01 Jan

Instructions: How to set up a proxy in the Opera browser. And how to turn it off. Setting 30 seconds

When you need to mask your current IP address when you access the Internet, proxy servers come to the rescue to ensure anonymity. To access a resource through a proxy, you need to find or buy it online. Free proxies can be found by searching for “free proxies for Opera.” There are a large number of results. Open the one you like, after making sure that the address is correct and operable. Free proxies imply a collective connection to the Internet, have traffic restrictions, which means that their commercial use is not functional. They are characterized by an unstable slow connection, lack of technical support, and at a certain point lead to account blocking.

Types of paid proxies for Opera

If there is a need to access a resource through a proxy server, the problem arises of choosing a specific option for Opera. Note that paid proxies are a more functional solution. Advantages of paid proxies:

• individuality – a personal IP is provided;
• caching – saving information to a buffer for accelerated access in subsequent requests;
• fast secure channel of access to information;
• protection of the computer from access by third parties;
• Connect to the network of the proxy chain without slowing down the connection speed.
• complete anonymity.

Paid proxies for Opera are inexpensive, and data protection is adequate. Views:

• HTTP – for surfing the Internet. At the same time, the resource understands that a proxy is being used, but your IP is replaced with another one.
• HTTPS – implies the SSL security protocol. Encrypts information passing through the server. This ensures a high level of anonymity.
• Socks is a progressive technological proxy server that reliably protects information. The resource does not recognize the use of proxies and does not receive your IP. Stable versions are Socks4 and Socks5.

They differ in the level of anonymity, protocols for transmitting and receiving data, and other additional functions.

Setting up proxies in Opera – versions 12, 38, 54.0

Step-by-step instructions for version 12 on Blink and version 38 on WebKit (in the photo 54.0, the version is essentially the same). The setup is suitable for both earlier versions and subsequent versions. Version 54.0 is new – everything is extremely simple on the screenshots Version 12:

1. Open the Opera browser.
2. Go to Menu – Settings and select “General Settings”.
3. Open the “Advanced” tab in the “Network” subsection.
4. Click on the “Proxy servers” button.
5. Manually enter the data – for HTTP – in the line with the appropriate name, for HTTPS fill in the proxy address in SSL, for SOCKS 4 or 5 writethe IP address and port in the “SOCKS” field;
6. check the filled lines and click OK.

Version 38:

1. Open the Opera browser.
2. Go to Menu – Settings, a window will open where you select the “Browser” section on the left.
3. Go down to the “Network” sub-item.
4. Click “Change proxy server settings”.
5. Next, go to “Connections” – “Network Settings”, activate “Use proxy server for local connections…”, make the appropriate checkmark, click “Advanced”;
6. Manually enter the data – for HTTP – in the line with the appropriate name, for HTTPS fill in the proxy address in SSL, for SOCKS 4 or 5 writethe IP address and port in the “SOCKS” field;

When filling in a specific field, check that the others that do not need to be filled in are left blank. Setting up a proxy in Opera is easy and takes a couple of minutes. To disable the configured data, you need to make the “Use proxy server for local connections” tab inactive. To change the proxy address in Opera, repeat the steps described above, specifying the new IP address in the required field.