When browsing the internet, you use DNS servers to take a domain name and turn it into an
IP address.
By default, you will be using DNS servers from your ISP but you can set choose to use
a third-party DNS server for enhancements such as increased speed and security.
There is a massive variety of choice on which third-party DNS servers you could use.
So I will leave a few below but feel free to do some further research to find the best
one for you.
The simplest way to change the DNS server used for your entire network will be to change
the setting on your router.
Changing it on your router will depend on what router you have, so you'll want to read
the manual or do a bit of Googling to specifically find out how to change the DNS server.
So what you'll want to do is access the router's web interface.
Enter the credentials that you'll need and these will typically be found on the router
itself unless you've changed them.
You'll then want to find the DNS server settings within the configuration interface.
Here you can see the DNS server settings that I have set on my ASUS router.
On here you can see I have set it to Google's Public DNS.
Now, of course, if you don't have administrator access to your router, but would still like
to be using custom DNS servers on your individual devices you can still do that.
If you're on a Windows computer, you want to go to the Settings app and then go to the
Network & Internet option.
You'll then want to scroll down to the subheading that says "Change your network settings" and
click on "Change adapter options".
You’ll now want to right click on the network connection you would like to configure.
In my case, I am going to configure my Ethernet connection as I do not use Wi-Fi card on my
computer, but if you plan on using both you will want to configure each of these separately.
Soon this Properties screen that pops up, you'll want to select Internet Protocol Version
4 and then click Properties.
Then you'll want to click "Use the following DNS server addresses" and then enter the DNS
servers that you would like to use and then you can click OK.
If you're also using IPv6 on your network, you just need to select the Internet Protocol
Version 6 on the previous screen and enter those server settings as well.
On iOS, you can change your DNS server but it only allows you to change it for a specific
Wi-Fi network instead of every Wi-Fi network you connect to.
So you would have to configure DNS for each Wi-Fi network you connect to.
On your device, open up the Settings app and tap on Wi-Fi.
Next, tap on the i button next to the Wi-Fi network you’d like to configure and scroll
down to Configure DNS underneath the DNS subheading.
Tap Manual and you can remove any DNS servers you don’t want to use by tapping the red
minus icon and add additional DNS servers with the green plus icon.
You have the ability to add both IPv4 and IPv6 DNS servers here.
Like iOS, Android only lets you configure DNS settings one network at a time.
So, if you're planning on using the same DNS server on multiple networks, you'll need to
configure those individually for each network.
To change your DNS Server, open the Settings app and tap Wi-Fi.
Then, hold your finger down on the network you would like to configure and tap on Modify
network.
Now, you may need to tap on Advanced options here, so tap on that and scroll down to IP
settings.
Tap on DHCP and change it to Static.
You can now scroll to the bottom and enter your DNS server information.
If you’re using a Mac, you’ll want to open System Preferences and go to Network.
Then select the network adapter that you’d like to use, such as Wi-Fi or Ethernet.
Now, click the Advanced button in the bottom right corner and click on the DNS tab.
Then in the bottom left of the window click the plus button and you can add the IPv4 and/or
IPv6 DNS server addresses, when you’ve finished, click OK.
But that's how to change your DNS server settings.
I hope that you have found this video useful, thanks for watching and I will see you in
the next one.