# SwitchyOmega

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

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**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.
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Follow these steps to integrate Oxylabs [**Dedicated Datacenter Proxies**](https://oxylabs.io/products/datacenter-proxies/dedicated-datacenter-proxies):

**Step 1.** Get the plugin and install it. For Firefox add-on click [**here**](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/switchyomega/).

**Step 2.** Open SwitchyOmega **Options**.

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**Step 3.** Click **+New profile.**

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

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**Step 5.** Fill in the details:

**Protocol:** `HTTP`, `HTTPS`, or `SOCKS5`

**Server:** `ddc.oxylabs.io`

**Port:** `8001`

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You will need to choose a port that's assigned to an IP address from the purchased [**proxy list**](https://developers.oxylabs.io/proxies/dedicated-datacenter-proxies/self-service/proxy-list)**,** that you can find in Oxylabs' dashboard.
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**Step 6.** Click the **lock** icon on the right. Fill in the details for **Proxy Authentication**:

**Proxy user** **username:** `user-username`

**Proxy user password:** `password`

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Don't forget to add the `user-` part to your username.
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Click **Save changes.**

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**Step 7.** Click **Apply changes.**

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**Step 8**. Click on the SwitchyOmega icon and choose your newly configured proxy.&#x20;

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