Astrill Setup Manual:How to configure DNS on network adapter on Windows 8

Step 1

Right click on Windows menu icon and select Control Panel.

Select Network and Sharing Center.

Step 2

Click on Change adapter settings.

Step 3

Right-click on your active internet connection (this may be "Ethernet", "Wireless Network Connection" or "Local Area Connection" depending on how your computer is set up) and select Properties.

Step 4

In the Networking tab, click once on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) to highlight it, and then click Properties.

Step 5

Select Use the following DNS server addresses and then enter the following:

Preferred DNS server: 8.8.8.8

Alternate DNS server: 8.8.4.4

Then click OK.

Step 6

To confirm if the DNS server addresses is already set, right-click on your active internet connection again and select Status.

Step 7

Click on Details....

Step 8

Under Network Connection Details, you will see 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as DNS servers for IPv4. This is a confirmation that DNS has been set.

You can click on Close button now.