The quick answer
Use DNS on the Samsung TV for one screen, or router DNS for compatible home devices using that router’s settings. New to USip? Choose your streaming service below and confirm Smart DNS access for your TV before subscribing. Already have access? Use your welcome email and the current setup guide. Samsung’s DNS menus can sit under Connection or General.
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Choose a Residential US IP for your Samsung Smart TV.
Choose your streaming service for its Residential US IP offer. After subscribing, your service login and setup instructions arrive in your welcome email. Use them to register your home connection and configure your Samsung TV or router.
For TV use: confirm Smart DNS access with USip Support before subscribing. Check that the selected service supports your TV model and account. See the offer for current plan terms.
1. Find the Samsung model and the device playing the video
Start at Settings or All Settings → Support → About This TV; some models use Contact Samsung. Record the full model code and software version. Samsung’s model-information guide explains these fields, and its model-year guide helps identify the generation.
The model year is more useful than the year you bought the television. A label such as QLED or The Frame is not enough to choose a network or app tutorial. Samsung’s 2026 One UI Tizen app guide also notes that menus and features can differ by model, software and region.
Confirm where the app runs. An Apple TV or Fire TV connected by HDMI has its own network configuration; changing Samsung’s settings does not configure that player. Use our Apple TV or Fire TV guide for those devices.
2. Check the streaming app before choosing a connection
Open the TV’s Home screen and look for Apps, then search for the service you want. Samsung’s app guide explains that only apps available in the TV’s app store can be installed. It also identifies Samsung Account sign-in as a requirement for network-based smart services.
Confirm the app is available on your model and in its market, then check the streaming service’s device support and your account. The TV’s Samsung Account, the streaming subscription and the USip login serve different purposes. Keep their sign-in details separate.
If the app is missing, confirm compatibility before buying a connection. DNS settings do not install an app or turn an unsupported Samsung generation into a supported one. Use the streaming directory to choose the service and its relevant checks. For a step-by-step compatibility and store check, see our guide to a streaming app not available on your Smart TV.
3. Choose DNS on the television or the router
TV DNS is a practical starting point when this Samsung screen is the device you want to configure. You need access to its network settings and should keep a record of the existing DNS configuration before changing it.
Router DNS can serve several TVs and players when they use the DNS supplied by that router. It is useful when you manage the home network and want fewer individual device settings. A TV with a manual DNS override may need that setting reconciled with the chosen router setup. Follow our router guide for the shared approach.
These DNS routes selectively handle supported service traffic; they are not full-network VPN tunnels. If you are comparing connection methods, read Smart DNS vs VPN for streaming.
4. Register the home connection using your USip email
Use the service credentials from your USip welcome email. Start with Register your home connection on a phone or computer using the same home network as the Samsung TV. Turn off that device’s VPN; on a phone, use Wi-Fi rather than cellular data.
Use the supplied USip login in the public-IP registration step and confirm the successful-registration result before continuing. If you already have an account, reuse its setup instructions; you do not need another subscription to configure or troubleshoot the television.
Keep the current USip guide open on the second screen for the DNS values and setup sequence. Use Samsung’s model-specific documentation below to find the matching TV controls.
5. Find the DNS controls for your Samsung menus
Samsung’s current network instructions document the following paths. Choose the one that matches your screen; Samsung does not present one universal menu layout for every model year.
- Connection menu: All Settings → Connection → Network → Network Status → IP Settings.
- General menu: open General, then Network → Network Status → IP Settings.
- Different layout: use the manual for your full model code before changing another setting.
At IP Settings, select DNS Setting → Enter Manually, then edit DNS Server. Use the current value from the current USip TV setup guide and confirm the change. Samsung’s own article uses a public resolver as a general troubleshooting example; that is not the USip service setting.
Change the DNS field, leaving unrelated local-IP and gateway settings as they were. If your remote has no number keys, use the on-screen number selector. Follow the current USip DNS instructions then follow the playback check and allow up to 15 minutes after setup.
6. Test the Samsung app after activation
Open the intended app on the television and play the programme or live channel you want. Samsung’s Network Status test checks connectivity; reaching an app’s home screen or passing a network test is not proof that the selected video plays.
If the app behaves unexpectedly, check the TV’s software information and available updates. Samsung documents Settings → All Settings → Support → Software Update in its software guide. If that option is greyed out while a streaming app runs, Samsung advises returning to the TV source. Follow the on-screen update instructions for your model.
An ordinary IP-checking website can still show your regular connection because DNS routing is selective. Judge the result using registration confirmation and actual playback on the Samsung, rather than expecting every website to display a US address.
7. Keep registration current and choose the right next step
If the ISP changes your public IP, repeat registration from the TV’s home connection. USip’s completion guidance highlights this after events such as a router restart. Then retest the app before changing several network settings.
It worked before, but stopped: confirm the current home-IP registration first. DNS or connection trouble: follow Smart DNS troubleshooting. The app opens but a service or title is blocked: use Streaming Doctor for Samsung. Keep the model, software version and exact error ready for support.
Still choosing a connection? Choose your streaming service for its Residential US IP offer, after checking the Samsung app and Smart DNS access. For other screens, compare the routes in our Smart TV guide.
Quick questions
Does every Samsung Smart TV use the same DNS menu?
No. Samsung documents Connection and General menu variants, and older layouts can differ. Check the full model code, software version and model-specific manual rather than relying only on a series name.
Can DNS make a missing streaming app appear on my Samsung TV?
DNS setup configures the connection; it does not install an app. Check the TV’s app store and the streaming service’s supported Samsung models and market availability before choosing a plan.
Should I configure both my Samsung TV and router?
Choose the documented route that fits your setup. Router DNS can serve a TV using the router’s DNS, while a manual TV setting can override that choice. You do not need two different configurations for the same purpose.
Sources
Manufacturer documentation reviewed on September 25, 2026; the current USip setup handoff reviewed on October 11, 2026. This guide explains the setup process; it is not a hands-on playback test of every TV model or streaming service.
- USip: current Smart DNS setup for TVs and routers
- USip: Samsung Smart TV DNS instructions
- USip: home-network preparation
- USip: public-IP registration
- USip: current DNS settings and activation wait
- USip: registration after IP changes
- Samsung: current network and manual DNS instructions
- Samsung: find the model code and software version
- Samsung: identify the model year
- Samsung: app installation and Samsung Account
- Samsung: One UI Tizen app menus and regional variation
- Samsung: TV software updates