HONKIP

Setup guides

Pick the device that's always on at home. Each guide has the exact settings to type and a way to check it worked.

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TP-Link

Below, yourname.honkip.com and YOUR_UPDATE_KEY stand for your own name and update key.

Open Advanced → Network → Dynamic DNS. On many Archer routers, and on Omada and business routers like the ER605, the provider list has a Custom option. If you see Custom, fill in:

Update URL https://update.honkip.com/update?key=YOUR_UPDATE_KEY Domain yourname.honkip.com
Leave out &ip=[IP]. TP-Link doesn't fill it in. It sends the word [IP] as-is and the update fails. HonkIP sees your address anyway.

If the router won't save a link with a ? in it, use https://update.honkip.com/u/YOUR_UPDATE_KEY instead. Older firmware without HTTPS can use http://.

If your TP-Link only shows a fixed list with no Custom (most Deco mesh systems), let another device at home keep your name up to date: a Windows PC, a NAS or a Raspberry Pi.

Check it worked

  1. Save the settings, then look at the Dynamic DNS page again. Most routers show a status like Connected, Success or Updated, sometimes with your address next to it.
  2. Once you have an account, Last check-in on My home shows when it last worked.
  3. Look your name up from any computer: nslookup yourname.honkip.com. The address it shows should be your home's address.