How to Manually Enter DNS Settings on Wii U

Wii U

In this article, you'll learn how to manually enter DNS settings into the Wii U.

The following are public DNS provided by Google and are subject to Google's Terms of Service. If you prefer to not use this service, doing an Internet search for public DNS will provide you with several other options you can use.
If you wish to use your own DNS servers, you may do so by entering in the DNS servers found in your network settings.

Complete these steps

From the Wii U Menu, select System Settings.
Using the Left Stick, select the Internet icon and press the A Button.
Tap Connect to the Internet.
Press the X Button or tap Connections in the top-right corner.
Select the connection you wish to configure.
Tap Change Settings.
Tap the arrow on the right and select DNS.
Tap Don't Auto-Obtain and enter in the DNS info as follows:
- Tap Primary DNS and enter in 8.8.8.8, ensuring you are entering the . between each number, then tap OK to return to the DNS screen.
- Tap Secondary DNS and enter in 8.8.4.4, then tap OK to return to the DNS screen.
Tap Confirm to return to the manual settings screen.
To save these settings, select Save or press the B Button, and then select Save.
- After saving, you can perform a connection test by selecting Connection Test on the following prompt or select Quit to skip this.