Overview
Mobile Net Switch enables you to use your computer at more then one network
with the click of a button. It allows you to automatically select the
correct drive mappings, printer settings, IP settings and much more.
Settings are applied instantly, you do not have to restart your computer.
Mobile Net Switch stores location specific settings in Profiles. Each
Location Profile can be easily
configured with the settings for your network. You can simply activate the
desired Location Profile. Within moments your machine is configured and ready. To
add, edit, copy or remove a location profile, use the 'Profiles' menu.
Requirements
Mobile Net Switch supports Windows 2000 (Professional and Server), Windows XP
(Professional, Home, Tablet PC and Media Center Edition) and Windows Server 2003
(Web, Standard and Enterprise).
The program also functions on Windows 98/NT when
WMI is installed. WMI is a free Microsoft extension to Windows which is
installed by default on Windows 2000, XP and Windows 2003. (Please note;
using Mobile Net Switch on Windows 98/NT is not supported but
will function correctly on most systems when WMI and the latest network
card driver are installed).
When installing Mobile Net Switch on Windows 98 you will receive a warning
dialog stating the security module "SF
Impersonat0r.dll" can not be
registered. Because Windows 98 doesn't contain local permissions and
security like Windows NT (and higher) this error can be safely ignored.
The "Security Context" feature is not required on Windows 98 and will
not
be available on that platform.
You can download WMI freely from the Microsoft Website at the following
location:
http://www.Microsoft.com/Downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=18490
Contact your hardware vendor to get the latest network card drivers or
visit the Drivers Guide at:
http://www.DriverGuide.com
How to use Mobile Net Switch
When Mobile Net Switch is started for the first time, a profile named
"Default" is created. This profile contains the most basic settings and
can be used as a starting point.
Step 1: Create a new profile:
1. Create a new profile (in the menu "Profiles" click "Add")
2. Give this profile a descriptive name (e.g. office network)
A new empty profile is created. It's now possible to configure the
settings that need to be changed when connecting to the specified network.
All settings are optional, if no value is specified for a particular
option, it is not configured and the current setting will not be changed.
See the rest of the manual for more detailed information on each feature.
Step 2: The Main tab:
1. Enter the user name and password of the connecting network. (for a
domain enter the user name as: DomainName\UserName, for a workgroup enter: TargetComputerName\UserName)
This information is optional and will be used when connecting to resources
that require authentication, e.g. a drive mapping. It is possible to use
alternate credentials for each drive mapping (add or edit a drive mapping,
then check the "Connect using a different username")
2. Specify a proxy server if needed
Step 3: The Network tab:
Some networks require manual and other automatic (DHCP) IP assignment.
These settings can be configured for each network card installed in the
system:
1. Select the network adapter
2. Check or uncheck the "Enable" checkbox to en/disable the network card
at profile activation
3. Check the "New configuration" checkbox and select "DHCP" or "Manual"
4. If DHCP is selected no other settings are required (it is possible but
not required to manually specify different Gateway, DNS and WINS values)
5. If Manual is selected enter the IP addressing that is used on the
connected network. It is possible to specify multiple values for each of
the IP fields, (separate entries with ;)
6. Click the Advanced button to;
- enable or disable the Windows Firewall (previously called the Internet
Connection Firewall).
- specify a DNS suffix
- configure NetBIOS over TCP/IP
- Flush the DNS resolver cache at profile activation
Step 4: The Internet tab:
1. Specify the start page of the Internet Explorer and Firefox
2. Select the connection method and optionally the default Dial up and VPN
connection
3. Select if you want to enable Internet Connection Sharing for a specified
network connection
4. Select the dialing location (for example to specify Windows to dial a 0
for an outside line or use a direct connection)
5. If the ISA Firewall client is installed, you can configure to enable or
disable it when activating the selected profile
Step 5: The Desktop tab:
1. Specify if you want to use a different wallpaper for this profile
2. Specify if you want to use different display settings
3. Specify the Numlock state (e.g. for laptop users using an external
keyboard; enable Numlock,. When using the build-in keyboard; disable
Numlock)
4. Specify the volume settings
Step 6: The System tab:
1. Select the default printer to use in all programs
2. Select the Mapi (Outlook 97, 98, 2000, XP and 2003) profile
3. Select the local time zone
4. If you need to use a different outgoing (SMTP) server, enter the name
of the SMTP server and click the "Get IP Address" button. This feature is
explained in the manual at System ->
Dynamic Outgoing SMTP Server
Step 7: The Hosts tab:
If you need to specify different Hosts settings, check the "Dynamic Hosts
file" checkbox and enter the required information. See the
Hosts section of the manual for more
information
Step 8: The Scripts tab:
The scripts tab allow you to configure programs, batch files, scripts and
.reg file to be executed before or after profile activation. These are two
frames, the top frame allows you to specify scripts to run for all
profiles, the bottom frame allows you to configure scripts to run for the
selected profile only.
