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IP Notification Help

Quick Start

Notifications

Email Notification

Email Notification Message Body

Website Notification

Program Notification

Quick Start - Tracking your IP Address

There are two types of IP addresses tracked:
  • Internal: Your internal network LAN
  • External: The IP address you are identified by on the Internet
Refreshing your IP Address

Your current IP addresses are listed in the IP Addresses tab. You can click the Refresh button to refresh their status. You must be connected to a network adapter with a live connection.

You can choose to automatically refresh your IP by choosing an amount of seconds from the drop down Refresh menu. You can turn off automatic refreshing by choosing 0 (zero) seconds.

IP Address Log

A log of your IP addresses and when they changed is shown in the IP Address Log. This shows the IP address, the date it was detected as changed, and the type: Internal or External.

You can clear the IP Address Log from the Options tab. Clearing the log will always make the next refresh generate any actions you have set to perform when your IP addresses change.

Options

Select the options tab in the main screen to change options

  • Start Minimized - Has the program start minimized from view
  • Clear IP Log - Clears the address log. Will send any notifications the next time an IP address is refreshed
  • Clear Notification Log - Clears the notification log

Notifications

Notifications are activated whenever there is a change your IP address. You can choose to activate the notification for Internal IP address changes, External IP address changes, or both. Select the checkmark next to the notification you want to activate. If that notification is not yet configured you will be prompted to configure it.

Email Notification

Easy Mode
This sends an email through our email address, which by default is ipnotification2@gmail.com. Simply enter your email address. Click the test button to send a sample email. If the test is succssful, but you don't see the email, make sure you check your spam folder and whitelist ipnotification2@gmail.com.

Gmail
This sends an email using your Gmail account. You must first authorize IP Notification to access your Gmail account in a separate browser window. As of this writing Gmail only gives the option for an app to have full control over your inbox; there is no option to give an app access to sending email only. The only action the IP Notification takes is to send mail. If, in the future, Gmail allows more options, you should choose the most restrictive setting which still allows the app to send emails.

SMTP

Here you can enter your email server details to send mail through most email servers. There are several preset email settings that you may choose by dropping down the Presets list. To find settings for your specific email provider search the internet for your provider's name and "SMTP settings".
  • Server: The mail server of your provider. Usually SMTP.SERVER.COOM or MAIL.SERVER.COM
  • Port: The port of your provider. Usually 25, 1025, or 465 if they require SSL encryption
  • Format: MIME is recommended unless your server does not support it. UUENCODE is plain text.
  • Email From: Your email address
  • Email To: The email address to send to
  • Username: Your username or email address if your server requires authentication
  • Password: Your password if your server requires authentication
  • Authentication: Sends an encrypted username and password to your server
  • SSL Encryption: Creates a secure connection to the host. Do not use unless specified by your provider.

Email Notification Message Body

Message Body

Enter the text of your email message in the Message Body section. Your message can contain variables that will be replaced by their current value when your message is sent.

  • Variables: $Internal$,$External$,$Date$,$Website$,$Program$,$Company$

For example:

"My IP address is $External$" might become
"My IP address is 1.2.3.4"

Testing

You should send a test email before confirming. There you can see the data sent to and from the server to identify problems. You may copy the data and send it to your email provider's support department if you encounter errors.

Website Notification

Website notification sends an HTTP request to a URL which contains information about your IP addresses. To enable website notification you must enter a URL that will be sent an HTTP request whenever the notification action is taken. This should be the URL of a script on your website which can capture the information in the URL.

Your URL can contain variables that will be replaced by their current value when the notification is sent.

  • Variables: $Internal$,$External$


For example:

"http://www.mysite.com/getip.php?ip=$External$" might become
"http://www.mysite.com/getip.php?ip=1.2.3.4"

You should send a test the website connection before confirming. You will see the actual URL containing your variables and the response from your server in the test area.

Program Notification

Program notification launches a program on your hard drive and sends information to it through command line arguments. To enable program notification you must enter the absolute path to the program on your hard drive, and the arguments to send.

Your arguments can contain variables that will be replaced by their current value when the notification is sent.

  • Variables: $Internal$,$External$


For example:

"-int $Internal$ -ext $External$" might become
"-int 1.2.3.4 -ext 5.6.7.8"

You should test the program notification before confirming. The program will be launched when you click the Test button.