How do you use residential proxies on PC?

Why you need a proxy for your browser?

• In this case, let us consider Chrome as your browser. With that noted, here are the perks of using a proxy with Chrome.

• It helps you bypass content and sites that are restricted in your area. Thus, if a certain website is delimited in your state, a proxy can help you access it anonymously.

• While using a proxy, you do not reveal your current location and IP address. Therefore, it is possible to do a lot of stuff online without it being linked to you or without any traces of you. You leverage residential IP proxy.

• If you want to monitor your company or kid's activities anonymously, a proxy server comes in handy.

• It guards your privacy and perks up your PC security by encrypting all requests from your computer.

Setting Up your Proxy with Google Chrome

• Here are the key steps in setting up a proxy server

• Begin by opening your chrome browser.

• Click on the menu icon, move down to 'Settings' and click on it.

• Scroll down up to the bottom of the 'Settings' and select the 'Advanced' alternative.

• On the 'Advanced settings,' scroll down to the 'Network' section. Click on the 'Change proxy settings' tab.

• Hit on the button labeled 'Use a Proxy Server' to toggle it.

• The 'LAN settings' tab is on the right, click on it to be redirected to the 'LAN (Local Area Network) Settings' window.

• At this point be sure to uncheck the box displaying 'Automatically detect settings'

• check; 'Use a Proxy server for your LAN' (Local Area Network) box that is under the 'Proxy Server, alternative.

• Then, you will enter the proxy IP address in the 'Address' box that is sent to you by your Proxy provider.

• In the 'Port' box, enter Port no that has been sent to you along with the address.

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