PROXY & NETWORK

Keep proxy routing with the browser profile that uses it

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Assign HTTP, HTTPS or SOCKS5 proxies per profile, then keep that route binding with the saved environment while the active connection determines the public IP, route geography and other network-origin signals a website can observe.

How it works Proxy & Network is one layer of the saved profile—not the browser identity itself. Change the route when the network origin needs to change; the profile remains the reference environment for identity, session and execution context.

HTTP · HTTPS · SOCKS5Profile-owned bindingManual · AI · Headless
Illustrative saved Profile 16 with one bound proxy route, one active network path and website-observable network context. External proxy providers and platform decisions remain outside Web4.
Illustrative product visual: Web4 stores the profile binding; the active route is supplied by the selected network path and remains distinct from browser identity.
Per-profile routing, not a built-in proxy network. Web4 keeps the selected proxy binding with the profile; the proxy provider, active exit and external reputation remain separate network facts.
THE NETWORK PATH

Bind the route, run it, then inspect what the website can see.

The network layer is easiest to understand as a path. Configuration belongs to the profile; public network context comes from the active route; diagnostics show the observable result.

01
PROFILE-OWNEDBind route to profile
Profile #16 · Network bindingSaved
PROTOCOL
HTTPHTTPSSOCKS5
ENDPOINT203.0.113.42:1080
Use proxy for this profile
Configuration belongs to Profile #16

Protocol and endpoint stay attached to the saved profile until the network configuration is changed.

02
ROUTE-DERIVEDActive route
ROUTE ACTIVE
Public IP203.0.113.42
LocationToronto, CA
Route geographyToronto, CA
ProtocolSOCKS5
Illustrative global route geography with connected network paths

The active route supplies the public network context websites can observe while that route is in use.

03
WEBSITE-OBSERVABLEObservable network context
Website viewObservable
Illustrative route map showing a website-observable public exit location
Public IP203.0.113.42
Route geographyToronto, CA
Network originActive route
Profile bindingProfile #16

Diagnostics can inspect this observable route context; they do not prove proxy reputation or platform acceptance.

NETWORK IDENTITY ≠ BROWSER IDENTITYChanging the active route can change public network signals without automatically rebuilding the profile’s browser identity.Review Browser Identity →
NETWORK CONTEXT REFERENCE

A saved proxy binding, an active route and an observable result are different kinds of state.

Web4 keeps supported proxy and network context with the saved browser environment. The route used at runtime supplies the public network surface that diagnostics can inspect, while provider history, reputation and platform decisions remain outside the browser configuration.

01SAVED WITH PROFILE
Profile network configuration

The profile can carry an HTTP, HTTPS or SOCKS5 assignment together with its saved routing, location, timezone and network context.

  • Protocol assignment
  • Proxy / route binding
  • Environment network context
02RUNTIME
Active route

The currently used connection is the route through which the profile reaches websites and external services.

  • Current connection
  • Public exit IP
  • Route geography
03WEBSITE-OBSERVABLE
Observable network surface

Diagnostics can inspect what the test page actually receives from the active network path.

  • Public IP / location
  • DNS resolver exposure
  • WebRTC-visible network information
04EXTERNAL
Outcome & reputation

These factors are not browser-profile settings and cannot be certified by a route diagnostic.

  • Provider uptime / history
  • Prior IP reputation
  • Account / platform decisions
Why this distinction matters.“Saved with the profile” does not mean every observable network value is permanently fixed; “observable” also does not mean Web4 controls the reputation or acceptance of that value.
CHANGE CONTROL

A route change should change the network layer—not the whole profile.

Keep the saved profile as the stable center. Change the route binding, then let route-derived network context update around it.

ACTIVE ROUTE
🇨🇦
Toronto, CA203.0.113.42
Route geography
Toronto, CA
Protocol
SOCKS5
Current network context
CHANGE ROUTE
PROFILE #16 Network Binding Same saved profile
Browser identityPersisted
Cookies & sessionPersisted
Execution contextPersisted
APPLY BINDING
NEW ACTIVE ROUTE
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Frankfurt, DE198.51.100.24
Route updated
Public IP198.51.100.24
Route geographyFrankfurt, DE
Network-origin contextRoute-derived
ROUTE CHANGEDIP · route geography · network-origin context
PROFILE PERSISTEDBrowser identity · cookies/session · execution context
Review Browser Identity →
CROSS-MODE NETWORK CONTEXT

Reuse one saved network binding across manual, AI and Headless/CDP execution.

Execution mode changes how the saved profile is operated. The profile keeps its network binding; each mode continues from that same environment instead of rebuilding a separate network setup.

