Understanding the four proxy group types
Every group on the Proxies page carries a type label, and that label decides how a node gets picked. Once these four make sense, you know which layer to switch on.
The four common types
select — manual. Whatever you click is what gets used. The outermost group in most provider configs is this type.
url-test — automatic. Tests latency on a set interval and uses the fastest node. Convenient, but remember low latency does not mean high bandwidth.
fallback — priority order. Tries entries in the order written in the config and only moves on when one fails. Good when you have a clear primary and backup.
load-balance — spreads different connections across several nodes in the group. Multi-threaded downloads benefit; anything that needs a stable exit IP, such as a site sensitive to session changes, does not.
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A node inside a select group can itself be another group, which is why you see chains like Proxy to Auto to HK 01. Switch at the right layer: if the outer group points at Auto, manually clicking a node further down changes nothing until you switch the outer group back to a manual one. Day-to-day switching is covered in Switching nodes.
Group types and members are fixed by whoever wrote the config, so the client can only choose within a group — you cannot turn a url-test group into a select one from the UI. If you really need to, override it locally with Merge and Script and leave the original subscription alone.