What does set proxy mean?

How do I setup a proxy for my Wi-Fi?

What it takes to setup a proxy for Wi-Fi.

Most of the time, when you want to connect to a website or web application, you need to install their software (called an app) or visit the web address. In many cases, you need an app to download it, which will usually not allow you to use a proxy service to visit the site without it because it's protected against any un-authenticated traffic. So how do you bypass these measures? By visiting the URL of your chosen server! But this is actually very easy. Let's see how we can set up a proxy for our browser.

For Android. You simply need to find out what's your IP and change your default proxy settings to point to this specific IP. On some Android devices, you can access your IP through settings > Network settings > Advanced > Network address (IP4 or IP6).

If your device does not support this option you can still access your IP by browsing to or ping the DNS server 208.67.222.

You can find your external IP (or public IP if there's an issue with the internal one) at many free web sites such as Here, type in your external IP or DNS server from the DNS test page. Using Firefox. From the tools menu, you can switch your browser settings to use a local proxy such as: In Opera, the proxy settings menu is under Preferences > Advanced. In Chrome, find settings in the address bar, then click the Show advanced settings link to open the proxy options. In Safari on iOS 7, go to the Settings menu, click on Safari and click Reset Safari.e. Choose Use a custom proxy server and select For desktop browsers such as Chrome or Firefox, they have their own proxy menus in their settings. For mobile browsers like iMessage on iOS android. It's possible to change settings using an iPhone or Android device (assuming you're able to type in the proxy address): Open your apps configuration. Go to your internet settings.

What does set proxy mean?

Proxy is the word from which http and https are derived (it is a type of 'proxy'). "Setting the proxy is like saying, 'I'd like this computer to connect to the internet through that computer instead of me'." So basically, you're telling your computer to connect to the web through another computer. That's why you use a proxy. You need to have at least one computer with internet connection which acts as a proxy for your computer.

Also, the proxy should be an HTTP/HTTPS server (web server) which can return responses for other computers. A more general term is a router.