Step 9: The Remarks tab:
This page allows you to enter your remarks regarding the connected network
(e.g. the opening hours of the building, code of the server room, desk
phone number etc)
Step 10: Activating the configured profile:
When all settings have been specified it is possible to activate the
profile. Click the "Activate button", Mobile Net Switch will now configure
your machine within seconds. No reboot is required.
Notes:
 Mobile Net Switch operates within the normal permission model of Windows.
Almost all settings do not require local administrator privileges except
for the IP Addressing features. If your account doesn't have local
administrator permissions, you can still use all other features of Mobile
Net Switch. To use the IP Addressing features without local administrator
permissions, click on Security in the
Options menu.
Mobile Net Switch stores all settings on a per user base. The user is also
allowed to change all program settings. To modify this default behavior,
see the following paragraphs of this manual:
Locking Profiles, User
Mode and Global Settings Mode. Alternatively you
can use the free plug-in
Mobile Net Switch
Quick Launcher
Installation
To use a new version or build of Mobile Net Switch;
1. Exit and Uninstall any current version of Mobile Net Switch you may
have installed (your configuration will not be removed)
2. Download Mobile Net Switch from the following location:
http://www.MobileNetSwitch.com/Download.
3. Install Mobile Net Switch.
4. Use your registration code to register Mobile Net Switch. If you don't
have a registration code, the following dialog will be presented:
Click on the 'I Agree' button to start using Mobile Net Switch.
The evaluation license allows you to use Mobile Net Switch for up to thirty days
(the program doesn't expire), after this
period you must purchase a license or stop using it and remove any copy
from your system. Besides the start-up screen, Mobile Net Switch is not
limited in any way.
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Main
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The Main page allows your to specify the
account information, define the drive mapping list and configure a proxy server. |
Account Information
This options allows you to specify a domain and user name and the associated
password. When using your computer on a foreign domain or workgroup, the account
you have used to logon to your machine, normally does not have permission to
access any resources on the foreign network. When you specify account
information, Mobile Net Switch will use this information to authenticate
yourself when for example mapping drives specified in the drive mapping List. The
password is encrypted and stored in the registry at the following location:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CNS\<Profile Name>
You can also specify a user name without password. Mobile Net Switch will ask
you for the password when you activate the profile using the dialog shown below.
Mapping Drives
The drive mapping List allows you to specify the resources you want to use on the
network. You can specify the following resource types:
1. Drive Letter
The Drive Letter option will make a direct drive mapping using the selected
drive letter to the specified network share.
2. LPT Port
The LPT option will map the selected LPT port to the specified network print
queue.
3. IPC$ Connection
The IPC$ connection will authenticate you to the specified network resource
(e.g. a Windows workstation or Server or any other Windows compatible network
resource).
4. Connect using a different username
Select this checkbox when you want to use a different username then specified on
the Main tab to connect to this resource.
Please note: Windows does not allow you to make multiple connections to a shared
network server from the same workstation if you attempt to use more than one set
of credentials. If you attempt to make two or more connections to the same
server using two or more sets of credentials, you will receive the following
error message:
The credentials supplied conflict with an existing set of credentials.
To make the connection with the other account, disconnect the previous
connection('s) to the server. This behavior is by caused by Windows and is by design for security purposes.
