Proxy Routing & Auto Dispatcher Guide

The Proxy Routing tab is your central hub for managing how client devices connect to the internet. From here, you can assign proxies to specific devices, distribute proxies automatically from a pool, rotate IPs periodically, test proxy health, and inspect connected devices.

1. Overview Statistics Cards & Navigation Buttons

At the top of the Proxy Routing screen, three status cards give you an immediate overview of your network:

Top Action Buttons:

• Device list: Opens the Device List modal showing all connected and offline devices, IP addresses, MAC addresses, routing status (Proxy, Direct Internet Access, or Network access blocked), and the Remove disconnected devices button.
• Check proxies: Opens the Proxy Checker tool to test latency and reachability across your proxy list.
• Quick proxy assignment: Opens the 3-step batch proxy distribution wizard.

[!NOTE] Bring Your Own Network (BYON): WifiSocks provides proxy management and routing at the router level. WifiSocks does not provide or sell proxy services. You supply your own proxy endpoints from your preferred providers.

2. Supported Proxy Formats

WifiSocks supports all standard proxy protocols. You can paste proxy strings directly into the dashboard in any of the following formats:

SOCKS5 Proxies

• Without username/password: socks5://192.168.1.100:1080
• With username/password: socks5://user:[email protected]:1080
• Colon format: socks5://192.168.1.100:1080:user:pass

HTTP / HTTPS Proxies

• Without username/password: http://192.168.1.100:8080
• With username/password: http://user:[email protected]:8080

Shadowsocks Proxies

• Plain text format: ss://aes-256-gcm:[email protected]:8388
• Base64 format: ss://[email protected]:8388

[!TIP] Automatic Protocol Detection: If you paste a raw proxy without a protocol prefix (such as 192.168.1.100:1080), a Select Proxy Type popup will prompt you to choose whether it is SOCKS5, HTTP, HTTPS, or Shadowsocks.

3. Automatic Proxy Dispatcher (Proxy Pool Mode)

If you have a list of proxies and want the router to automatically assign one proxy to each newly connected device in sequential order, use the Auto Dispatcher:

How to Set Up Auto Dispatcher:

1. Go to the Proxy Routing tab.
2. Turn on the toggle switch Auto-assign proxy to newly connected devices.
3. Paste your proxy list into the Proxy list box.
4. Select your preferred options (Check proxy status before saving, Allow duplicate proxy assignments, Periodic Proxy Rotation).
5. If rotation is enabled, enter your desired interval in seconds in Rotation Interval.
6. Click Update at the bottom to apply.

4. Manual Proxy Assignment & Device Renaming

If you want specific devices to always use dedicated proxies:

1. Find Device: Use the Search devices by name or IP… search bar at the top of the table to find devices by Hostname, IP address, or MAC address.
2. Rename Device: Click Edit name next to any device, type a friendly name (such as QA-Phone-01 or Dev-Workstation-02), and click Done.
3. Assign Proxy: Paste your proxy string into the Enter HTTP, HTTPS, Socks5, or Shadowsocks proxy box next to that device.
4. Remove Proxy: Delete the text in the proxy box. The device will immediately return to the safe blocked state.
5. Click Update at the bottom of the page to save changes.

5. Quick Proxy Assignment Wizard (Batch Setup)

When setting up 10, 20, or more devices at once, click the Quick proxy assignment button to launch the Quick Proxy Assignment wizard:

1. Step 1 - Select Devices: Click Select all unassigned devices, Select all assigned devices, or check individual devices → Click Next.
2. Step 2 - Paste Proxies: Paste your list into the Proxy list box. Check Allow duplicate proxy assignments if you have fewer proxies than devices → Click Next.
3. Step 3 - Review & Assign: Review the preview table showing which device gets which proxy → Click Assign temporarily.
4. Back on the main dashboard, click Update to permanently apply the new assignments.

6. Proxy Checker & Latency Measurement

Click the Check proxies button to open the Proxy Checker modal:

• What the Checker Measures:
  • IP Address: The actual exit IP address visible to the destination website.
  • Country: Geographic location and flag of the proxy IP.
  • Latency: Connection speed in milliseconds (ms):
    • Green: Under 300 ms (Fast and responsive).
    • Yellow: 300 to 1000 ms (Moderate speed).
    • Red: Over 1000 ms (Slow connection).
  • Status: Online (working) or Offline (unreachable or dead).
• Server to test: By default, tests against connectivitycheck.gstatic.com. You can change this to google.com or cloudflare.com if preferred. Click Start Check to begin testing.
• Cleaning up dead proxies: Click Select offline proxies → Click Delete selected proxies (or Remove selected proxies) to remove all dead endpoints in one click.

7. Common Questions & Troubleshooting

Why does a device show “Offline” or have no internet?

• In WifiSocks, any device without an assigned proxy is automatically placed in the safe Fail-Closed state (Devices with Blocked Internet).
• To give it internet, either assign a working proxy in this tab or allow direct internet access under Router Configuration -> Connection Setup.

Proxy test shows “Offline” / connection error

• Double-check that your proxy IP, port, username, and password are typed correctly.
• If using a local desktop proxy app on a Windows PC (such as PIA Proxy or 922 Proxy), make sure the app is listening on the PC local IP (e.g. 192.168.105.99) and not 127.0.0.1. See Connecting Desktop Proxy Forwarders.

A device is using direct home internet instead of its assigned proxy

• Open Router Configuration -> Connection Setup and verify that direct access is toggled off (gray) for that device.