Change DNS on your router

Let's take a look on how to change the DNS for your router
Change DNS on your router

Changing DNS is fairly easy on most routers and moderns routers often have an app, where you can change from. We'll focus on the website approach here

Change DNS through browser

1) Open a browser and navigate to your router URL. Router URL can be found either under your router or in the manual. Below are some common router addresses

URLExample of Routers using it
http://192.168.0.1 [↗]D-Link and TP Link
http://192.168.1.1 [↗]Linksys, TP Link, ZTE, Netgear and Asus
http://unifi.ubnt.com [↗]Ubiquiti
http://192.168.31.1 [↗]Xiaomi (Mi) Routers
http://10.0.0.1 [↗]Cisco and D-Link

2) Login to your router

Credentials are normally found in the manual or on the device, often under or behind. A quick web search for router model and admin login, will give you the most common default login

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3) Look for DNS Settings, which can often be found under WAN, LAN, IPv4, IPv6 or Internet 20220426_1001_6267f6be4f771.webp This ZTE router have it under Network > LAN > DHCP

4) Note down your DNS values, in case you want to revert later

5) Enter the new DNS values

Below you see two of the big free providers, but there's also more free and paid options available

ProviderPrimary DNSSecondary DNSExtra
Cloudflare DNS1.1.1.11.0.0.1
Cloudflare Family DNS1.1.1.21.0.0.2Blocks Malware
Cloudflare Family DNS1.1.1.31.0.0.3Blocks Porn and Malware
Google Public DNS8.8.8.88.8.4.4

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6) Save settings

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