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Alboski's avatar
Alboski
Follower
Apr 21, 2019

Cant set hard coded DNS on RBR50

With recent firmware update I can no longer set a DNS address from setup\internet setup\Domain Name Server (DNS) Address.    I have a appliance that I use to handle DNS on my local network. It cu...
FURRYe38's avatar
FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 22, 2019

If they are enabled then maybe security features are disabling custome DNS. I would factory reset the RBR and setup from scratch. This time, dont' enabled any security features. Go in and see if you can set custom DNS.

Alboski wrote:

With recent firmware update I can no longer set a DNS address from setup\internet setup\Domain Name Server (DNS) Address. 

 

I have a appliance that I use to handle DNS on my local network. It currently seems that I can only set this address if I also set my IP from my ISP. I need this to work indepedantly of each other.

 

Has this been changed because of the new subscription security service that Netgear is offering?