# Link local IP to a Domain name

**URL:** <https://community.particle.io/t/link-local-ip-to-a-domain-name/38277>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [December 21, 2017, 11:20am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/link-local-ip-to-a-domain-name/38277 "2017-12-21T11:20:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![ScruffR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/scruffr/32/6952_2.png) [@ScruffR](https://community.particle.io/u/ScruffR)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 11:49am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/link-local-ip-to-a-domain-name/38277/4 "2017-12-21T11:49:54Z")

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That sounds like mDNS.  
There is some sample for that by @BulldogLowell

> [@Best way to do customer product registration](https://community.particle.io/t/best-way-to-do-customer-product-registration/38173/8):
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> So, you can refer to [this code](https://go.particle.io/shared_apps/5a38169d918a66b00f0001e9), which I did a while back. As I recall, it (for some reason) may require a hard reset after you complete the SoftAP setup and the device is attached to your network. For the main webpage use particle.local and the alt (redirect) use particle.local:8080 in your browser. It will redirect you to [google.com](http://google.com) but you will see the trailing results of your query string. Let me know if it works out for you. /\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*…

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