Enabling the browse button
In the above screenshot the "Browse" button has been enabled. This button is
disabled and hidden by default because browsing is not supported on all
networks. To enable the Browse button, edit the following registry entry and
reopen the Manage Drive Mappings dialog:
Key location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CNS\
Entry name: EnableBrowseButton
Entry value: 1
Configure Proxy Server
This option allows you specify a proxy server address and proxy server port
which will be used by the Internet Explorer and Firefox. When activating the profile, any
current Internet Explorer window is now automatically updated with the new
configuration. Firefox needs to be started after the configuration has changed. Select the Auto button to let Internet Explorer
and Firefox
automatically determine the settings. When you Specify the Manual button, the
correct proxy server address and port must be supplied (recommended for most
situations).
There are Five methods of configuring the Proxy Server:
Method 1: Do not modify the current Proxy server
settings;
- Simply de-select the checkbox
Method
2: Clear Proxy server
settings;
- Select the checkbox and leave the Server and
Port empty
Method 3: A
manual (HTTP) Proxy server;
- Select the checkbox
- Select the Manual option (click the label "Server", then select
"Proxy Server
Script")
- Enter the proxy server address and port
- Optionally specify Proxy Server Exceptions by clicking the Advanced button
Method
4:
Automatic Proxy configuration script;
- Select the checkbox
- Select the Script option (click the label "Server", then select "Proxy Server
Address")
- Enter the location and name of the Automatic Proxy configuration script
- Optionally specify Proxy Server Exceptions by clicking the Advanced button
Method
5:
Multiple Proxy Servers;
- Select the checkbox
- Select the Manual option (click the label "Server", then select Proxy
Server Script)
- Either select the Advanced button or enter the location and name of the proxy Servers using the following
syntax:
http=httpserver:8080;https=secureserver:8080;ftp=ftpserver:8080;socks=socksserver:8080
Note: You do not have to specify a Proxy Server for each protocol,
(e.g. http=httpserver:8080;ftp=ftpserver:8080
is also correct)
- Optionally specify Proxy Server Exceptions by clicking the Exceptions button
Automatically detect settings:
Mobile Net Switch resets the proxy settings back to default before configuring
new proxy settings, this is to ensure compatibility with all Internet Explorer
and Windows combinations. The default behavior of Internet Explorer is to enable
the "Automatically detect settings" feature. To modify this behavior;
click on Options, then select Advanced and de-select the "Reset the Internet
Explorer proxy settings when activating a profile"
option.
Internet Explorer Title bar:
Mobile Net Switch will configure the Internet Explorer's Title bar to display
the configured Proxy Server. To disable this feature; click on Options, then
select Advanced and de-select the "Add proxy name to the Internet
Explorer title bar"
option.
Proxy Server Exceptions:
To exclude locations from using the Proxy Server, use the Proxy Server Exceptions
option. Click on the Exceptions button and enter the locations which must be
excluded from using the configured Proxy Server.
Mobile Net
Switch automatically activates the "Bypass proxy for local addresses" function
of the Internet Explorer when you have specified a Proxy Server.
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Network |
The Network page allows you to specify
the method your machine must use for it's IP Address configuration. You can
specify DHCP or Manual IP Addressing. To enable the IP Addressing option,
select the appropriate network card using the 'Network card' drop down box,
then select the 'Enabled' checkbox next to the 'New Configuration' frame.
When using DHCP, you can also manually specify the Gateway, WINS and/or DNS servers.
To configure a manual DNS server while using DHCP, click the Gateway address
label and select Manual from the context menu. Te same procedure applies for
configuring a manual DNS and WINS server when using DHCP. Multiple entries must be
separated by ;
You can also use the IP editing box by clicking the button next to any of
the IP textboxes. (tip: If you need to add more then one IP address in the
same range you can press CTRL while clicking on the Add button)
To disable or enable a Network Connection, select the (Enable) checkbox next to
the network card/connection drop down box. At profile activation, the
Network Connection will be
enabled/disabled. This function is supported on Windows 2000 and higher.
Changing
network and IP settings requires local administrator permissions, if your
account doesn't have local administrator permissions, you can specify an
alternate account which will be used by Mobile Net Switch when changing
these options. Click on Security in the Options menu. Using this unique
feature, you can change network settings without the need of local
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DHCP
DHCP is used on most company networks. Mobile Net Switch
will detect if your machine has a valid IP Address. If not, an 'IP Renew' is
performed. This automatic feature can be switched off using the 'Options' menu
and deselecting 'Auto renew IP when required'.
