How to configure proxy server on Mac

Personal computers from Apple are finding more and more widespread thanks to the implementation of non-trivial machines, made by the house founded by the late Jobs, and for its stable operating systems and interface with more user friendly features that make them a little more affordable and accessible to all systems more than the Spartans.

Same thing cannot be said for configurations more details, such as the browser and other system components, which are a weak point just within the limits of the user PC.

The guide that follows will illustrate the simple steps to enable and configure the browser to use a proxy server on the Mac.

1.) Surely, the default browser on the MAC system is the legendary Safari. First, then, let’s open the safari browser, and the menu of the tools we click on the word ” Safari “, and then, in the drop-down menu that will follow. We scroll down to ” Preferences ” and click on it. In the picture that will follow, will consist of a sequence of cards, indicated by icons on the horizontal menu, and under the appropriate configuration screens.

2.) We choose the Advanced tab, shown by a gear, and we click with the left mouse button to open the registration form. We look for the entry called ” Proxy ” and we click on the appropriate button to ” Change Settings “, from which we access to proxy setting menu, where we can set the server that will act as a proxy and enable all the appropriate options to control access to network as the computer upright MAC OS.

3.) In the Proxy Settings screen, click the Proxy tab, there will be two sub-menu, where you can choose the server and the output port. At this point, in the left window, put a check mark to the item called ” Web Proxy “, while in the text box on the right, enter the name of the proxy you use, ie the name of the computer that acts as a proxy server to the internal network, and port of the proxy that must be accessed and which allows the flow of data from the network.

If the network also requires user authentication via user name and password, you can enter them in the appropriate fields on this screen to make automatic access to the server by the browser itself. After the setup procedure, close the browser and restart it …