IP Observer

IP Observer is a small Windows tool developed to monitor the IP address and send you an email whenever the IP changes.

Although it was designed to serve such a simple purpose, IP Observer comes with plenty of options, all of which can be quickly accessed via a well thought out GUI.

The app shows IP address, net mask and MAC address, letting you choose an interval to automatically recheck the IP address.

An email can be sent whenever a change is noticed, with up to 5 email addresses supported by the program.

IP Observer can automatically check the open ports and again send an email message with the results to a user-defined address.

There’s no help manual included in the app, which may be a downside given the fact that it comes with so many options, but professional users should figure out the purpose of each tool in a matter of seconds.

What’s more, the tool runs flawlessly regardless of the Windows versions, but keep in mind that administrator privileges are needed on Windows 7 workstations. Otherwise, IP Observer doesn’t let you change the interval for auto IP verification.

To sum up, IP Observer is undoubtedly a handy product, although we all agree that a more user-friendly approach could be pretty useful. It already has the essential features to serve its purpose with no fuss, but further improvements in this regard could make it one of the top apps in this particular software category.