When your machine has a valid IP Address, Mobile Net Switch will detect this and
will not renew or refresh the configuration.
Manual
The manual IP Address configuration option allows you to specify the IP Address,
Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, DNS server and WINS server. When you activate the
profile, these settings will be applied to your network card. To clear the
default gateway, simply leave the field blank.
To specify multiple default Gateways, use ; to separate the addresses.
Advanced
Internet Connection Firewall (Windows Firewall):
You can select to enable or disable the Internet Connection Firewall for the
selected network card. This feature is available on systems running Windows XP
and higher.
When using Windows XP Service Pack 1 or lower and a program internally connects to the Internet Connection
Firewall and tries to enable or disable it, Windows will show a warning dialog.
The dialog has been hard coded by Microsoft and can only be disabled by
installing Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher.
DNS Suffix:
You can specify a connection specific DNS Suffix. This will greatly enhance
network name resolution performance when this option is not specified by the
DHCP server on the network (on many networks the DHCP server doesn't provide the
DNS Suffix). When you leave this value blank, the DNS Suffix will be reset. To
specify multiple DNS Suffix addresses, use ; to separate addresses.
NetBIOS over TCP/IP:
You can set NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) to enable, disable or default. Depending
on the network you are connected to this feature allows you to disable NetBT for
security or enable it for name resolution compatibility (e.g. when using WINS
are your primary name resolution mechanism).
MAC Address
This option allows you to change the MAC Address on the selected network card.
To load the new MAC Address, the network card will be disabled and enabled again
at profile activation.
Only
network cards that conform with the Windows network driver specifications are
supported.
Flush DNS Cache and Restart Network card:
Select the checkbox to flush the DNS revolver cache or restart the network card when the selected profile is
activated.
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Internet |
The Internet page allows you to specify
Internet and Network related settings. |
Start Page
Allows you to specify the default start page used by Internet Explorer
and Firefox. Deselect
the checkbox next to 'Start page' to disable setting a start page.
Dial-up connection
Select the method and dial-up connection Internet Explorer (and related applications) will use when
connecting to resources. Deselect the checkbox next to 'Connection' to disable
setting the dial-up connections settings.
Internet Connection Sharing
Allows you to enable or disable Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) for your
Local Array and Dial-up Networking connections. Please note that Windows
allows only one connection to be shared at any given time. When activating
a profile, Mobile Net Switch will first disable ICS for all specified
connections in the selected profile and will then enable ICS for the
selected connection. Connections with the value 'do not modify' (default)
will be ignored.
Default dialing
location (Dialing Rules)
Allows you to specify which dialing rules will be used by Windows when dialing
to other network resources. Using this option you don't have to remember, and
select, the correct dialing rule every time you dial to a remote network
resource.
ISA Firewall client
The ISA
client is a small tool that can be installed when the network uses
Microsoft ISA Server 2000 and 2004 in it's Firewall role. The ISA Client
reroutes all Winsock traffic to the ISA Server without the need to
configure each tool for proxy usage (for example a local FTP tool can be
used without configuring a proxy server, the ISA client redirects traffic
to the ISA Server). This client can (and will) interfere traffic when your
machine is not connected to the network/ISA Server.
This option allows you to enable or disable the ISA
Server Firewall client 2000 and 2004 (for 2004, Mobile Net Switch 2.31 or
higher is required). This feature will be unavailable when no ISA
Firewall client is installed.
Proxy Server name
On some machines the auto-detect feature of the Firewall Client (version
2000) doesn't detect the ISA server correctly on all networks. To
configure the ISA server manually, use the following command:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Firewall client\chkwsp32.exe -r -s
ISA-SERVER -f
(Where c:\.. the installation directory of the ISA proxy firewall
client)
Mobile Net Switch can be configured to automatically execute this command
when activating a profile. Simply add the command to the Script page of
Mobile Net Switch.
The
ISA Firewall client setting will be effective immediately but the tray icon
might not be updated.
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Desktop |
The Desktop page allows you
to specify wallpaper, display resolution, Numlock state and Volume settings.
Wallpaper
Allows to you set a custom wallpaper when activating the selected profile.
Click the browse button to select a wallpaper image, then specify if the
image must be stretched, tilled or centered.
Resolution
Allows you to select the display resolution, color depth and refresh rate.
