How to use a private proxy, shared proxy or residential proxy correctly in order to increase your online anonymity

How to use a private proxy, shared proxy or residential proxy correctly in order to increase your online anonymity

Configuring a proxy in your LAN settings or browser network settings is easy, regardless of whether you buy private proxies, shared proxies or residential proxies. You just have to add the IP, port and you can browse in peace. However, this is just the first step of a successful configuration.

A proxy or a socks5 will mask your computer IP and location, but there are plenty of other factors that can leak your real information, and this leak can occur even with a premium proxy or static residential proxy. If you buy shared proxies you may find that it’s not the best option if you do not want to experience leaks because you cannot control how the other customers use the shared proxy but you will definitely be successful if you buy private proxies and residential proxies.

Here are some usual factors that lead to the detection of your private proxy, shared proxy or residential proxy:

The first factor would be your computer time zone. If you are located in Europe and you buy proxy from the USA you will need to change your computer time to match the time zone of the proxy. You do not have to do this for general browsing but if you are accessing websites that generally ban proxies this will make a difference.

We also advise you to clean cookies and cache before enabling the private proxy/shared proxy/residential proxy in your browser or, even better, you can download an additional browser and keep it just for your proxy usage. If you use more than one proxy on a regular basis, we advise you to clean cookies and cache before switching from a proxy to the other. This will prevent any discrepancies caused by any old sessions running with the previously used proxy.

If you are constantly wondering why your private proxy, shared proxy or residential proxy gets detected you should seriously consider disabling Java and WEBRTC in your browser. They are known to cause leaks and when combined with any of the factors described above it can lead to your private proxy, shared proxy or residential proxy getting detected.

The best thing to do before you buy private proxies, shared proxies or residential proxies is to make sure that the chosen proxy suits your needs. Once you buy private proxies these guidelines will help you browse in full anonymity and will prevent your proxies from being detected too soon.