How to configure a proxy in Windows 10 to surf anonymously online

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Thanks to the use of a proxy server, our internet access data will be hidden.

In addition, we can use the connection to the proxy to be able to skip blockages of pages or geographical limitations.

It is a method used to access Netflix accounts in other countries or to watch TV Tv broadcasts.

We can configure the connection to a proxy on a router, but we can also use the proxy in Windows 10.

If we configure a proxy on the router, all the computers connected to it will use the proxy server.

While if we configure the proxy in Windows 10, only that computer will be the one that uses the proxy.

Very useful option if we only want to use the proxy connection on a computer and not on the entire network.

Before using a proxy to surf the internet we must know how this type of connection works.

How a proxy server works

A proxy server is an intermediary between our network and the internet.

In this way, our connection data is hidden behind the proxy server data.

A proxy has different servers spread over different geographical locations.

So, for example, we can use different locations to hide our IP using a different IP.

Although proxy servers allow us to surf the internet anonymously, you should always be cautious.

For example, when choosing the proxy server to connect to our computer or network.

A proxy server if you have access to our data and our connection habits.

Connecting to free proxy servers is not recommended and less if we do not know their origin.

A very common technique to obtain data from people is to set up free proxy servers.

Thanks to them, you can capture data and browsing habits to use them for malicious purposes.

It is always advisable to hire a recognized proxy server to use it in our network

How to configure a proxy in Windows 10

We must access the VPN options found in Windows 10 Configuration / Network and Internet.

To use a proxy in Windows 10 we will use the options to add a VPN connection.

Before we must activate the advanced options to allow VPN through networks of medium use.

Adding VPN will open the options for configuring VPN connections in Windows 10 that we must complete.

We select Windows (Integrated) as a VPN provider and establish a name to identify it.

We are going to use an L2TP connection to connect to our contracted proxy server.

In addition, our server uses IPsec with a previously shared key that we must enter.

We can choose between different geographical locations when using the proxy.

Our proxy server hired gives us the addresses to which to connect according to the IP that we want to use.

In our case, we are going to configure the proxy in Windows 10 to use a New York IP.

In this way, we will connect to the Internet as if we were in New York and our IP will be from there.

We must select L2TP in the VPN Type options in Windows 10.

In the name of the server or IP address we use the address provided by our contracted proxy service.

We must also configure the type of login information to connect to the proxy in Windows 10.

We select the option of Username and password.

This option is optional since it will only control the connection to the proxy configured from our computer.

That is, to prevent anyone using our equipment from connecting to the proxy without authorization.

Date update on 2018-11-21. Date published on 2018-11-21. Category: hackers Author: Oscar olg Fuente: paperblog