The supported settings are retrieved from Windows (from the default display
adapter) and placed in the Display Settings selection box. Please note that
you should not configure your machine to use a resolution or refresh rate
that your system doesn't support. Use the Test button and follow the
instructions to verify if the chosen settings are supported by your system.
Numlock
Allows you to enable or disable Numlock. This feature is often used by
laptop owners using an external keyboard (set Numlock on) on one location
and the build-in keyboard (set Numlock off) on other locations.
Volume
Allows you to specify the volume and mute settings for the selected profile.
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System |
The System page allows you to specify a default
Printer, MAPI profile and outgoing SMTP server. |
Default Printer
The Printers page allows you to specify
a default Printer. When you activate the profile, the default Printer will
be changed to the specified value. Using this option you don't have to
select the correct Printer in every application. Use the 'Clear'
button to disable setting the Default Printer for this Mobile Net Switch
profile.
To ensure you have the
appropriate permissions to print to the specified Printer, make a IPC$
connection to the Print Server using the Mappings option on the Main tab page.
See the image below for an example.
Mobile Net Switch
(as of version 2.32 build March 31, 2004) will notify all open application
to use the new default printer. On some machines this can cause some delay
(hanging of the notification process). Mobile Net Switch will detect this
and will ensure that the next time the application notification will be
skipped. The result is that the default printer is set, and if a problem
occurred it will not occur again ever on that machine. To enable this
feature Mobile Net Switch automatically sets the following registry value
to 1.
Key location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CNS\
Entry name: noNewDefaultPrinterNotify
Entry value: 1 (1 to enable, 0 to disable)
Default MAPI profile
The MAPI page allows you to specify
a default MAPI (Outlook) profile. When you activate the profile, the Mapi
profile used by Outlook will be changed to the specified value. Using this
option you don't have to select the required profile every time Outlook is
started. To select a Mapi profile, simply select the required Mapi Profile
from the presented list. Use the 'Clear' button to disable setting
the Default Mapi profile for this Mobile Net Switch profile.
Local Time Zone
This feature allows you to specify a default Time Zone for the selected
profile. Use the 'Clear' button to disable setting the Time Zone for this
Mobile Net Switch profile.
Dynamic outgoing SMTP Server
When using a pop mailbox you have to specify the SMTP server of the
location you are connected. Using the DynamicSMTP option of Mobile Net
Switch, this tasks has been greatly simplified.
This option is compatible with all well known pop and smtp mail clients,
e.g. Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, Pegasus Mail, Netscape Mail, etc.
To use this feature of Mobile Net Switch, simply edit your current mail
account and change the outgoing SMTP mail server to DynamicSMTP. See the
images below for an example.
Outlook Express
example |
Outlook 2003 example |
In Mobile Net Switch, select the System tab.
In this example, the outgoing mail server
for the profile HQ network is named Mail.HQ.lan. This information is added
to the DynamicSMTP textbox. The dynamic SMTP feature requires the IP
address of the server. The address can be retrieved using the Get IP
Address button. If for some reason the (correct) IP address isn't returned
you can also directly enter the IP Address into the DynamicSMTP textbox.
When this profile is activated, the alias DynamicSMTP is added to the
Hosts file and can then be used to send outgoing mail to. You will no
longer have to edit your mail settings. Simply configure the correct
outgoing mail server in each profile.
Please note that some e-mail programs (e.g. Outlook 2003) must be
restarted for the new setting to be effective.
A new feature has been added as of Mobile Net Switch 2.26; when you enter
the name of the outgoing SMTP server and not it's IP address, the IP
address will be automatically resolved each time the profile is activated.
To use this feature, simply enter the name of the SMTP server and do not
click the "Get IP Address" button.
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Hosts |
The Hosts page allows you to specify
entries to the hosts file which will be available when the selected profile
has been activated. The current Hosts file content will not be removed. The
dynamic content is added to the end of the current hosts file, any previous
dynamic content added by Mobile Net Switch will be overwritten.
When this option is used for the first time, Mobile Net Switch detects the
Hosts file location and stores it in the registry at the following location:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CNS\HostsFileLocation. If no hosts file is
present, Mobile Net Switch creates a new Hosts file.
