Use a SmartDNS on your Firestick to unblock contentĪs previously mentioned, a VPN is the best way to alter your DNS settings because a VPN automatically redirects your DNS requests so that they are handled by a VPN server in your preferred location.

If you want to use Kodi on your Firestick, check out our how to set up Kodi on Firestick guide to get up and running. If you want to use a public DNS service, then see A Complete Guide to Changing your DNS Settings for a discussion on your options. If you use a commercial smart DNS service, it will tell you what DNS settings to use. You should see your new DNS server settings under 'DNS Address detection'. To do this, download the Firefox for Fire TV browser and visit. Once you have changed your DNS settings, you might want to check that the change is working.

Enter the primary (DNS 1) and secondary (DNS 2) DNS settings.

The value listed after Mask Bits is the one you are looking for. For any other Subnet Mask values, use this tool to calculate the number.

For Subnet Mask there can be a few options: enter 24 if the Subnet Mask value you noted in Step 1 was 255.255.255.0, or 32 if the 'Subnet Mask' value was 255.255.255.255.

and ' Gateway' values you noted in step 1. Instead of clicking Connect, click Advanced.

Click on the connection again and enter your network password (SSID).

Click the remote's menu button (☰) to forget this network. Go to Settings -> Network and select your Wi-Fi network.Go to Settings -> My Fire TV -> About -> Network and make a note of all the settings there (taking a photo with your phone is an easy way to do this).Note you do not need to do this if using a VPN, as DNS requests are sent through the VPN tunnel to be handled by your VPN provider. It might be possible, however, to evade geographic restrictions on content, or even avoid throttling by your ISP, by changing the DNS settings of your Fire Stick.

Using a VPN is the easiest and most effective way of spoofing your location on an Amazon Fire TV Stick (aka Firestick, but this also includes all Fire TV devices).įor more information on using a VPN on the Firestick, please see Best VPN for Fire Stick.

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