In Internet Explorer, the proxy settings can be automatically detected, but that is not the case with Firefox. In Firefox, you have to manually set the proxy before you can use our Uni’s Network. Although the process of manually changing the proxy settings is not too difficult, it can be a pain if you have to do it every now and then. One of the good things about Firefox is that it offer developers the opportunity to develop Add-ons for Firefox to add more functionalities. With FoxyProxy, proxy switching in Firefox is only two clicks away 🙂 So…how do we set this up?
Step 0. Open up your Firefox web browser and go to https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/
Step 1. Enter “FoxyProxy” into the text box and press the Search button.
Step 2. Click on the FoxyProxy link.
Step 3. Scroll down the page until you find the “green box” that says Install Now, just click on the box after you found it.
Step 4. If you read and accepted their “End User License Agreement”, just click on the Accept and Install button.
Step 5. Shortly after you have pressed the Accept and Install button, this dialog box will pop up, just click on the Install Now button.
Step 6. Firefox should start to download the FoxyProxy extension right away.
Step 7. After the download finishes, it will install the extension and ask you to restart your Firefox. Just click on the Restart Firefox button.
Step 8. After the Firefox starts up, you should see the above dialog, just click on the No button for now.
Step 9. Go to Tools -> FoxyProxy -> Options
Step 10. In the newly opened window, under the Proxies tab, you will only see a Default proxy, which connects to the Internet directly.
Step 11. Click on the Add New Proxy button to add a proxy.
Step 12. Fill in the details accordingly, its best to give the proxy a meaningful name.
Step 13. In the Proxy Details tab (tabs can be changed at the top of the picture), enter the information regarding to your proxy. In our case, we enter our Uni’s proxy information for the Configuration.
Step 14. When you have entered all the information, just click on the OK button to save the settings. You should see the dialog box above popping up, just click on Yes.
Step 15. Now you should see two proxies.
Step 16. Click on the Global Settings tab at the top.
Step 17. Take a look of the Statusbar Activation. I personally prefer to change all of them to Show context menu, so no matter which button people press, they will get the context menu.
Step 18. Now click on the OK button to save your settings.
Step 19. Did you notice the FoxyProxy at the bottom right hand corner of Firefox? If you want to change your proxy settings, just click on it (if you followed my settings, left / middle / right click should be the same) and you will get a menu. Use Otago Uni for accessing the Internet using the Uni Network, use Default for others (e.g. Your Internet at home).
I’ve tried what you have stated, and i need a proxy that is located in USA, cuz i’m outside of the US, and i found some proxies, but they dont seem to work, so if you can, can you find some, that might work.
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ive done all as been written, but it asks me for a password and a name.
what am i to write?
Thanks, you are the best, it works!!! Also Mark, regarding to the proxies in the US, here’s two that you can use. By the way, the port is 3127 and they are:
128.223.8.113
169.229.50.16
Hope it helps 🙂
all the explications are very well presented. I am using Mozilla Firefox version 3.0.6 and even if few things change in your graphic help, it is not complicated to follow your details from the beginning till the end. My problem is that once I finished and I tried to surf appeared a window asking me a password and a name. What do I have to write to get access to the net?
The setup went smooth. Easy to follow step by step.
One problem What is the name and password I should enter?
I was desperately searching for this kind of software/addon. But east or west FIREFOX is the best. Firefox is the solution for all your problems related to web browsers. I wasted much of my time searching for better than Firefox but always end up with same result.
Firefox is Fast, Reliable, Protected, Secured and most important INTELLIGENT!!! If you have any doubts then I’m sure you need to do more research work.
Just installed FoxyProxy and its just WOW!!! My friend recommended a software Proxy Switcher for switching proxies but I’m sure all proxy management softwares at one side and Firefox other side then also Firefox’s FoxyProxy will win the competition.
Its too easy to switch my proxies with FoxyProxy anyone a pro or a newbie can use FoxyProxy with this tutorial.
I’m grateful to the coder of this valuable Addon.
Thanks again you are great contributor for this online world. I’ll recommend this addon to all my friends and prompt them to install it. Hahaha
The people asking the username password question:
That authentication is being asked by the proxy you are using. If you bought the prox from someone ask him for the login details. If its a university/school network, the network administrator will help you. I know because I use proxies I bought from someone and he provided me with login details also.