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Scripts |
The Scripts page allows you to run scripts and
programs when activating a profile. You can specify when a particular script
must be executed. To ensure a scripts always runs, please add it to the 'All
Profiles' section. To let a script run when selecting a particular Profile,
please add it to the 'Selected Profile' section. when you specify a .reg
file, it will be imported into the registry automatically.
The second combo box allows you to select how to run the script or program.
Options are: Normal, Minimized, Maximized and Hidden.
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Remarks |
The Remarks page allows you to store profile
related information. For example the code for the server room or the address
of the location.
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Tray bar icon |
The Tray bar icon allows you to launch Mobile
Net Switch.
Clicking once on the tray bar icon will open the Profile Popup window:
Double-clicking on the icon will open Mobile Net Switch.
Right-clicking on the tray bar icon will open the context menu:
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Default Profile |
You can specify a default profile using the
'Profiles' menu and then selecting 'Set selected Profile as default'
To activate the default profile, press the CTRL key and click on the
Activate button or use the 'Default profile' link in the profile popup menu.
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Extra options |
Mobile Net Switch allows for several extra
options:Export Settings
To export the settings of Mobile Net Switch, use the 'Export settings'
option from the 'Options' menu. You will be presented with the dialog shown
below.
1. Select if you want to export the complete configuration of only the
specified profile.
2. Enter a file name the which the settings of Mobile Net Switch will be
exported.
Always use this option, and not the Microsoft Registry Editor,
when saving your Mobile Net Switch configuration.
To restore the configuration of Mobile Net Switch;
1. Completely exit Mobile Net Switch (also close the tray bar icon)
2. Double-click on the Mobile Net Switch Export file and click on Ok.
Command line parameters
Mobile Net Switch can be started using the following command line parameters:
/Profile:
When you select a profile using the command line parameter, the following
procedure will be executed:
1. Mobile Net Switch will be launched
2. The profile will be activated
3. Mobile Net Switch will be closed (default)
/CLOSE and /NOCLOSE
The /CLOSE and /NOCLOSE parameter determine if Mobile Net Switch should
close automatically after profile activation or should keep running.
/?
Shows the help dialog as shown above
Options Menu
The 'Options' menu allows the following configuration options:
>Add current proxy settings to this profile
Clicking this option will add the currently configured selected Proxy Server
to the selected profile.
>Add current network mappings to this profile
Clicking this option will add all current drive mappings to the selected
profile.
>Export Settings
This feature is described at the following location
Extra Options => Export Settings.
> Security context
This feature is described at the following location Extra Options =>
Security (Context).
> Settings mode
This feature is described at the following location
Extra Options => Global Settings Mode.
> Advanced options
Allows you to set several advanced configuration options as shown below
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Advanced
>Auto renew IP when required
Mobile Net Switch will detect if your machine has a valid IP Address, if not
a 'IP Renew' is performed. This automatic feature can be switched of using
the 'Options' menu.
>Prompt for password
When this option has been enabled, and you have specified only a username and
not a password in a profile, the following dialog will be presented when
activating a profile:
>Add proxy name to the IE title bar
When this option has been enabled, Mobile Net Switch adds the configured
proxy server name to the Internet Explorer's title bar (requires the
Internet Explorer window to be reopened). When Mobile Net Switch is closed,
the title bar is always restored back to the original value.
>Usage Log
The Usage Log shows the result of the last five activated Mobile Net Switch
profiles.
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Startup
>Start Minimized
When this option has been enabled, Mobile Net Switch will start as a tray
bar application. Enabling this option is recommended.
>Auto start with Windows
When this option has been enabled, Mobile Net Switch will start be started
when Windows is loaded. Enabling this option is recommended.
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Security
The Security option allows you to specify which credential Mobile Net Switch
will use when configuring network settings (switching the following settings: IP
addressing, the time zone, hosts file, Windows Firewall, ISA client and
more).
Windows requires local administrator permission for these options. When your
account doesn't have local admin permissions, you can configure an alternate
account. Mobile Net Switch will still completely operate using your logged
account. Only when setting the network options (which require local admin
permissions) will Mobile Net Switch temporarily change the security context
of the program to the specified account, when the setting have been made, it
will revert back to your logged on account. This process is fast and
completely invisible for the end user.
