Configuring a proxy in Win2Socks

### **Win2Socks: A Complete Guide to Configuring Proxies for Total Traffic Control**

When it comes to proxying traffic on Windows, most users think about settings in their browser or individual programs. But what if you need to route all system traffic or application traffic that does not have its own settings through a proxy? The answer is to use a system proxy client. And one of the most flexible and powerful tools for this task is **Win2Socks**.

Win2Socks is a universal client that allows you to tunnel network connections for the entire system or specific programs through a proxy server. It supports many protocols, including SOCKS5, HTTP, Shadowsocks, and others, making it an indispensable tool for ensuring anonymity, bypassing blocks, and managing network rules.

In this guide, we will walk you through the entire process of setting up Win2Socks: from adding a proxy server to creating rules for specific applications.

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#### **Why do you need Win2Socks?**

* **Global proxification:** Set it up once, and all your system traffic (including system services and updates) will go through the proxy, reliably hiding your real IP.
* **Flexible rules:** Don't want to proxy all traffic? No problem. Create rules to route only specific programs (such as a browser or game client) through the proxy, while everything else works directly.
* **Support for complex protocols:** Unlike simple utilities, Win2Socks supports advanced protocols such as Shadowsocks, which is especially relevant for regions with strict internet censorship.
* **Increased anonymity:** By controlling all outgoing traffic, you minimize the risk of accidental leaks of your real IP address.

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### **Step-by-step Win2Socks setup**

### **Step 1: Collect proxy credentials**

The first and most important step is to make sure you have a complete set of authorization data. These “keys” will allow your application or browser to connect to the proxy server and route traffic through it.

Be sure to prepare the following data:

* **IP address** (host server)
* **Port** for connection
* **Login** and **password** for authorization
* **Protocol type** (HTTP/HTTPS or SOCKS5)

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*Fig. 1. This screenshot shows where all the necessary fields for connecting to a proxy server are located in your **CyberYozh App** personal account.*

#### **Step 2: Configuring the proxy server**

First, let's add our proxy server to the program.

1. **Getting started.** When you first launch Win2Socks, it will offer to use the setup wizard. For full control, we will skip it by clicking **“Cancel.”**

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*Fig. 1. This screenshot shows the Win2Socks initial setup wizard, which we skip by clicking “Cancel” to proceed to manual configuration.*

2. **Adding a server.** In the main window, go to the server management section (the second icon at the top of the left menu) and click **“Add Server”**.

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*Fig. 2 and Fig. 3. These screenshots show the main window of the program, where you need to open the proxy server settings section and click on the “Add Server” button to get started.*

3. **Selecting the type and entering data.** In the “Server Information” window:
   * Select **SOCKS5** in the “Type” field.
   * Give your connection a name, for example, “CyberYozh App”.
   * Enter the **Host** (IP address) and **Port** of your proxy.

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*Fig. 4. Screenshot of the “Server Information” settings window.*

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*Fig. 5. This screenshot shows the Server Information window, where the proxy server type is selected from the Type drop-down list, in this case SOCKS5.*

4. **Authorization settings.** Expand the “Advanced” section and activate the “Authentication” switch. Enter your login and password.

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*Fig. 6. Enabling login and password authentication mode in the “Advanced” section.*

5. **Testing and saving.** Click the green **“Test”** button. Win2Socks will perform a detailed check. Make sure that the TCP (or UDP) test was successful (green check mark). Then click the blue **“Add”** button to save the server.

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*Fig. 7. This screenshot shows the process of entering authorization data (login and password) in the “Advanced” section and highlights the “Test” button for checking the connection.*

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*Fig. 8. This screenshot shows the “Server Test” window with the test results: the TCP connection was established successfully, as confirmed by the green check mark.*

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*Fig. 9. This screenshot shows the “Server Information” window, where, after a successful test, you need to click the “Add” button to save the proxy server settings.

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*Fig. 10. This screenshot shows the list of servers in Win2Socks, displaying the newly added and configured proxy server “CyberYozh App”.*

#### **Step 3: Creating a rule for the application**

Now that the server has been added, let's create a rule that will force any application to access the network through our proxy.

1. **Go to the rules section.** In the left menu, go to the **“Rules”** section (fourth icon from the top).

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*Fig. 11. This screenshot shows the left menu of the program, where you need to go to the “Rules” section (list icon) to create traffic routing rules.*

2. **Create a new rule.** Click **“Add Rule”** to open the configuration window.

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*Fig. 12. This screenshot shows the empty “Rules” section, where you need to click on the “Add Rule” button to create a new rule.*

3. **Set up the condition.** Give the rule a name (for example, “CyberYozh App”). Click **“Add Condition”** and select **“Application”**.

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*Fig. 13. This screenshot shows the rule creation window, where the “Application” condition is selected from the “Add Condition” drop-down list so that the rule applies to a specific program.*

4. **Selecting an application.** Click on the file icon to select the program's `.exe` file (in our case, `brave.exe`).

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*Fig. 14. This screenshot shows the button for adding an .exe file to the list of rules.*

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*Fig. 15. This screenshot shows Windows Explorer open to select the application's executable `.exe` file (in this case, `brave.exe`), whose traffic will be routed through the proxy.*

5. **Select an action and save.** At the very bottom, in the **“Action”** field, select your previously configured proxy server (“CyberYozh App”) from the list. Click **“Add”** to save the rule.

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*Fig. 16. This screenshot shows the action settings for the rule. Select the previously created proxy server “CyberYozh App” from the “Action” drop-down list.*

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*Fig. 17. This screenshot shows the final step in creating a rule, where after setting all the conditions and actions, you need to click the “Add” button.*

#### **Step 4: Launch and verification**

1. **Activation.** Make sure that the rule you created is enabled (there is a blue check mark next to it).

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*Fig. 18. This screenshot shows the “Rules” section with a list displaying the created and active rule for the Brave application.*

2. **Traffic monitoring.** Go to the main “Dashboard” section (the top icon in the menu). Launch Brave and start using the Internet. You will see lines appear in Win2Socks showing that traffic from `brave.exe` is going through your rule.

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*Fig. 19. This screenshot shows the location of the button to open the Win2Socks monitoring panel.*

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*Fig. 20. This screenshot shows the Win2Socks monitoring panel, which displays active network connections from brave.exe going through the created rule in real time.*

3. **Final check.** In the Brave browser, which now works through a proxy, go to any website to check your IP, for example, `browserleaks.com/ip`. You should see the IP address and geolocation of your proxy server, not your real data.

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*Fig. 21. This screenshot shows the final stage of verification. In the Brave browser running through Win2Socks, the website `browserleaks.com` displays the IP address and geolocation of the proxy server, confirming that the configuration is correct.*

### **Conclusion**

Great! You have successfully configured Win2Socks to manage traffic for a specific application. This powerful tool, combined with high-quality proxies, gives you complete control over your network activity, providing a high level of anonymity and flexibility for any task.

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