User guide
Quick start "PPTP/L2TP"
If you want to automatically login and close a program when VPN connection crash, and open the same program once VPNCheck connects to it, then here's how to do it.
1. Press Config, then RAS.
2. Type your username, password and the name of the VPN which was chosen during setup of VPN network into the login fields.
3. Press Add file to add a program, and press the Autorun box.
4. Close config window and press Cycle IP:Task.
Now you should be set and more secure!
Quick start "OpenVPN"
If you want to automatically login and close a program when VPN connection crash, and open the same program once VPNCheck connects to it, then here's how to do it.
1. Press Config, then OpenVPN.
2. Type your username, password into login fields. Locate OpenVPN GUI by pressing Filename and the same procedure with Config file.
3. Press Add file to add a program, and press the Autorun box.
4. Close config window and press Cycle IP:Task.
Happy surfing!
Main window
Start login by pressing either of the Cycle IP buttons.
Cycle IP:Task
Autostart and close programs depending on if VPN connection changes.
Cycle IP:Network
Shutdown network adapter when VPN crash.
Get IP:
Retrieves Local IPv4. This is to assist if Reverse IP works by changing IP order.
Config
Cycle IP:Task options
Close: Close selected app when VPN crash.
Autorun: Automatically run selected app when VPN connection is established.
Add file: Select a program.
Remove: Remove selected program from list.
Login info
RAS: PPTP/L2TP
Username: VPN username.
Password: VPN password.
VPN: Network VPN name which was chosen during VPN setup.
OpenVPN
Directories of these files will be located automatically but you need to select the files manually.
Filename: Select exe file of OpenVPN GUI.
Config file: Select .ovpn file.
Options
Default
Reverse IP: If detecting VPN crash fails try this.
Local IP verify: Assistance to detect if local IP change for those using routers with VPN pass through.
Protect linkage: This is to help against VPN crash due to timeout from VPN provider. (Usually only necessary for free VPN providers)
Notify window: If VPN is offline a window at bottom-right corner pops up.
Minimize on close: Minimize to notification area instead of closing VPNCheck when pressing close.
Detect programs: Test if VPNCheck detects the selected programs.
Check for updates: Check if new version is released automatically.
Loop time: This is the time which VPNCheck looks for changes in VPN connection. If you want to use below one second then add a decimal for example 0.1.
Close openvpn-gui: Once connected to OpenVPN it will close openvpn-gui.
DNS leak fix: Takes care of DNS leakage which all VPN types are prone to have.
Autostart:
Cycle IP:Task: Automatically starts login and monitoring of VPN at startup of VPNCheck.
Cycle IP:Network: Same as above.
Change ID:
Creating a new ID requires restart of Windows.
Hostname: Name which appears to the internet or any kind of network you're connected to.
Computer name: Name of your computer which also appears to the network.
MAC address: Unique signature of your network hardware device.
Config:
Reminder: Choose between 0 and 30 days to be reminded of when to Change ID.
Auto-create ID: Automatically creates new Hostname, Computer name and MAC address once Reminder time is reached.
New ID at startup: Create a new Hostname, Computer name and MAC address automatically at startup.
Create new ID: Create a new Hostname, Computer name and MAC address.
Windows startup
Launch/Minimize: Launch and Minimize VPNCheck at windows startup.