Free IP Switcher Help

Overview

Free IP Switcher is a very useful utility when you change your network settings under different locations. It switches between preconfigured network settings with a single click and without any reboot. With Free IP Switcher you can automatically change all network settings on your pc: IP address, network masks, default gateway, dns server, wins server, proxy settings, default printer and more.

Quick Start Guide

Step 1: Run the program

Follow Start > All Programs > Free IP Switcher > Free IP Switcher.
Or just double click the Free IP Switcher icon on your Desktop.

Step 2: Select a profile and edit
Below at the picture there is the main program interface.
Here you can switch the page to select a profile.
Select an available network adapter and then set IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, Preferred and Alternate DNS. Or use Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) and obtain DNS server automatically, if this feature is supported by your network.

A network settings includes:
IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, DNS Server, WINS Server, Computer Name, DNS Domain, Workgroup, Default Printer, Network-Domain, Proxy Settings etc.

Note: Different network adapters may have different network settings.

Step 3: Activate Settings

You can apply all settings of the current profile by clicking 'Activate' button at any time. Notice that only settings with a checked checkbox will be activated.
A new small window will pop up. It contains information about the current activation state.
There you can see which settings are applied at the moment and whether it was successful or not.

After activation finished, those settings will be changed to the values saved here.

Interface

The tabs stand for the different profiles. You can save 5 different sets of settings in those tabs. You also can add or remove the tabs. You can rename a profile by right clicking it and choosing "Rename".

Activate: To apply all settings of the current profile you have to click on "Activate". Notice that only settings with a checked checkbox will be activated.

Load Current: To load the current IP or DNS and other settings from the chosen connection.

Add New Set: Add a new tab for the new settings.

Delete Current Set: Delete the current tab and all the settings on this tab will also lost.

Rename: You can rename a profile by right clicking it and choosing "Rename".

Settings: Open the options dialog to set.

About: Free IP Switcher's information.

Note: All settings and changes are saved automatically in a separate file (data.ini), so a backup, transfer or upgrade to another version is absolutely no problem. You also can copy it to another computer and get the same settings.

Command line options:

"/set1" will run the software and switch to the first page settings. You also can use the caption of the page such as "/Home".
For example: "C:\Program Files\Free IP Switcher\IpSwitch.exe /set1".
A enthusiastic user shared his batch file to the new feature. You can download it here.

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