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How to Configure Proxy in a Browser

Overview​

SafeSquid Proxy Service has a browser-based intrinsic WebGUI, that allows users to configure, and manage its various features. To access the Interface, you must configure your web browser to use the SafeSquid® proxy server. You should be able to access the WebGUI with the URL -- http://safesquid.cfg

Set Proxy in Chromium-based browser Via System Settings​

Here we will configure a proxy in the Chrome browser

Open Chrome browser settings from the browser toolbar​

Click on the System tab in Settings.​

OR

Open the computer's proxy settings.​

It will take you to your computer's proxy settings

Turn on the "Use a proxy server" button​

Enter your proxy information i.e. IP address of your proxy server and Port number 8080​

Notice the next field: Here, you can input a list of domain names and IP addresses to connect to without a proxy. For instance, if you don't want to use proxies when connecting to

infatica.io,

192.158. 1.38, and

Any IP address that starts with 127.

OR

You can leave it blank

Click on save​

Configure proxy specifically for Mozilla Firefox​

Mozilla Firefox offers the option to configure a proxy specifically for the browser without affecting the system-wide settings. Here's how you can do it:

Open Firefox and click on the menu button (three horizontal lines) in the top right corner​

Click on settings​

In the "General" section, Scroll down to the "Network Settings"​

Click on the "Settings" button​

Now, you'll see options for configuring your proxy settings specifically for Firefox.

Select the "Manual proxy configuration" radio button​

Enter the proxy server address and port number in the respective fields​

Click "OK" to save your changes​

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