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Update the Endpoint Protector Server IP Address on a Windows Endpoint

Overview​

This article explains how to review and change the Netwrix Endpoint Protector (EPP) server IP address, communication port number, or department code on a Windows endpoint machine without uninstalling and reinstalling the Netwrix Endpoint Protector Client. These steps allow you to redirect communication from an old EPP server to a new one or update connection details as needed.

IMPORTANT: Netwrix recommends addressing the EPP server by its fully qualified domain name (FQDN) instead of an IP address. When clients use an FQDN, moving the server to a new IP address requires only a DNS record update, and you do not need to run this procedure on every endpoint.

Instructions​

Configure Settings via EPP Console​

Download the Application​

  1. Download the Endpoint Protector Set Server IP application:
    SetServerIP.7z ⸱ Netwrix 🡥
  2. Extract the contents from the SetServerIP.7z archive into a new folder.

Check the Current Client Details​

  1. Open the notifier.
  2. Click the Settings tab.
  3. Press ALT + CTRL + I.

The notifier displays the current configuration details:

Current configuration details in Netwrix Endpoint Protector Notifier

Apply the New Settings​

  1. Open the folder containing the SetServerIP application and run EppSetServer.exe.
  2. Enter the new EPP server IP address, communication port number, or department code.
  3. Click Update to apply the new settings.
  4. After a message confirms the update was successful, restart the Windows endpoint machine for the changes to take effect.
  5. Repeat the steps in Check the Current Client Details to confirm that the Netwrix Endpoint Protector Client shows the new details.

Configure Settings via Script​

  1. Download the Endpoint Protector Set Server IP application:
    SetServerIP.7z ⸱ Netwrix 🡥

  2. Extract the contents from the SetServerIP.7z archive into a new folder.

  3. Create a new note using Windows Notepad and save the file as EPPSetServer.bat. You must change the file extension from .txt to .bat.

  4. Edit the batch file in Notepad and insert the following command, updating the details as needed:

    EppSetServer.exe -ip 192.168.43.113 -port 443 -dept "ITDEP"

  5. Run the script, and then restart the Windows endpoint machine to apply the new details.