DIR-842V2 AC1200 Wi-Fi Gigabit Router
User Manual
Configuring via Web-based Interface
Changing LAN IPv4 Address
This configuration step is available for the Access point, Repeater, and Client modes.
1. Select the Automatic obtainment of IPv4 address to let DIR-842V2 automatically
obtain the LAN IPv4 address.
2. In the Hostname field, you should specify a domain name of the router using which you
can access the web-based interface after finishing the Wizard. Enter a new domain name of
the router ending with .local or leave the value suggested by the router.
In order to access the web-based interface using the domain name, in the address bar of the
web browser, enter the name of the router with a dot at the end.
If you want to manually assign the LAN IPv4 address for DIR-842V2, do not select the
Automatic obtainment of IPv4 address checkbox and fill in the IP address, Subnet
mask, DNS IP address, Hostname fields and, if needed, the Gateway IP address field.
Make sure that the assigned address does not coincide with the LAN IPv4 address of the router to
which your device connects.
Figure 48. The page for changing the LAN IPv4 address.
3. Click the NEXT button to continue or click the BACK button to return to the previous page.