Viewing and modifying advanced network settings

You can view the network settings and diagnostic information for the identities in your Groove account from the Communications Manager. You may occasionally need to see this information for technical support purposes. You can also switch your network address between an automatic (a device URL assigned automatically for your computer) and static (a device URL you specify).

Displaying your settings

To display and copy the network settings used by your identity to communicate with other Groove users:

Select Options - Communications Manager.
Click Network Settings.

The Advanced Network Settings dialog box displays the network settings for the selected identity. To view the network settings for another identity, select it from the drop-down menu.
Click Copy to Clipboard to copy all of the list of network settings so you can paste them into another application.
Click OK.

Modifying your network address

The Advanced Network Settings dialog box also allows you to modify the network address of your computer.

Select the setting Network address for <Computer Name> (This computer) and click Modify.
Select Automatic (default) or Static. If you select static, enter the new address in the space provided. Note: if you select static, all your devices must use a static IP address.
Click OK.

Groove validates the static address and warns you if it is invalid. If the address is valid, the list of devices in the Advanced Network Settings dialog will be refreshed to reflect you change.
Click OK.

If you decide to switch to an automatic IP address, Groove removes the static IP address, restores the presence devices for the computer, and restores the previous relay server information.