Configure a Proxy in Your Browser

When you access the Internet your IP Address is visible to every web-site that you access. I have previously discussed using web-proxies to hide your IP Address, but you can also configure a proxy in your browser.

To configure a proxy in Internet Explorer, use the following steps:

First obtain a list of useable proxies from a web-site like Free Proxy List or Hide My Name.

-- Start Internet Explorer and go to Tools (Keyboard shortcut: Alt+X). Then, click "Internet options."

-- When the Internet Properties window is opened, click on the the Connections tab and press the "LAN settings" button on the bottom of the window.

-- Check the box that says "Use a proxy server for your LAN." Then, in the Address field, type the IP address. In the Port field, type the port that is used by the proxy server.

-- You might want to check the box that says "Bypass proxy server for local address" so that the proxy is not used when accessing websites and services from your network and only when accessing the internet.

-- When done setting things up, click OK in the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings window and then in the Internet Properties window.

Now when you check your IP Address visible to external sites, you should see the IP Address you just entered into your LAN Settings.

With a proxy configured in your browser, you can still use a web-proxy to access web-sites.  Using a chain of proxies helps to conceal your identity / true IP Address from the web-sites that you visit.