In the event that you do not want to be visible on the net with your LG K40S, of constantly being inundated with targeted advertisements or not, that you want to make sure that no one can have access to your activities on the net, be aware 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 mobile phone. To assist you in this procedure, we will explain how to modify the IP address of your LG K40S?
In this context, we will first see what an IP address is used for, then explain the measures you can take to avoid disclose the IP address of your LG K40S , first by camouflaging it, then changing it.
What is the IP address of my LG K40S?
To start this tutorial, we will first quickly explain what is the IP address of an LG K40S and what is its function . As its name suggests, it is an address, "Internet Protocol Access" , it will actually give your smartphone the possibility of connect to an internet network. It is therefore necessary to give you the possibility of surfing the internet.
It is in most cases dynamic , especially in the event that you are browsing via the mobile network of your telephone provider, each time you disconnect or connect you will be assigned a new address. She may be static in the case of a local connection via Wi-Fi.
It is at this address that you will be sent all the data that you download or that you need throughout your browsing on the net.
How do I change the IP address of my LG K40S?
In the event that you wish change the IP address of your LG K40S it is certainly that yours is blocked on certain sites or forums. Don't worry, you can change it. Whether public or local, we explain below the two techniques available to you. If you have internet connection problems on your LG K40S, we invite you to read our article on this topic to solve them.
Change the public IP address of your LG K40S using a VPN
So we start by showing you the change the public IP address of your LG K40S, using a VPN. This is really useful in the event that you want to view content from your home country abroad. It will give you the possibility to access sites which would be prohibited by your address. VPNs allow you to connect to servers who will play the role of intermediary between you and the net. This way, it will not be your IP address but that of the VPN that will be detected, as a result you will have an IP address different from yours. You will also need to deactivate your GPS position to avoid being spotted, for the rest, follow the instructions below:
- Download and install a VPN, we recommend that you use Hotspot Shield which will allow you to use for free 500 MB per day
- Open the application
- Select the country in which you want to connect to a server
- So you can use an IP address of the country and read sites or content exclusively available in the latter.
Change the public IP address of an LG K40S
To change the public IP address of your LG K40S, the process is simple enough, as we explained to you, each time you connect to the Internet you will have a new IP address reassigned to your smartphone. We will therefore use this trick to change it:
- Activate the airplane mode of your LG K40S
- 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 LG K40S
Finally, for change the local IP address of your LG K40S you can only modify it in the event that you are connected to a Wi-Fi network. To do this, nothing very difficult:
- Unlock your LG K40S
- 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 a master of the LG K40S, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: LG K40S.
