# \[Feature request\] Hostnames

**URL:** <https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/feature-request-hostnames/54092>\
**Category:** Router\
**Created:** [February 5, 2025, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/feature-request-hostnames/54092 "2025-02-05T14:16:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fixer228](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/3da27b/32.png) [@Fixer228](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/Fixer228)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/feature-request-hostnames/54092/1 "2025-02-05T14:16:53Z")

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Can you consider adding hostnames feature directly in Gl gui firmware?

For example I want to connect to web interface of my home NAS or even printer, now I need to type 192.162.8.22 or similar which is awfully inconvenient.

I ask you to add page where I can bind for example 192.168.8.22 to printer.lan and use printer.lan instead of typing 192.168.8.22.

Is it possible?

I know that it is possible via Luci but I want to see it in Gl gui!

There is many people may want to have convenient way to create them. For example here on forum there is at least three big threads about this (links hidden under spoiler not to make post inconvenient to read):

> **Links**
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> [LAN hostnames](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/lan-hostnames/13355)
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> [Using hostnames in whole network](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/using-hostnames-in-whole-network/35224)
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> [How Can I Change the Hostname Without Room to Install Luci?](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/how-can-i-change-the-hostname-without-room-to-install-luci/21390)

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**Author:** ![bruce](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/bruce/32/35649_2.png) [@bruce](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/bruce)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/feature-request-hostnames/54092/2 "2025-02-06T03:35:38Z")

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Hello,

Thanks for your advice.  
This request I will collect and hand to PM team to evaluate.

Have a good day.

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**Author:** ![Fixer228](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/3da27b/32.png) [@Fixer228](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/Fixer228)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/feature-request-hostnames/54092/5 "2025-02-06T11:50:30Z")

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Hi all!

I emailed Gl Support and they told genius idea how to use hostnames.

Here is screenshot:

 ![attachment](https://forum-static.gl-inet.com/original/3X/4/2/42c628deba75a369af871bf7864420575751f098.png)

Separate thank to Bernard Lo from your support.

Using hosts in Gl Gui solves all issues with hostnames in my case (it is located in DNS section)

P.S: If someone ask about hostnames, just refer to this post. Really good solution!

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum-static.gl-inet.com/original/3X/7/7/77e28f6cb342ac4bd641bd9a6254595d61b2812a.png) [@system](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2025, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/feature-request-hostnames/54092/6 "2025-08-05T11:50:51Z")

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