Proxy Switcher
What is Proxy Switcher?
Proxy Switcher supports the configuration of different proxy settings for different (network) locations (like @customer, @hotel, @home).
Now the many clicks to change the (for example) Internet Explorer proxy settings come to an end. Proxy Switcher manges all you different proxy configurations and change them automatically.
Features
- Manage different proxy settings and activate by one click
- Automatically switch proxy settings, depending on network information
- Switch by gateway address, DNS suffiy or WLAN name
- Plugin based to support different application beside the standard browsers
- Already contains plugins for:
- Internet Explorer (7 und 8)
- Firefox
- Thunderbird
- Opera
- Proxy configurations can be exported/imported
- On switch, scripts and applications can be executed
- Change also the default printer together with proxy settings
- Support for Windows 7, including Jumplists
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Requirements
Changelog
- 2.0.1
- Bug fix: Printer on "Disable Proxy" tab was not saved correctly
- 2.0
- Change the default printer also on deactivating the proxy
- New settings to change the taskbar behavior and eliminate ask on exit
- Within Auto Switch tab, switch settings will be pre-populated with the values (WLAN SSID, DNS suffix, Gateway) from the currently connected network
- When you connect to a new WLAN, a task dialog appears and you can directly create a proxy entry for this connection
- More help available throughout the application (hover the mouse over the question marks)
- Application changes:
- Opera support including Opera 10
- Firefox: Also change the default profile folder
- Thunderbird support added
- Internet Explorer 8: From now on, proxy can be changed for dial-up connections too. See FAQ or help within the tool for a how-to.
- New Enterprise features:
- All configuration files ([User]\AppData\Roaming\ProxySwitcher) are now live monitored, so they can be changed or replaced by policies, etc. without exiting the application. Now it is possible to add or remove proxy entries for all employees.
- Group Policy (ADMX) template: Proxy Switcher can now be managed by group policies. Download and info here: http://projects.mwiedemeyer.de/ProxySwitcher/pages/GroupPolicy-en.aspx
The template is only available on Windows Vista or above or Windows Server 2008 or above, because Microsoft supports the new ADMX file format only in these versions.
- 1.5.1
- Support for Windows 7, Internet Explorer 8 and Opera
- Change default printer