How to set up a proxy in Google Chrome?

Until recently, the term “proxy server” was known only to professionals from the IT field. Now almost every modern Internet user is familiar with programs and utilities of this type. That is, by using a proxy server of another country or region, you automatically hide your location from your provider, thereby giving yourself access to state-blocked portals and Internet resources. In the case of social networks, such servers do not always help, so users have to install additional utilities to bypass the blocking. Note that in addition to stand-alone utilities and programs, there are full-fledged browsers with a built-in “anonymizer”. For example, the well-known Tor browser uses so-called “onion” routing when working on the network. Using such a system, you get access to most resources , not available in regular versions of most well-known browsers. Along with a large number of advantages of Tor, one cannot fail to note the disadvantages of this software.Let's look at the main disadvantages that a Tor user may encounter:

• To start working in this browser, you need to download additional utilities and programs
• Before you start “surfing the Internet” through the browser in question, you need to make detailed network and proxy settings
• The Tor software is distributed free of charge, however, to obtain the full functionality of the browser, you must purchase a license.

It is logical that Runet users do not want to purchase the full version of the utility to visit blocked sites. Often a user needs to visit only 2-3 blocked resources, so buying a full version to bypass the restriction is not advisable. It is noteworthy that setting up a google chrome proxy is provided by the developers, which allows users to easily configure it manually. Despite the “openness” of the settings system of this browser, even experienced PC users cannot figure out how to change the proxy on their own , so let’s look at the question “how to set up a proxy in google chrome?” in more detail.

Most modern browsers have their own add-on (extension) store, which contains utilities for changing proxies. Despite all the convenience of such extensions, they are not very popular for the following reasons:

1. Short life span of utilities. As in the case of portal mirrors, proxy utilities are often blocked after two or three days from the moment they appear in browser stores


2. High subscription cost. Most of the utilities presented in the store are distributed in demo mode, so to gain access to all functionality you have to purchase a full subscription


3. Connection instability. Because the developers of most applications (incl.proxy utilities) in browser stores are foreign companies, often such programs do not work in the “ru-region”.

If you change the proxy yourself through the Google Chrome browser settings, users do not need to install third-party utilities. Before considering the instructions for setting up a proxy in Chrome yourself, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the advantages of such addresses:

• Protect personal PC data and block third-party network attacks
• Access to most Internet resources, access to which is limited by providers
• Maintaining anonymous status when surfing on blocked sites.

In general, self-configuration proxy for the google chrome browser looks like this: open chrome; go to the settings section located in the upper right corner of the window; open the “system settings” subsection; open the proxy settings window and enter new network data in the appropriate windows. For experienced Internet users, searching for network settings will not take much time, but for inexperienced users this task can be difficult. Let's consider the basic steps for changing the proxy server in Google Chrome:

• Launch browser
• Open settings
• In the “system settings” section, select “proxy server settings”
• In the window that opens, select the “connections” tab and check the box to activate the proxy change window
• Change the data and save the changes.

After restarting the browser setting up a proxy server in google chrome can be considered complete, so you can visit blocked resources.

Instructions for setting up a proxy in Google Chrome

The instructions from the previous section are suitable only for experienced users, so it is worth considering the step-by-step process of changing a proxy in Google Chrome for ordinary users.To familiarize yourself in detail with the process of changing a proxy in your browser, we recommend that you read the following instructions:

1. Open Google Chrome and go to the browser settings section



2. In the window that opens, select the section containing the main settings, at the bottom of which open the “System” subsection



3. Click on the link “Setting up a proxy server”



4. In the window that appears, select the “Connections” tab



5. In the “configuring local network parameters” subsection, open the “Network Settings” tab



6. In the additional settings window, opposite the inscription “use for local connections”, check the box and enter the new network data



7. Reload the browser or home page.

If you are unable to change the network settings in your browser yourself, check out the training videos from bloggers on this topic. Since recently the number of blocked Internet portals has increased sharply, you can find detailed video instructions on changing proxies on the YouTube video hosting site.

Our recommendations for work

When working under a changed proxy address, you should rely on the following recommendations:

1. If you use “random” proxies for google chrome, be sure to read the reviews for this address. Often such servers are used by scammers, so you should choose a proxy only on trusted resources, where its status is monitored in real time .When using unverified addresses, you risk losing your personal data


2. When visiting blocked Internet resources, you may notice that you are denied access to other pages of websites and social networks. Using a proxy to bypass one block, you may lose access to other resources. It is also not recommended to use a proxy on an ongoing basis


3. If you are not an experienced user, when setting up a network yourself, we recommend relying on the instructions. If you enter network data incorrectly, you risk losing access to the Internet.

Rollback to default network settings

As already noted, when working under a new proxy, users experience problems. In addition to the fact that the connection speed decreases from opening pages, users are faced with more serious problems. If changing the settings does not help, it is recommended to “roll back” the network settings to standard data.In addition to restoring default settings through Chrome, you can use the Control Panel settings.

Let's look at the process of returning settings in more detail:

• Open the “Control Panel” window

• In the “Network and Internet” section, select the tab with browser properties

• Here we select the “connections” tab and open “network settings”
• Opposite the inscription “use a proxy server for local connections” uncheck

Common problems when setting up a proxy yourself:

• Outdated version of the browser. The instructions presented in this article are relevant for the new version of Google Chrome, so before you configure the settings yourself, we recommend updating the browser
• Incorrect filling of parameters and inactivity of the registered proxy server
• Windows Firewall settings.

In general, the process of independently setting up and changing a proxy server in Google Chrome is quite simple. To avoid network problems, we recommend using the instructions from this article.

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