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How to change the DNS settings on a Huawei HG232f router

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This page shows how to change the DNS settings on the Huawei HG232f 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 Huawei HG232f

To get started configuring the Huawei HG232f DNS page you need to login to your router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Huawei HG232f, follow our Huawei HG232f Login Guide.

Change the DNS settings on a Huawei HG232f

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 Huawei HG232f router.

You should begin on the Status page of the Huawei HG232f router. To change your Domain Name System settings, click the choice on the left labeled Basic. Then under that LAN. At the top of this new screen should be some tabs, click the one labeled DHCP.

Configure the DNS section of your Huawei HG232f

router setup
This is the setup page from your Huawei HG232f router.

You are then directed to the correct page. This is the page that has the DNS settings that you will use each time you are on the internet.

In the DHCP Server section, place your cursor in the box labeled Primary DNS server address. Enter the primary or main address of the DNS server you have chosen to use. In the next box labeled Secondary DNS server address, enter the secondary or alternate address of the DNS server you have decided to use. Then click the Submit button slightly lower and to the right.

This next page is only for updates, so these addresses are not immediately used. To get to the next page, click the Basic choice on the left side of the page, then WAN.

router wan setup
This is the wan page from your Huawei HG232f router.

We recommend not changing anything on this page except the DNS Servers.

Find the box labeled Primary DNS, and enter the primary address of the DNS Server you want to use for updates, it can be the same DNS server as on the previous page.

Below that is the Secondary DNS, enter the secondary address of the DNS server you wish to use here.

When you have finished these changes, click the Submit button at the very bottom of the page.

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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This is the dns guide for the Huawei HG232f. We also have the following guides for the same router: