Nokia G-240W-F GPON Home Gateway Router: DNS Configuration

I wanted to change my router’s DNS settings and by default, 192.168.1.1 configuration page didn’t allow me to do this simple change unlike most of the routers. Advanced > Network > DNS page wasn’t meant for that either. I found Advanced > Network > LAN had the DNS configuration most routers have but it was disabled for me even though I was logged in as the admin.

Hit F12 to open DevTools/ Developer Tools and remove “disabled” tags on the fields you need to change

Solution was simple.

1. Pressed F12 to open Chrome DevTools (Developer Tools on Firefox).
2. Used Inspect Element button to point the Primary DNS, Secondary DNS text fields as well as the Save button. Then removed “disabled” tag on all 3 elements.
3. Insert the primary and secondary DNS, then click Save. Router will reboot at this point.

This worked for me for OpenDNS Family Shield.

208.67.222.123
208.67.220.123

OpenDNS is great at blocking phishing sites and content filtering. Alternatively, you can try Cloudflare for Families as well.

Primary DNS: 1.1.1.3
Secondary DNS: 1.0.0.3

Primary DNS: 2606:4700:4700::1113
Secondary DNS: 2606:4700:4700::1003