This unique feature enables you to switch IP
addressing, the time zone, hosts file, Windows Firewall, ISA client and
other settings without local administrator permissions. To allow normal
users to enable and/or disable Network
Connection,
read the following section.
Only when using Windows 2000 and lower, the logged on account (not
the account entered in the security dialog) requires the
'Act as part of the operating system' permission.
To configure this permission, use the following procedure:
Start 'Gpedit.msc', select 'Computer Configuration' -> 'Windows Settings' ->
'Security Settings' -> 'Local Policies' -> 'User Rights Assignment' -> 'Act
as part of the operating system' and add the current user.
Changed Local Policy settings take some time to become effective. Use
the Test settings button to check if the specified account is accessible for
Mobile Net Switch.
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Locking Profiles
Mobile Net Switch can be configured to Lock the configuration of one or more
Profiles.
To lock a Profile use the following procedure:
1. Exit Mobile Net Switch (including the tray icon)
2. Edit the following registry entry:
Key location:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CNS\
Entry name: LockedProfiles
Change the value of this entry to: <name of profile>
Multiple profiles can be specified and must be separated by ';'.
Example: Profile1;Profile2;Profile3
3. Start Mobile Net Switch
When you select the profile specified in the "LockedProfiles" registry
entry,
the settings of the selected profile can not be changed;
If you
want to lockdown the entire application please consider using the
"User Mode" feature of Mobile Net Switch.
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User Mode
Mobile Net Switch can be set to run in 'User Mode'. In this mode, the user is not
allowed to change any settings in Mobile Net Switch. This feature can be
enabled by an administrator to prevent a user from changing any
preconfigured settings.
To enable 'User Mode' use the following procedure:
1. Go to "Options" -> "Lock Settings"
2. Enter a password and click the OK button
3.
The application will be restarted in 'User Mode';
'User Mode' activates the following rules inside Mobile Net Switch;
- The settings frame is locked and hidden
- The Details button is disabled
- The Profiles, Mappings and Options menus are disabled
To disable 'User Mode' use the following procedure:
1. Go to "Options" -> "Unlock Settings"
2. Enter a password and click the OK button
If you
want to lockdown only a selected number of profiles please consider using
the "Lock Profiles" feature of Mobile Net Switch.
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Global Settings Mode
Mobile Net Switch can be set to run in 'Global Settings Mode'. In this mode,
the program stores all information globally. All users on a system share one
set of program settings.
When this setting is not enabled (default), Mobile Net Switch stores it's
settings per user in the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CNS\" registry
entry. When 'Global Settings Mode' has been enabled, the settings are stored
globally in the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CNS\" registry
entry.
To enable 'Global Settings Mode' use the following procedure:
1. Click on "Options" -> "Settings Mode"
2. Select the mode you would like to use and click the "Ok" button
3. Mobile Net Switch must be restarted for the change to be effective
Please note:
When using the 'Global Settings Mode', ensure all users (e.g. the local
group Users) have the appropriate read and write permissions on the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CNS\"
registry entry.
When using 'Global Settings Mode', the location to enable
User Mode and Hidden Mode
and all other settings
also change from HKEY_CURRENT_USER to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
You can configure one machine to use 'Global Settings Mode'. Then
export the settings using the Options menu.
This export can be used to configure all other machines you want to run
Mobile Net Switch on. Before running Mobile Net Switch for the first time,
ensure you have imported these settings first. This way, Mobile Net Switch
will immediately start to use the Global Settings and will not first start
with local settings.
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Hidden mode
Mobile Net Switch can be set to run in 'Hidden Mode'. In this mode, the
program runs silently without any screen output to the user. Because this
feature disables the user interface of Mobile Net Switch, the program must
be started with the /Profile: command
line parameter.
To enable 'Hidden Mode' use the following procedure:
1. Exit Mobile Net Switch (including the tray icon)
2. Edit the following registry entry (reg_sz):
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CNS\HiddenMode
Change the value of this entry to: 1
3. Start Mobile Net Switch using the
/Profile: command line parameter, e.g. MNS.exe /Profile:Office
When Mobile Net Switch is started with the /Profile: parameter and is
configured to run in 'Hidden Mode' the following will occur:
1. Mobile Net Switch starts and activates the selected profile
2. The settings are applied and Mobile Net Switch is closed
To disable 'Hidden Mode' use the following procedure:
1. Exit Mobile Net Switch (including the tray icon)
2. Change the value of the following registry entry:
Key location:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CNS\
Entry name: HiddenMode
Change the value of this entry to: 0
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Advanced registry
configuration options
Mobile Net Supports several advanced configuration options that can be
configured by directly editing the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CNS" registry
key.
|
Key name (REG_SZ) |
Default value |
Possible values |
| CustomDescription |
empty |
This key allows you to
enter a custom description that will be displayed in Mobile Net Switch.
