diff --git a/apps/simplex-chat/Main.hs b/apps/simplex-chat/Main.hs
index d40022718..85840d05e 100644
--- a/apps/simplex-chat/Main.hs
+++ b/apps/simplex-chat/Main.hs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import Simplex.Chat.Controller (versionNumber)
 import Simplex.Chat.Core
 import Simplex.Chat.Options
 import Simplex.Chat.Terminal
-import Simplex.Chat.View (serializeChatResponse, viewSocksProxy)
+import Simplex.Chat.View (serializeChatResponse)
 import System.Directory (getAppUserDataDirectory)
 import System.Terminal (withTerminal)
 
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ welcome ChatOpts {dbFilePrefix, socksProxy} =
     putStrLn
     [ "SimpleX Chat v" ++ versionNumber,
       "db: " <> dbFilePrefix <> "_chat.db, " <> dbFilePrefix <> "_agent.db",
-      viewSocksProxy socksProxy,
+      maybe
+        "direct network connection - use `/network` command or `-x` CLI option to connect via SOCKS5 at :9050"
+        (("using SOCKS5 proxy " <>) . show)
+        socksProxy,
       "type \"/help\" or \"/h\" for usage info"
     ]
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
index a9d598601..e2a2b8e8f 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
@@ -2467,6 +2467,7 @@ chatCommandP =
       ("/help groups" <|> "/help group" <|> "/hg") $> ChatHelp HSGroups,
       ("/help address" <|> "/ha") $> ChatHelp HSMyAddress,
       ("/help messages" <|> "/hm") $> ChatHelp HSMessages,
+      ("/help settings" <|> "/hs") $> ChatHelp HSSettings,
       ("/help" <|> "/h") $> ChatHelp HSMain,
       ("/group #" <|> "/group " <|> "/g #" <|> "/g ") *> (NewGroup <$> groupProfile),
       ("/add #" <|> "/add " <|> "/a #" <|> "/a ") *> (AddMember <$> displayName <* A.space <*> displayName <*> memberRole),
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
index d084423b7..5bd646061 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ data ChatController = ChatController
     filesFolder :: TVar (Maybe FilePath) -- path to files folder for mobile apps
   }
 
-data HelpSection = HSMain | HSFiles | HSGroups | HSMyAddress | HSMarkdown | HSMessages
+data HelpSection = HSMain | HSFiles | HSGroups | HSMyAddress | HSMarkdown | HSMessages | HSSettings
   deriving (Show, Generic)
 
 instance ToJSON HelpSection where
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Help.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Help.hs
index 61f98fedd..736508da7 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Help.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Help.hs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ module Simplex.Chat.Help
     myAddressHelpInfo,
     messagesHelpInfo,
     markdownInfo,
+    settingsInfo,
   )
 where
 
@@ -83,11 +84,10 @@ chatHelpInfo =
       green "Create your address: " <> highlight "/address",
       "",
       green "Other commands:",
-      indent <> highlight "/help <topic>    " <> " - help on: " <> listHighlight ["messages", "files", "groups", "address"],
+      indent <> highlight "/help <topic>    " <> " - help on: " <> listHighlight ["messages", "files", "groups", "address", "settings"],
       indent <> highlight "/profile         " <> " - show / update user profile",
       indent <> highlight "/delete <contact>" <> " - delete contact and all messages with them",
       indent <> highlight "/contacts        " <> " - list contacts",
-      indent <> highlight "/smp_servers     " <> " - show / set custom SMP servers",
       indent <> highlight "/markdown        " <> " - supported markdown syntax",
       indent <> highlight "/version         " <> " - SimpleX Chat version",
       indent <> highlight "/quit            " <> " - quit chat",
@@ -185,3 +185,14 @@ markdownInfo =
       indent <> highlight "!1 text!       " <> " - " <> markdown (colored Red) "red text" <> " (1-6: red, green, blue, yellow, cyan, magenta)",
       indent <> highlight "#secret#       " <> " - " <> markdown Secret "secret text" <> " (can be copy-pasted)"
     ]
+
+settingsInfo :: [StyledString]
+settingsInfo =
+  map
+    styleMarkdown
+    [ green "Chat settings:",
+      indent <> highlight "/network                 " <> " - show / set network access options",
+      indent <> highlight "/smp_servers             " <> " - show / set custom SMP servers",
+      indent <> highlight "/info <contact>          " <> " - information about contact connection",
+      indent <> highlight "/info #<group> <member>  " <> " - information about member connection"
+    ]
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
index 02dcbc1ee..82cac6c63 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Crypto as C
 import Simplex.Messaging.Encoding
 import Simplex.Messaging.Encoding.String
 import Simplex.Messaging.Parsers (dropPrefix, taggedObjectJSON)
+import Simplex.Messaging.Protocol (ProtocolServer (..))
 import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Protocol as SMP
-import Simplex.Messaging.Transport.Client (SocksProxy)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Util (bshow)
 import System.Console.ANSI.Types
 
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ responseToView testView = \case
     HSMyAddress -> myAddressHelpInfo
     HSMessages -> messagesHelpInfo
     HSMarkdown -> markdownInfo
+    HSSettings -> settingsInfo
   CRWelcome user -> chatWelcome user
   CRContactsList cs -> viewContactsList cs
   CRUserContactLink cReqUri autoAccept autoReply -> connReqContact_ "Your chat address:" cReqUri <> autoAcceptStatus_ autoAccept autoReply
@@ -492,13 +493,10 @@ viewSMPServers smpServers testView =
 
 viewNetworkConfig :: NetworkConfig -> [StyledString]
 viewNetworkConfig NetworkConfig {socksProxy, tcpTimeout} =
-  [plain $ viewSocksProxy socksProxy, "TCP timeout: " <> sShow tcpTimeout]
-
-viewSocksProxy :: Maybe SocksProxy -> String
-viewSocksProxy =
-  maybe
-    "Direct network connection. Use `/network socks=on` command or `-x` CLI option to connect via SOCKS5 at :9050"
-    (("using SOCKS5 proxy " <>) . show)
+  [ plain $ maybe "direct network connection" (("using SOCKS5 proxy " <>) . show) socksProxy,
+    "TCP timeout: " <> sShow tcpTimeout,
+    "use `/network socks=<on/off/[ipv4]:port>[ timeout=<seconds>]` to change settings"
+  ]
 
 viewContactInfo :: Contact -> ConnectionStats -> [StyledString]
 viewContactInfo Contact {contactId} stats =
@@ -513,12 +511,15 @@ viewGroupMemberInfo GroupInfo {groupId} GroupMember {groupMemberId} stats =
 
 viewConnectionStats :: ConnectionStats -> [StyledString]
 viewConnectionStats ConnectionStats {rcvServers, sndServers} =
-  ["receiving messages via: " <> viewServers rcvServers | not $ null rcvServers]
-    <> ["sending messages via: " <> viewServers sndServers | not $ null sndServers]
+  ["receiving messages via: " <> viewServerHosts rcvServers | not $ null rcvServers]
+    <> ["sending messages via: " <> viewServerHosts sndServers | not $ null sndServers]
 
 viewServers :: [SMPServer] -> StyledString
 viewServers = plain . intercalate ", " . map (B.unpack . strEncode)
 
+viewServerHosts :: [SMPServer] -> StyledString
+viewServerHosts = plain . intercalate ", " . map host
+
 viewUserProfileUpdated :: Profile -> Profile -> [StyledString]
 viewUserProfileUpdated Profile {displayName = n, fullName, image} Profile {displayName = n', fullName = fullName', image = image'}
   | n == n' && fullName == fullName' && image == image' = []