Usage Guidelines – Squid Auth Proxy Server with Windows Server 2016

Squid Auth Proxy Server

Windows Server 2016

The guide on how to work with the Squid Auth Proxy Server with Windows Server 2016

  1. Once the VM has been started, you will see adduser script on the desktop; right-click it and select Run With Powershell

Type in Y in the console and press ‘Enter’

  1. Now enter the login and password to create a new proxy user
  2. Once the user has been created, connect to the proxy
  3. To work, open the following ports:
    3128 (TCP)
  4. To use the proxy server through the built-in Windows tools, open the settings.

From ‘Settings’ select Network & Internet

  1. Go to the “Proxy” section and set the “Use a proxy server” switch to ‘On’
  2. In the Address field, enter the address of the VM, and in the Port field, specify 3128. Then click the Save button.
  1. To check the connection to the proxy server, open the https://www.myip.com/ website in any browser and check if your IP address has changed
  2. In the pop-up window, enter the login and password of the user you have created