If you ever get tired of leaving traces on the web with your Huawei P8, of constantly being inundated with targeted or untargeted ads, that you want to make sure that no one can have access to your web activities, note that you you are not the only one. With all the scandals that are surfacing on the non-protection of internet user data, more and more people wish to be invisible! And it goes through the IP address of your device. To assist you in this procedure, we will show you how to change the IP address of your Huawei P8?
To do this, we will first see what an IP address is for, then show you the measures you can take to avoid disclose the IP address of your Huawei P8 , to start by camouflaging it, then changing it.
What is the IP address of my Huawei P8?
To start this article, we will first briefly show you what is the IP address of a Huawei P8 and what is its function . As the name suggests it is an address, "Internet Protocol Access" , it will actually give your phone the ability to connect to an internet network. It is therefore necessary to give you the possibility of browsing the internet.
She is very often dynamic , especially if you ever browse using your mobile provider's mobile network, each time you disconnect or connect you will be assigned a new address. She may be static in the case of a local connection via Wi-Fi.
It is to this address that all the data that you download or that you will need throughout your navigation on the web can be sent to you.
How to change the IP address of my Huawei P8?
If you ever want change the IP address of your Huawei P8 it is certainly that yours is blocked on certain sites or forums. Rest assured, it is possible to modify it. Whether it is public or local, we indicate below the two techniques that you will be able to use. If you ever have internet connection problems on your Huawei P8, you can watch our guide on this topic to solve them.
Change the public IP address of your Huawei P8 using a VPN
We therefore start by revealing to you the change the public IP address of your Huawei P8, using a VPN. This procedure is really relevant when you want to view content from your home country abroad. It will give you the possibility to access sites which would be prohibited by your address. VPNs give you the ability to connect to servers who are able to act as an intermediary between you and the web. Therefore, it will not be your IP address however that of the VPN that will be taken into account, so you will have an IP address different from yours. You will also need deactivate your GPS position to avoid being spotted, for the rest, follow the instructions below:
- Download and install a VPN, we suggest you use Hotspot Shield which will allow you to use for free 500 MB per day
- Open the application
- Select the country in which you want to connect to a server
- So you can use an IP address of the country and read sites or content exclusively available in the latter.
Change the public IP address of a Huawei P8
To change the public IP address of your Huawei P8, the procedure is quite easy, as we explained to you, when you connect to the Internet you will have a new IP address reassigned to your phone. We will therefore use this trick to change it:
- Activate the airplane mode of your Huawei P8
- Wait a few minutes
- Turn off airplane mode
- You can check on MyIP what is your address to verify the success of this manipulation
Change the local or static IP address of your Huawei P8
To finish, for change the local IP address of your Huawei P8 you will only be able to modify it if you are ever connected to a Wi-Fi network. There is nothing difficult for that:
- Unlock your Huawei P8
- Scroll down the top notification bar
- Go to the Wi-Fi settings
- Press and hold on the network you are connected to
- Click on " Modify the network »
- Then in " Advanced options »Select» Static IP »And enter the IP you want
- We suggest that you only modify the last numbers
If you want as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the Huawei P8, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Huawei P8.
