If you need to bypass IP blocking or visit a website that is not available in your region, then you just need to learn how to use a proxy server. First, let’s find out what it is, and in what other cases it is used. Why and how to use a proxy server? This simple question is asked by many. The answer is also very simple. In fact, a proxy server is needed, first of all, in order to see the Internet with somebody’s “eyes” – using a computer, or rather, a server located elsewhere.

Using a proxy server

Why and how to use a proxy server? This simple question is asked by many. The answer is also very simple. In fact, a proxy server is needed, first of all, in order to see the Internet with somebody’s “eyes” – using a computer, or rather, a server located elsewhere.

Setting up a proxy in Windows 10 is not as simple as Microsoft is trying to show. Many of you will learn about this only when the computer will suddenly drop out of the network. Or, which also happens, when a newly installed system stubbornly refuses to connect to the World of Tanks server. Familiar, isn’t it? If you have ever dealt with something similar and even thought about switching to Linux, hold it.

What is it?

If you omit technical details that are of little interest to an ordinary person (and you will hardly need them, admit it), it turns out that a proxy server is an intermediary between you and any website on the network.

Sometimes when using a smartphone or tablet you just can’t do without a proxy server. Most often it is needed in the following situations:

In Wi-Fi networks, where access is possible only through a proxy server

• For anonymity
• For saving traffic

Perhaps there may be other reasons for setting up a proxy server, however, these two are the most common. So, let’s see what a proxy server is and how to set it up for Android.

Proxifier is a great tool using which you can force programs that by default are not able to work through proxy servers to work with them.

You can download Proxifier on the official website – proxifier.com

This software does not have support for Russian users, so there are often questions about how to configure it. In this article we would like to tell you how to use the Proxifier

Proxifier Setup

First of all, after we run the program we need to configure it to work with a proxy.

If you need greater anonymity when visiting websites than the one offered by the private mode in the browser, we suggest you to learn how you can easily set up a proxy for Firefox.

Besides, setting up a proxy server may be necessary for those who are in another region and cannot view the material intended for a certain category of users.

What is a proxy server?

A proxy server is an intermediary between the client’s computer and the Internet world network. It may be needed not only to bypass some security system or to get to websites intended for other regions. It may also be needed in order to significantly increase the network speed, if a proxy server is located on your LAN.