KeepSolid SmartDNS for Cisco Router: Setup Guide

Important notice before you change Cisco DNS settings           

• Before you switch to KeepSolid SmartDNS settings on your Cisco router, make sure to take note of the current DNS server addresses. This information is required for backup purposes, in case you need to revert to your original settings.  
• To unblock streaming services with our KeepSolid SmartDNS app, you have to register your IP address. Check out how to manage your IP address in the KeepSolid SmartDNS App and your KeepSolid User Office here. 

How to change Cisco DNS server addresses

Cisco router setup with KeepSolid SmartDNS service requires changing Cisco DNS server addresses. For this, just follow the few simple steps below: 

1. Open your Cisco router Admin Panel. It is usually available by one of the following addresses:  http://192.168.1.1/, http://192.168.0.1/, or http://192.168.2.1/. In case none of these links works for you, check out your router manual, where the correct IP should be provided.
2. Log in to your Cisco router. If you haven’t set a new username and password, the default ones are usually admin, both as username and password.
3. Navigate to Basic Setup section.
4. Make sure Enable DHCP is selected.
5. Type in the addresses of KeepSolid SmartDNS servers in DNS server fields of your Cisco router:
   
   62.210.136.158
   172.96.164.226
   
   
6. Save the settings.
7. Reboot your router for the changes of Cisco DNS settings to come into force. 

Note: Access to KeepSolid SmartDNS service is granted basing on your IP address, which needs to be registered in our system. In case your IP address changes or differs from the registered one, our service will stop working for you. To get everything up and running again on your Cisco router, make sure to update the registered IP address via your User Office or KeepSolid SmartDNS app. 

How to block Google DNS 

We recommend you to block Google DNS (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4) on your Cisco router, as some apps on particular devices are set to use Google DNS by default. So in order to stream media without geo-restrictions, follow the below steps to block Google DNS: 

1. Make sure your Cisco router DNS is set to KeepSolid SmartDNS servers addresses (follow the instruction above).
2. Write down the IP of your router. Check the address bar of your browser when in the router admin panel and note down the IP.
3. Navigate to Advanced Routing.
4. Enter dnsblock under the Router Name.
5. Fill out the fields in the following way:
   • Set Destination IP to 8.8.8.8
   • Subnet Mask on all rows: 255.255.255.255
   • Gateway: Provide the IP from step 2.
6. Press Save, then Apply.
7. Repeat the steps above for the second DNS (8.8.4.4).

Note: In case you get a message "The specified gateway IP address is not valid" or "invalid static route",  try changing the last digit of the gateway IP.