Hope it helps.
Cheers!
Neo
Looks like we all require the name and password to proceed
Doh !!!
Listen n00bs, by following the tutorial above you need to replace the .NZ proxy server with YOUR OWN!
Nobody said that you can use the proxy server above for free! It is only for their students and faculty and is given above as an EXAMPLE! But you need to figure out how to find a working proxy server that will let you use it and substitute THAT server instead of the .nz above.
Clear?
Type in google
+”:8080″ +”:3128″ +”:80″ filetype:txt
and choose…
hope it help
Now that appears genius to me Dwarv! I love fancy google search strings. I tried adding 2009 at the end, but I’m not sure if it helped with more current results.
Big THANKS!
I follow all the instructions and it used to work. Now, when I try, the web sites do not open, nor does Firefox ask me for the username and password. And, if I disable Foxy Proxy, no web page opens, even if it does not need a proxy!
Can you help?
Jim
Jim i get the same problem.
Re-Install seems to help alot.
I’m the proxy guru for a large 35,000+ person company and this is a very useful tool. I’ve got 6 proxy servers located around the globe and this makes it quick and easy to switch between the proxies.
One question though, what is the best way to bypass the proxies (all of them) for a specific IP/Subnet? I know I can go in to each proxy profile and input the data into the “blacklist” but I’d really like to do it globally and not have to put the data in 6 different proxy profiles. I’m sure that I’m either missing something or misunderstanding something in how the whitelist/blacklist works globally. Any push in the right direction would be appreciated.
Thanks!
HEY THIS IS THE OLD MODEL!
ITS DIFFERENT FOR THE NEW ONES AND IT DOSENT WWORK FOR MEE!
IM CONFUSED
does anyone have any suggestions for working proxies?
I can use the aforementioned servers but am still limited
I’ve also tried probably over 9000 other proxies to no avail
The program is fine but I can’t seem to find good working proxies
anyone who can help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks for the great addon.
I had been looking for something like this for some time now.
Ralfo,
Please check out this link for the proxy list. Good one
http://www.samair.ru/proxy
Very useful tutorial! Thanks!
I’m trying to use BBC’s iplayer – does anyone know of a British proxy I can use?
I’d tried to put the in whitelist my localhost and 127.0.0.1/5 but not work
You really know how to make a GREAT presentation, very professional. A 2 year old could follow your directions, you make them that easy.
thanks much!
Someone really needs to post a list of free proxies. All the ones ive found are either slow, refuse connections, or require a password. Kudos on that “over 9000” reference earlier btw.
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can you teach me how you did that video that was cool
What is the benefit of changing proxies? I’ll be attending college in a month, so I installed foxyproxy, but what are the benefits of changing my proxy between my home and school?
in my way the benefit is that i have to use an automatic proxy configuration script at school and a specific proxy in our club and no proxy at all at home. So i easily can change between those modes whereever i am with my notebook.
Any one know any free UK proxyies?
For Free proxies in Europe try: jap servers… google ” jap”
listen ! after reading all info and comments , i m confused !
1st of all , i require user name and password ,i tried admin admins ,but NO !
THEN ,i think to use this service we need to pay , NO FREE SERVICE !
IS THAT SOOOOOOO?
and how do v find free user names and passwords to different proxies ? any specific website ???????
waitinf for a quikk reply !!
regards !
qwertyweb.blogspot.com
Hey awesome tut yay for nzers xD
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Why login and password?
Help please!
If you would be so kind as to list proxies currently working within the united states (east coast), my college’s wifi is running two proxies at once (websense, and opendns) and it is difficult for me to browse.
David,
Many thanks for your help. I feel something like this is greet for the ones (there are many people) for whom the browser setup and networking are rather foggy fiellds.
Thanks again, best regards from Budapest
Janos
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I have downloaded FoxyProxy and installed but it does not come up In the Menu bar of Firefox under tools. Please assist.
Thanks
I would recommend the use of Tor rather than Foxyproxy .
omg, funny that the example he uses is otago uni, i go to otago uni
Ok x_X I cant loead up any PRoxy i am From BG and it doesnt worck x_X WTF
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