D-Link DIR-842 User Manual page 149

DIR-842 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi EasyMesh Gigabit
Router
User Manual
You can specify the addresses of DNS servers manually on this page or configure the router to
obtain DNS servers addresses automatically from your ISP upon installing a connection. Also here
you can specify addresses of reserve DNS servers which the router can use if the addresses
specified manually or obtained automatically are unavailable.
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When you use the built-in DHCP server, the network parameters (including DNS servers)
are distributed to clients automatically.
Specify needed settings for IPv4 in the IPv4 section and for IPv6 in the IPv6 section.
If you want to configure automatic obtainment of DNS servers addresses, move the Manual switch
to the left. Then move the Default gateway switch to the left and from the Interface drop-down
list select a WAN connection which will be used to obtain addresses of DNS servers automatically.
If you want the router to use the default WAN connection to obtain addresses of DNS servers, move
the Default gateway switch to the right.
To specify a DNS server manually, move the Manual switch to the right. In the Name Servers
section of the relevant IP version, click the ADD SERVER button, and in the line displayed, enter
an IP address of the DNS server.
To specify a reserve DNS server, in the Reserve Servers section of the relevant IP version, click
the ADD SERVER button, and in the line displayed, enter an IP address of the DNS server.
To remove a DNS server from the page, click the Delete icon ( ) in the line of the address.
When all needed settings are configured, click the APPLY button.
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Configuring via Web-based Interface