymously. Also, we observe that only a few steps are to be performed in the browser and then the process in your machine's operating system.
Like other browsers, Firefox does not use the system's default proxy settings. If we want to use proxy in Firefox, we should follow the steps given below.
In our case, we have selected the option Auto-detect proxy settings for this network.
All done! We have set up a proxy server. Now we can access the internet anonymously.
Setting up a proxy server in Windows automatically includes the following steps:
All done! We have set up a proxy server. Now we can access the internet anonymously.
PROXY.PAC
It sometimes becomes necessary for the browser to pick up proxy settings from a configuration file that is saved as PROXY.PAC (where PAC stands for Proxy Auto Configuration). The file contains the proxy settings but can be used in some other situations too. For example, load-balancing, fault tolerance, etc.
We can make any change to the PROXY.PAC file accordingly. In the following script, we see that there are multiple URLs are defined in order to bypass the proxy, and all the other URLs are defined to get through the proxy.
Once the configuration file is created, we can continue with the step 6 and 7.
Setting up a proxy server in Windows automatically includes the following steps:
All done! Let's check proxy is working or not.
Open the browser and type https://whatismyipaddress.com/. It shows the IP address of the system. The following image shows the IP address of the system before using a proxy.
When we set up a proxy, the IP address of the system will be changed to a different one.
After setting up the proxy we can access the internet like we have been accessing before. The only change is that the IP of the system changes.
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