Mac Proxy Settings

scotyboy56 · 04-25-2012, 05:14 AM

I am an IT technician and I look after 5 different schools and I use my mac and I get fed up of changing the proxy settings for each school I go to. I was wondering if there is software out there that can change the proxy setting based on the wireless you are connected to???

agentx · 04-25-2012, 10:29 AM

Surely you would use Network > Locations to switch settings on your Mac when at each location.

DeltaMac · 04-25-2012, 10:54 AM

Yes, setting up Network locations will allow you to have a different proxy settings for each separate location. You can name each location for the respective school name. Then, you simply choose the location from the Apple menu/Location drop down when you enter each different school building. That's exactly how I work from one building to another.

agentx · 04-25-2012, 11:24 AM

You could create a script as well to detect what WIFI network you are on and have it switch the location settings but that seems a little OTT when a simple selection between locations would suffice.

sojourner · 05-02-2012, 09:34 PM

There are apps like ControlPlane that are supposed to help with this. The last I test drove ControlPlane it was a little buggy. I don't know if the sharp corners have been smoothed out yet. You may want to take it for a test drive.

04-25-2012, 05:14 AM	#1
scotyboy56 Prospect Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 1	Mac Proxy Settings I am an IT technician and I look after 5 different schools and I use my mac and I get fed up of changing the proxy settings for each school I go to. I was wondering if there is software out there that can change the proxy setting based on the wireless you are connected to???

05-02-2012, 09:34 PM	#5
sojourner Major Leaguer Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 324	There are apps like ControlPlane that are supposed to help with this. The last I test drove ControlPlane it was a little buggy. I don't know if the sharp corners have been smoothed out yet. You may want to take it for a test drive. __________________ see a problem; solve a problem.

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04-25-2012, 10:29 AM	#2
agentx Hall of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Brighton, UK Posts: 3,807	Surely you would use Network > Locations to switch settings on your Mac when at each location.

04-25-2012, 10:54 AM	#3
DeltaMac League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,957	Yes, setting up Network locations will allow you to have a different proxy settings for each separate location. You can name each location for the respective school name. Then, you simply choose the location from the Apple menu/Location drop down when you enter each different school building. That's exactly how I work from one building to another.

04-25-2012, 11:24 AM	#4
agentx Hall of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Brighton, UK Posts: 3,807	You could create a script as well to detect what WIFI network you are on and have it switch the location settings but that seems a little OTT when a simple selection between locations would suffice.