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BadMojo

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Registered: 2017-07-14

Posts: 1

Data Management over Mobile Broadband

I have just installed the latest version of NetSetMan with a view to evaluating it for my company.

I have used network configuration managers in the past (the best being Globesoft's Multinetwork manager, which hasn't been around for a while), as we constantly visit clients sites to perform installation and commissioning tasks.

The requirement has become more urgent of late as we are doing more and more with MiFi and/or phone network mobile data connections. This growth has happened along side a growth in the use of cloud based services such as back up and file sharing.

The problem I would like to solve now is how to run a separate startup depending on the detected network.

For example, if connected to a wired network then run Dropbox and Acronis at startup. If connected to a mobile phone's SSID don't run these programs.

Does any one have any ideas how this might accomplished simply? Any issues with doing it via Script/Program?

I am really surprised that no one wants to do this spent hours searching the web for a solution before I remembered MultiNetwork Manager.

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Re: Data Management over Mobile Broadband

This should be quite an easy task for NetSetMan Pro. It won't change the startup settings, but manage the running programs on the fly.

You basically need a profile for every use case.
For example:
- Profile 1 will run Dropbox and Acronis.
- Profile 2 will terminate these applications.
Make sure the profiles work as intended by simply switching back and forth.
Now you can automate this profile switching by using the built-in AutoSwitch feature.
With its help you can activate profile 1 whenever a LAN cable is attached and profile 2 when it's detached or when another condition is met.

If you don't want to manage the running profiles on the fly, but make sure they don't even start-up, then you could write a script that modifies the registry values responsible for their auto-start. You could then add those scripts to profiles in NetSetMan Pro and activate the profiles on the Windows logon screen (yes, you can switch profiles before logging on).
But we would recommend using the first method.