Setting up a proxy in Mozilla Firefox on macOS

To configure HTTP or Socks proxy in Mozilla Firefox browser on macOS, open the Settings section in the upper right corner.

Setting up a proxy in Firefox on macOS


Scroll down and press the button.

Network settings in Firefox on macOS


Configure proxy in Firefox browser on macOS.

  1. Select Manual proxy configuration
  2. For HTTP proxy: enter the IP address, connection port and check the box
  3. For Socks proxy: enter the IP address, connection port and select the type of Socks protocol
  4. Save password
  5. Check the box
  6. If necessary, enable the secure DNS feature and select a provider. In this case, when checking the IP address, the country of the DNS server may not coincide with the country of the IP address.
  7. Save all settings

Proxy settings in Firefox on macOS



Proxy with login and password authorization

If an HTTP proxy with authorization is used, then a window with a login and password will appear as soon as you open any site on the Internet.

Login and password for proxy in Firefox on macOS


Browsers do not support Socks proxies with authorization. In such cases, it is necessary to use proxy programs. For example, Proxifier.

More about setting up Proxifier on macOS.




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