If you don't want to leave traces on the web with your Honor 5C, of constantly being inundated with targeted ads or not, and you want to be sure that no one can have access to your web activities, remember that You are not the only one. With all the scandals that are surfacing on the non-protection of internet user data, more and more people want to be invisible! And it goes through the IP address of your smartphone. To accompany you in this procedure, we will show you how to modify the IP address of your Honor 5C?
To do this, we will first learn what an IP address is for, then show you the steps you can take to avoid disclose the IP address of your Honor 5C , first by camouflaging it, then by modifying it.
What is the IP address of my Honor 5C for?
To start this article, we will first quickly show you What is the IP address of an Honor 5C and what is its function . As its name suggests, it is an address, "Internet Protocol Access" , it will actually give your phone the ability to connect to an internet network. It is therefore necessary to give you the possibility of surfing the web.
It is in most cases dynamic , especially in the event that you are browsing through the mobile network of your telephone provider, each time you disconnect or connect we will assign you a new address. She may be static in the case of a local connection via Wi-Fi.
It is to this address that all the data that you download or that you need throughout your navigation on the web will be sent to you.
How to change the IP address of my Honor 5C?
If you want change the IP address of your Honor 5C it is surely that yours is blocked on certain sites or forums. Rest assured, it is possible to modify it. Whether public or local, we explain the two alternatives available to you below. If you have internet connection problems on your Honor 5C, we invite you to take a look at our guide on this subject to solve them.
Change the public IP address of your Honor 5C using a VPN
We therefore start by presenting the change the public IP address of your Honor 5C, using a VPN. This procedure is particularly useful if you want to watch content from your home country abroad. It will give you the possibility to access sites which would be prohibited by your address. VPNs give you the ability to connect to servers that are able to act as an intermediary between you and the web. This way, it will not be your IP address however that of the VPN that will be detected, suddenly you will have an IP address different from yours. You will also need deactivate your GPS position to avoid being spotted, for the rest, follow the following instructions:
- Download and install a VPN, we recommend that you use Hotspot Shield which will give you the possibility for free to use 500 MB per day
- Open the application
- Choose the country in which you want to connect to a server
- So you can use an IP address of the country and browse sites or content exclusively available in the latter.
Change the public IP address of an Honor 5C
To change the public IP address of your Honor 5C, the procedure is quite easy, as we explained to you, each time you connect to the Internet you will have a new IP address reassigned to your phone. So we'll use this trick to change it:
- Activate the airplane mode of your Honor 5C
- Wait a few minutes
- Turn off airplane mode
- You can control on MyIP what is your address to check the success of this manipulation
Change the local or static IP address of your Honor 5C
Finally, for change the local IP address of your Honor 5C you can only modify it in the event that you are connected to a Wi-Fi network. To do this, nothing very complex:
- Unlock your Honor 5C
- Scroll down the top notification bar
- Go to the Wi-Fi settings
- Press and hold on the network you are connected to
- Click on " Modify the network »
- Then in " Advanced options »Select» Static IP »And enter the IP you want
- We advise you to only modify the last numbers
If you want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Honor 5C, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Honor 5C.
