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PROXY FUNDAMENTALS

Proxy generation

The generator allows you to configure residential proxy parameters and obtain ready-to-use connection details.

The selected parameters are encoded in the password. When geolocation, session type, TTL, and other settings are added, the password becomes longer and contains the connection parameters.

If you change settings after generation, previously generated details are not updated automatically. You must generate new details and connect using them.

IPv4 only

At the top of the generator, the IPv4 only option is available.

Options row of the Standard generator with the Only IPv4 checkbox highlighted and cleared, and the Sub-Users button on the right

When enabled, generation is limited to IPv4 addresses.

Country

Open Country dropdown with a search box and the checkbox list starting with Random Country, Afghanistan, Albania and Algeria, next to the Reset button

In the Country field, you can select one or more countries.
Random Country is also available if a specific country is not required.

City

Open City dropdown with an empty search field and the options Random City, Abbeville, Aberdeen, Abilene and Adrian

City selection becomes available after selecting a country. When several countries are selected at the same time, city selection is not available.
You can select a specific city or use a random city.

ISP

Open ISP dropdown: Random ISP selected, followed by Atlantic Broadband, AT&T Corp., CenturyLink, Charter, Comcast and other providers

ISP selection becomes available after selecting a city.
You can select a specific ISP or Random ISP.
The ISP list depends on the selected country and city.

Session type

Open Session dropdown with the two options Rotate IP (selected) and Static IP

Available options:

  • Rotate IP.
  • Static IP.

With Rotate IP, the connection details remain the same, but the exit IP address changes on every request.

With Static IP, the system selects a random IP address and tries to keep it within the session. If TTL is specified for the static session, the system tries to keep the selected IP for the specified time.

Learn more: Rotation, static sessions, and TTL

Proxy type

Open Proxy type dropdown with the two options HTTP (selected) and SOCKS5

Available options:

  • HTTP.
  • SOCKS5.

UDP

When SOCKS5 is selected in the generator, the UDP switch appears.

Standard generator with the UDP checkbox highlighted next to Only IPv4 and the Proxy type field highlighted with SOCKS5 selected, above the Country, City and Session fields

Enable it if the application needs to transmit UDP traffic. UDP is supported through SOCKS5 UDP ASSOCIATE.

Enabling UDP changes the connection parameters and password. After changing this setting, generate the proxies again and use the new connection details.

Proxy format and Hostname

Open Credential format dropdown listing four formats: domain:port:username:password, domain:port@username:password, username:password:domain:port and username:password@domain:port

By default:
domain:port:username:password
Learn more: Connection and proxy formats

Port

Open HTTP port dropdown of the Standard generator with 8888 selected, followed by 7000, 7001, 7002 and 7003

Select an available connection port in the port field.

Number of proxies

Credential count field with the value 10

In the Number of proxies field, specify how many connection detail lines you want to generate.

The interface also displays integration examples for different programming languages.

Generated proxies

After configuring the parameters, click Generate. The generated proxies will appear in the field above the buttons at the bottom of the generator.

Ten generated Standard credentials of the form quality.proxywing.com:8888 with session-… parameters (logins and passwords blurred), above the Generate, Download txt, Download csv, Download Report, Copy and Edit TTL buttons

The username may be long when many settings are used. The default proxy format is:
domain:port:username:password
Example: quality.proxywing.com:8888:username:password_with_parameters

domain

quality.proxywing.com

port

8888

username

username

password

password_with_parameters

At the bottom of the generator, the following actions are available:

  • Download txt - download the proxy list in txt format.
  • Download csv - download the proxy list in csv format.
  • Download Report - download traffic usage details for the selected period.
  • Copy - copy the proxy list to the clipboard.
  • Edit TTL - appears when the static session type is selected and allows you to configure the proxy lifetime up to 1000 minutes.
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