Use Automation to switch Configurations by Wi‑Fi

Create Configurations such as Home and Office. Each can contain different app rules, default behavior, default proxy, and proxy settings.

Apps without a specific rule can default to Direct, Proxy, or Block. If your goal is to proxy only selected apps, Direct is usually the appropriate default.

Manually activate and verify each Configuration before adding Automation. This separates a broken Configuration from an automation that did not trigger.

1. 1

   Open Automation

   If the page shows Location permission required, click Enable.

2. 2

   Review the permission purpose

   Antify first explains that it needs only the current Wi‑Fi SSID and that macOS requires this permission.

3. 3

   Continue and allow

   Click Continue, then allow Antify in the standard macOS location prompt. If permission was denied earlier, use Open Settings from the Automation page.

1. 1

   Enable the global switch

   Make sure Switch Configurations Automatically is enabled. Turning it off preserves existing mappings but stops automatic switching.

2. 2

   Add a Wi‑Fi Network

   Click the plus button at the bottom of the Wi‑Fi Network section.

3. 3

   Enter the SSID

   When authorized and connected, Use Current Network fills in the SSID. You can also type the Wi‑Fi name manually.

4. 4

   Choose the target Configuration

   The form initially selects the current Active Configuration. Confirm the target, then click Add Automation.

5. 5

   Inspect the mapping

   Automation shows “SSID → Configuration.” If the SSID is already assigned, the form names its current Configuration and prevents a duplicate.

Connect to the target Wi‑Fi, wait briefly, then inspect Dashboard or Configurations to confirm that the Active Configuration changed. Activity records the automatic-switch request and whether the Configuration switch succeeded or failed.

If nothing happens, check the global toggle, location permission, current Wi‑Fi name, and mapped SSID in that order. A manually entered name must exactly match the SSID read by macOS.

You can also activate the target manually in Configurations. If manual switching does not produce the expected routing, fix that Configuration’s rules or proxy settings first.

Connecting to an unmapped Wi‑Fi leaves the current Configuration active. Disconnecting Wi‑Fi also does not switch to a default Configuration; the current UI has no “restore when leaving” rule.

Wi‑Fi automation only switches Configurations. It does not create proxies or app rules for you, so configure the target Configuration first.

Automation also displays Active App and Time, but both are marked Coming Soon and cannot be configured.