With the rapid development of the Internet, the application range of proxy IP is becoming more and more extensive. However, when using proxy IP, we need to understand some basic concepts so that we can avoid some unnecessary errors and improve work efficiency.
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The proxy protocol refers to the protocol used by the proxy server, which determines how the client connects to the proxy server and the communication format between the client and the proxy server. Common proxy protocols include HTTP, SOCKS, FTP, and so on.
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There are generally three commonly used proxy protocols: HTTP, HTTPS and SOCKS5. When you select a proxy IP, you should confirm the selected protocol type. If it is HTTP(S) protocol, you can select tunnel unlimited proxy IP, high-quality proxy IP, dynamic forwarding IP pool, exclusive IP pool, and shared IP pool. If it is a SOCKS5 protocol, you can select short-lived SOCKS5 proxy IP, long-term SOCKS5 proxy IP, dedicated IP pool, and shared IP pool. Note: When using dedicated IP pools and shared IP pools, be aware that the port numbers may be different for different protocols.
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High-quality proxy IPs generally need to be authorized before use. Commonly used authorization methods include account password authorization and whitelist authorization. To authorize an account password, you need to fill in your account and key information, while for whitelist authorization, you need to add the IP address of your computer to the whitelist.
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Proxy IPs have a lifetime. That is how long they are valid. Once the survival time has passed, even the static proxy IP will become invalid. MaxProxy's unlimited residential proxy IP has a lifetime of more than 30 minutes, a long-term dynamic high-quality residential proxy IP has a lifetime of 30-720 minutes, a shared IP pool is counted for 10 minutes, and an exclusive IP pool is set by the user with a range of 5-1440 minutes.
Different services have different requirements for the survival time of proxy IPs. Therefore, when choosing a proxy IP, you should choose according to your business needs. If your business requires a large lifetime of proxy IPs, you can select an exclusive IP pool.
