How to Change Google DNS for the Router

This updated guide examines How to Change Google DNS for the Router and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

Each router uses different user interfaces to configure DNS server settings. Therefore, in this article, we only provide general operations.

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Change settings on the router (router)

In your browser, enter the IP address to access the router's administrative control panel.

When prompted, enter the password to access the network settings.

Find the screen in which the DNS server settings are specified.

If the IP address is specified in the fields for the primary and secondary DNS servers, write them down for reference when needed.

Replace those addresses with the following Google IP addresses:

• For IPv4: 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.
• For IPv6: 2001: 4860: 4860:: 8888 and 2001: 4860: 4860:: 8844.
• For IPv6-only: You can use Google Public DNS64 to replace the above IPv6 addresses.

Save, then exit.

Restart the browser.

To check that the setting you just changed is correct, please refer to the article: Instructions for checking Google DNS settings after changing

Some routers use separate fields for all 8 parts of IPv6 addresses and do not accept abbreviated syntax::IPv6. For such schools, enter:

• 2001: 4860: 4860: 0: 0: 0: 0: 8888
• 2001: 4860: 4860: 0: 0: 0: 0: 8844

Expand entry 0 to 0000 if 4 hex digits are required.

Good luck.

See also: The best and fastest DNS list of Google, VNPT, FPT, Viettel, Singapore