ONE SAVED ENVIRONMENT SAME BINDING · DIFFERENT EXECUTION MODES
PROFILE #16Saved browser environment
Bound
NETWORK BINDING SOCKS5 203.0.113.42:1080 Current route
PROFILE-OWNEDBinding saved with environment

The route binding belongs to Profile #16, so changing the execution surface does not create a separate network setup.

MANUAL BROWSER Uses binding
Open and browse normally

The saved profile opens with its current network binding already attached.

AI BROWSER WORKFLOW Uses binding
Run AI tasks in the same profile

The execution interface changes, while Profile #16 keeps the same saved binding.

HEADLESS / CDP Uses binding
Execute programmatically

Automation starts from the same saved profile and its current bound route.

EXECUTION SURFACE CHANGESManual browser · AI workflow · Headless/CDP
PROFILE NETWORK CONTEXT PERSISTSProfile #16 · saved binding · current route until changed
STATE REFERENCE

The saved profile is the continuity boundary; execution mode is only how that profile is operated.

Web4 keeps context around the same saved profile: network context remains with the environment, AI workflows execute inside that profile, and Headless/CDP can operate the same profile without rebuilding its context.

Supported continuity across saved-profile execution modes
Workflow stateSaved browser profileNetwork contextExecution surface
Open the saved profileReusedIdentity and session state continue with the profile.With environmentPer-profile proxy/network context remains associated with the saved profile.Manual browser
Run an AI browser workflowSame profileThe task executes inside the saved profile context.ReusedThe workflow does not require a separate proxy setup for the same profile.AI workflow
Run through Headless / CDPSame profileHeadless/CDP operates the saved profile rather than rebuilding it.ReusedThe saved environment carries its network context into programmatic execution.Headless / CDP
SCOPE BOUNDARY

Provider-side rotation, failover and upstream network behavior are external to the saved Web4 profile. The profile preserves its own configured network context; a provider may still determine what happens behind the endpoint it supplies.

NETWORK DIAGNOSTICS

Check the route a website can actually observe.

Use network-focused diagnostics before a workflow begins or after a route changes. Each tool inspects one observable part of the network path rather than repeating the same generic icon.

CURRENT ROUTE Active203.0.113.42Toronto, CAInspect route →

Diagnostic boundary. A network check can show what the route exposes; it cannot prove the prior reputation of an IP or predict a platform decision.

VERIFICATION PLAYBOOK

Verify the network path in the same order the evidence becomes observable.

The four diagnostics answer different questions. Run them as a sequence instead of treating a single green result as proof of the whole account environment.

HOW TO READ THE RESULTEach check proves only what it directly observes.
Proxy check fails

The configured route was not reachable in that test. The result does not by itself identify whether the cause is credentials, endpoint availability, provider-side behavior or another network condition.

IP / location differs from expectation

The public exit observed by the test differs from the route you expected. Treat that as network-layer evidence; it is not evidence that the saved browser identity was rebuilt.

DNS or WebRTC exposes additional context

The test observed another network surface. Investigate that surface directly rather than using a browser-fingerprint result as a substitute.

All four checks look expected

You have verified the observable network path used by those tests. This still does not certify prior IP reputation, account history or platform acceptance.

PRODUCT BOUNDARY

Separate what the profile controls from what the active network and platforms decide.

Network configuration is useful only when the boundary is explicit. Web4 can coordinate a supported proxy binding; it does not determine provider history, prior IP reputation or platform policy.

01 · PROFILE CONTROLCONTROLLED IN WEB4
Profile #16Saved
ProtocolHTTP · HTTPS · SOCKS5
EndpointConfigured per profile
Route bindingSaved with profile
Profile-owned configuration

Web4 can configure supported protocol assignment and keep the selected route binding with the saved browser environment.

02 · ACTIVE NETWORKROUTE-DERIVED
Public IPRoute geographyObservable routeNetwork origin
Connection-supplied context

The active route supplies the public network context a website can observe while that connection is in use. Location and timezone remain part of the saved environment context; this page does not assume a specific provider-side rotation or failover policy.

03 · EXTERNAL CONTEXTOUTSIDE WEB4 CONTROL
EXTERNAL
Provider historyIP reputationAccount historyPlatform policy
External reputation & decisions

Provider uptime, prior proxy reputation, account history and platform acceptance remain outside the browser configuration.

WEB4 CONTROLSProfile network settings & saved binding
THE ROUTE SUPPLIESPublic IP · route geography · observable network context
EXTERNAL SYSTEMS DECIDEHistory · reputation · account & platform policy
See claims methodology →
NEXT LAYER

Network context is ready. Put the saved environment to work.

With Browser Identity and the per-profile network binding in place, the next layer is execution: run AI browser workflows from the same saved profile and current route.

BUILD YOUR NETWORK CONTEXT

Start with one saved profile and one approved route.

Create a free Web4 account, then apply for Windows trial access when you are ready to test per-profile proxy and network configuration. Trial access is by approval.