SwitchyOmega

Configure Oxylabs Dedicated Datacenter Proxies using the SwitchyOmega extension – a step-by-step Enterprise integration guide.

SwitchyOmega is a powerful and reliable proxy manager that works with many popular browsers.

Disclaimer: Switchy Omega is no longer supported on Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers as of release of Manifest V3. The following guide covers only the browser extension available for Mozilla Firefox.

Follow these steps to integrate Oxylabs Dedicated Datacenter Proxies:

Step 1. Get the plugin and install it. For Firefox add-on click here.

Step 2. Open SwitchyOmega Options.

Step 3. Click +New profile.

Step 4. Give this new profile a name, choose Proxy Profile type, and click Create.

Step 5. Change Protocol to HTTP or SOCKS5. Fill in the details:

Server: a specific IP address (1.1.1.1- example)

In the case of Dedicated Datacenter Proxies, you will need to choose an IP address from the purchased list. Please refer to our documentation for more details.

If you’re using a username:password authentication method:

Port: 60000

If you’re using whitelisted IPs:

Port: 65432

Step 6. Click the lock icon on the right. Fill in the details for Proxy Authentication:

Proxy user username: username

Proxy user password: password

You can create and manage your proxy users in our dashboard.

Click Save changes.

If you have whitelisted your IP, you can skip this step.

Step 7. Click Apply changes.

Step 8. Click on the SwitchyOmega icon and choose your newly configured proxy.

That's it! You are now ready to use SwitchyOmega with Dedicated Datacenter Proxies.

Find the original SwitchyOmega integration blog post here.