Quick setup

First of all - with WinRoute you don't need the Proxy Server to access the Internet. Your Internet connection is well maintained by the NAT router that WinRoute includes. NAT is far better for Internet sharing than Proxy technology. However WinRoute also includes a Proxy Server in order to offer caching functionality where required.

To start using the Proxy server in WinRoute, follow these simple steps:

  1. In WinRoute Administration select Settings -> Proxy Settings -> General tab. Check the "Proxy Server Enabled" option. The proxy server will bind to port 3128 by default, however the user may choose another port if necessary.
  2. In your Internet browser (Explorer, Netscape, Opera...), go the to proxy settings, choose manual proxy configuration and enter WinRoute's PC address as the proxy server's address for HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and Gopher protocols. Enter 3128 as the proxy port number for all the protocols.
  3. Test the setup by accessing some web page from the browser.

General Properties Tab

Proxy Server Enabled

Use this to switch the Proxy Server on and off.

Port number

The port number on which the Proxy Server listens for requests. Usually, there is no need to change the default number, 3128.

Log access to proxy server

With this option enabled, all URLs requested from the proxy by the browsers are recorded to the http log.