The following information is shown by default when the Details button
has not been clicked (default):
Select or configure your Mobile Net Switch profile
The following information is shown by default when the Details
button has been clicked:
Select a profile and click the 'Activate profile' button |
DisableLeftTrayBarMenu
DisableRightTrayBarMenu |
False |
Disables the specified tray bar menu's if
set to True |
| DisableNetworkCardsFirst |
True |
As of version 3.1,
network connections that are configured to be disabled are disabled
before the rest of the profile is activated.
When this key is changed to False; specified network connections will be
disabled at the end of the profile activation. |
| EnableBrowseButton |
0 |
See the
Enabling the Browse button
section for more information |
| ExecuteGlobalScriptBeforeAll |
empty |
This settings allows you
to specify Mobile Net Switch to run a script before all other tasks,
when activating a profile. This settings specifies that the script
specified in the "All-Profiles" -> "Execute before" section will be
executed before all other tasks (e.g. enabling network cards) |
| ExecuteProfileScriptBeforeAll |
empty |
This
settings allows you to specify Mobile Net Switch to run a script before
all other tasks, when activating a profile. This settings specifies that
the script specified in the "Selected-Profile" -> "Execute before"
section will be executed before all other tasks (e.g. enabling network
cards) |
| HiddenMode |
0 |
See the
Hidden Mode section of the manual |
| LockedProfiles |
empty |
See the
Locking Profiles section of the manual |
| LoadNICListAtStartup |
0 |
The Network Card list
will be retrieved from Windows when the Network tab is selected for the
first time or when the first profile is activated. Because retrieving
the Network Card list from Windows takes a couple of seconds (depending
on the speed of your machine and the number of network connections) this
is not done during program startup. Changing this registry key value to
1 will ensure the Network Card list is retrieved from Windows when
Mobile Net Switch is started |
| LoadTimeZoneListAtStartup |
0 |
The
Time Zone list is retrieved from Windows when the System tab page is
selected for the first time or when a profile is activated for the first
time. Changing this registry key value to 1 will ensure the Time Zone
list is retrieved from Windows when Mobile Net Switch is started |
| noNewDefaultPrinterNotify |
True |
When the default printer
is switched during profile activation and this option is set to False, Mobile Net Switch will notify all
open applications. On some machines this process can take several
seconds. Changing this registry key value to False will configure Mobile Net
Switch to not notify open applications, which will speedup profile
activation on those machines (True is the default value as of version
3.1) |
|
StoreNICInfoAsConnName |
True |
As of
version 3.1, the network information is stored using the connection name
("Profilename\IP\Local Area Connection\) and not the network card ID.
This greatly improves the possibility to export the configuration on one
machine and use it on a completely different machine.
To maintain compatibility with previous versions, Mobile Net Switch
detects if settings from a pre 3.1 version is present on the system.
When pre 3.1 configuration information is found, the registry value
StoreNICInfoAsConnName will be set to False and the network card
information will be stored using the network card ID.
You need to restart Mobile Net Switch (and preferably re-create all
profiles) if you manually edit this value |
| UserMode |
0 |
See the
User Mode section of the manual |
| UseGlobalSettings |
0 |
This
registry key is located in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CNS\".
For more information see the Global
Settings Mode section of the manual |
|
UsePersistentDriveMappings |
False |
When set to True, drive mappings will be
persistent. Windows will try to restore the drive mappings after a restart.
|
| noIEResetToDefault |
False |
See the
Preventing the Automatically
detect settings function in the Internet Explorer section for more
information |
|
UseLMHOSTSfile |
0 |
Set to 1 and restart Mobile Net Switch to
enable the LMHosts page. Set to 0 (default) and restart Mobile Net
Switch to enable the Hosts page |
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