> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Setting up a proxy natively on Windows

> Configure a NodeMaven proxy directly in the Windows network settings, with no extra software.

This guide shows how to set up a NodeMaven proxy directly in Windows. A proxy configured natively on Windows applies system-wide, so every app that honours the system proxy uses it.

## Set up the proxy on Windows

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open network settings">
    Right-click the network icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen, then click **Network and Internet settings**.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/yvkc0rpk/1794928090/b36a92d459b3715684ec0d1f831c/image.png" alt="Windows network icon context menu with Network and Internet settings" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select Proxy">
    A window will open. Choose **Proxy**.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/yvkc0rpk/1794929141/1a65cf9ab133215f08db85eb6ec5/image.png" alt="Windows Network and Internet settings with the Proxy entry" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Turn the manual proxy on">
    Click **Set up** and toggle the switch to **On**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter the gateway and port">
    In the **Proxy IP address** field, enter `gate.nodemaven.com`.

    For the **Port**, use `8080` for HTTP or `1080` for SOCKS5.

    <Warning>
      NodeMaven supports HTTP and SOCKS5 only. Enter the gateway as a bare hostname - do not prefix it with `https://` or any other scheme.
    </Warning>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save the proxy">
    Click **Save**.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/yvkc0rpk/1794930277/dd6cdcdb97735d8afbab684ebbad/image.png" alt="Windows manual proxy setup with the address, port and Save button" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Find your credentials">
    Open your browser and try to access any website. The browser asks for a username and password, which you can find in your NodeMaven dashboard. See [Authentication](/residential-mobile/authentication).

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/yvkc0rpk/1817300990/8b7cb081ab59eb300e2b3d265ecc/image.png" alt="NodeMaven dashboard showing the proxy username and password" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Sign in">
    Fill in the username and password in the browser prompt and click **Sign in**.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/yvkc0rpk/1817304571/feb5bbb33b0b8af83da04fd4106d/image.png" alt="Browser proxy sign-in prompt with username and password fields" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check the proxy">
    Your proxy should be configured and working now. Check the proxy with your preferred proxy checker, or follow [Test your proxies](/quickstart/test-your-proxies).

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/yvkc0rpk/1817306322/9a9bb3c0457f7c7e55e6e5c90185/image.png" alt="Proxy checker showing the NodeMaven proxy IP and location" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>


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