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How to change the DNS settings on a Billion Bipac 7401VGP router

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This page shows how to change the DNS settings on the Billion Bipac 7401VGP router.

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What is the DNS setting on a Router

When you connect a router to the Internet it gets a few settings from your ISP automatically. One of the settings that the ISP sets in your router is the DNS setting. DNS stands for Domain Name System and it is used to convert Internet names into actual IP addresses. For instance, when you go to "google.com", your are really connecting to an IP address that is mapped through DNS to a number such as:

  • 173.194.33.73

This mapping happens automatically every time you visit any page on the Internet.

Why Change Your Router's DNS Setting

Some ISPs choose to abuse the DNS system and map unknown names to servers that they control. This can be done in a way that you don't know it is happening since your router is getting its DNS settings from your ISP. For instance, if you have one of these ISPs who is hijacking your DNS, and you try to surf the web to "some-random-site.com" and "some-random-site.com" does not exist, you might get a page back from your ISP with local advertisements on it.

By changing your DNS setting in your router you will effectively change the DNS setting for every computer on your network. This is because when a device is connected to your network your router automatically hands out its own DNS settings to that device. This way you can protect your entire network from ISP hijacking with just one setting.

What Should I Change My DNS To

There are 2 really great DNS servers on the Internet that you can choose from right now: Google Public DNS and OpenDNS. If you are not sure which one to pick then just use Google Public DNS.

When you change the DNS settings in your router, you usually have to enter a Primary and a Secondary setting. The secondary is only used if the primary can not be located. Here are common settings:

If you want to use Google Public DNS, use the following settings:

  • Primary: 8.8.8.8
  • Secondary: 8.8.4.4

If you want to use OpenDNS, use the following settings:

  • 208.67.222.222
  • 208.67.220.220

Login To The Billion Bipac 7401VGP

To get started configuring the Billion Bipac 7401VGP DNS page you need to login to your router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Billion Bipac 7401VGP, follow our Billion Bipac 7401VGP Login Guide.

Change the DNS settings on a Billion Bipac 7401VGP

If you followed our login guide above then you should see this screen.

router status mac address internet IP
This is the status page from your Billion Bipac 7401VGP router.

For this router, there are two screens to visit in order to set the DNS server.

Starting from the Status page click the link on the left side of the page, in the blue side bar labeled Quick Start.

Configure the DNS section of your Billion Bipac 7401VGP

router setup
This is the setup page from your Billion Bipac 7401VGP router.

On this page, locate the heading of DNS. Under this, make sure the small box titled Enable next to Obtain DNS automatically is left blank.

Under that, in the box labeled Primary DNS enter the primary address of the DNS Server you have decided to use.

In the box below that labeled Secondary DNS type in the secondary address you have decided to use.

Click Apply.

The next page can be found by clicking the link on the left labeled Configuration, then under that, LAN, and finally DHCP Server.

router DHCP lan mac address binding internet settings
This is the dhcp page from your Billion Bipac 7401VGP router.

Scroll down this page until you come to the words Use Router as DNS Server, make sure this box is left empty.

At this point you may see that the router has automatically updated the DNS server addresses to match the ones you entered on the Quick Start page, if so you are finished and can skip to the end of this section.

In the box labeled Primary DNS Server Address enter the same primary address you entered on the other page. In the box labeled Secondary DNS Server Address enter the same secondary address you entered earlier.

Finally, click Apply.

That's it, you're finished.

Possible Problems when Changing your DNS settings

Most devices on your network will not begin using the new DNS settings until they have been rebooted. After rebooting a device you can go to it's network settings and verify that it is using the DNS servers that you specified.

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