Dashboard Tour & How-To

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This article offers a "tour" of the ProxyMesh user Dashboard and briefly describes its features. Two related articles – Dashboard Configuration & Setup and Dashboard Account Settings – provide overviews of those sections of the dashboard.

Sections of these articles also provide links to other, more detailed discussions of the dashboard features.

Setting up Your Username

Every account requires a username, which must be unique. Some users choose to use their email address as their username. Others prefer a different username.

Making your email address the username is acceptable, but we do not advise it, as the @ "at" sign can interfere with username:password authentication protocols. It’s better to choose a unique username without the “@“ symbol.

Proxy Access

Once you have logged in and the dashboard appears, the Proxy Access section of the dashboard displays a list of available proxy servers. On it, you can check the number of servers you have access to, up to the limit of your subscription plan. The column headings in Proxy Access are as follows:

Proxy Host Port: The host through which the proxy communicates with other sites. For proxies, the port is 31280.

Authorized: Indicates whether a server is authorized on the system, as described in Proxy Authentication. A green checkmark means Yes; a red X means No.

Online: Indicates whether a proxy is online and available for use. A green checkmark means Yes; a red X means No.

IPs: Specifies the number of IPs available on the proxy.

Auto-Config URL: A proxy auto-configuration URL tells your browser when to use a proxy server, and what proxy server hostname and port to use. For full details, see the Proxy Auto-Configuration URL article.

Proxy Status

You can view the status of any proxy server by clicking the server name in the dashboard, which takes you to a status page showing server location, IP address, availability, and additional information for that server.

2-Factor Authentication

2-Factor Authentication is a way to enhance your account security. It requires a secondary password that changes each time you login.

Under Account Settings on the right side of your dashboard is a 2-Factor Authentication link. Click this link to go to the 2-Factor Authentication screen. For more details on setting 2FA, see "2-Factor Authentication" in Dashboard Account Settings.

Note: If you want to discontinue using 2FA, you will need to contact Support to disable it.

Change Proxies

Under Account Settings on the right side of your dashboard is a Change Proxies link. Click this link to go to the Change Proxy Authorization page. On that page, you can select and deselect different proxies for authorization via the checkboxes, up to the limit of your subscription plan. To save your new selections and return to the dashboard, click the Authorize Proxy Servers button.

On the Change Proxy Authorization page you can also get access to more proxies by clicking the Upgrade Payment Method or Change Plan link on that page. Details on upgrading are available in Changing Your Subscription Plan.

Subscription Plan

The lower portion of the dashboard shows the details of your subscription plan and a button for creating sub-accounts from your dashboard (for ProxyMesh 20 or higher). Existing sub-accounts are listed under the Current & Past Bandwidth Usage table, under your username, with links to edit them.

Current & Past Bandwidth Usage

The Current & Past Bandwidth table on this page displays daily gigabyte (GB) use in the current period, plus usage for the previous 3 months. The heading in each history column is the billing date for that month.

See Past Bills

Once you subscribe to a plan, you can follow this link to see downloadable past bills and update "Billed-To" information: https://proxymesh.com/account/show_past_bills/.

Usage Instructions

The bottom of the dashboard displays various Usage Instructions with links for further information, along with a link to ProxyMesh Support.

Prepaid Bandwidth

If you subscribe to the 100 Plan, you will see a link on the right side of your dashboard that takes you to a screen for purchasing Prepaid Bandwidth.

Authenticated IPs & Hostnames

If you haven't added any IPs or hostnames, this link reads "Add an IP or Hostname." Once you’ve added at least one, the link changes to read "Edit IPs & Hostnames" and lists the IPs and hostnames below the link. The number of authenticated IPs is limited based on your subscription plan.

Clicking on the link takes you to the Edit Authenticated IPs screen.

The Edit Authenticated IPs page displays a separate row for each of your authenticated IPs.

Add, change, or delete IP addresses by entering the IP address in the first field and a label (optional) in the second field, and checking the checkbox. Click the Submit button.

• To Add: Just type a new IP address in the window, add a label if desired, and click Submit.
• To Delete: Type the IP in the left window, check the Delete box on the right, and click Submit.
• To Change: On the row for the IP to be deleted, check the Delete box on the right. On a separate row for an IP to be added, type the IP address in the window and add a label if desired. Then click Submit. The system will execute the delete and add.

Any IP addresses you add will be able to access the ProxyMesh proxy without a Proxy-Authorization header. If you need to add more IPs, submit the form and come back to the Edit Authenticated IPs page.

On this page you can also upgrade your account to add more IPs and enable hostname authentication.