diff --git a/src/components/PageComponents/Config/Network.tsx b/src/components/PageComponents/Config/Network.tsx
index 1b31db59..00426104 100644
--- a/src/components/PageComponents/Config/Network.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PageComponents/Config/Network.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import type { NetworkValidation } from "@app/validation/config/network.js";
 import { DynamicForm } from "@components/Form/DynamicForm.js";
 import { useDevice } from "@core/stores/deviceStore.js";
+import {
+  convertIntToIpAddress,
+  convertIpAddressToInt,
+} from "@core/utils/ip.js";
 import { Protobuf } from "@meshtastic/js";
 
 export const Network = (): JSX.Element => {
@@ -13,9 +17,12 @@ export const Network = (): JSX.Element => {
           case: "network",
           value: {
             ...data,
-            ipv4Config: new Protobuf.Config.Config_NetworkConfig_IpV4Config(
-              data.ipv4Config,
-            ),
+            ipv4Config: new Protobuf.Config.Config_NetworkConfig_IpV4Config({
+              ip: convertIpAddressToInt(data.ipv4Config.ip) ?? 0,
+              gateway: convertIpAddressToInt(data.ipv4Config.gateway) ?? 0,
+              subnet: convertIpAddressToInt(data.ipv4Config.subnet) ?? 0,
+              dns: convertIpAddressToInt(data.ipv4Config.dns) ?? 0,
+            }),
           },
         },
       }),
@@ -25,7 +32,19 @@ export const Network = (): JSX.Element => {
   return (
     <DynamicForm<NetworkValidation>
       onSubmit={onSubmit}
-      defaultValues={config.network}
+      defaultValues={{
+        ...config.network,
+        ipv4Config: {
+          ip: convertIntToIpAddress(config.network?.ipv4Config?.ip ?? 0),
+          gateway: convertIntToIpAddress(
+            config.network?.ipv4Config?.gateway ?? 0,
+          ),
+          subnet: convertIntToIpAddress(
+            config.network?.ipv4Config?.subnet ?? 0,
+          ),
+          dns: convertIntToIpAddress(config.network?.ipv4Config?.dns ?? 0),
+        },
+      }}
       fieldGroups={[
         {
           label: "WiFi Config",
diff --git a/src/core/utils/ip.ts b/src/core/utils/ip.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27d7aa9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/utils/ip.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+export function convertIntToIpAddress(int: number): string {
+  return `${int & 0xff}.${(int >> 8) & 0xff}.${(int >> 16) & 0xff}.${(int >> 24) & 0xff}`;
+}
+
+export function convertIpAddressToInt(ip: string): number | null {
+  return (
+    ip
+      .split(".")
+      .reverse()
+      .reduce((ipnum, octet) => {
+        return (ipnum << 8) + Number.parseInt(octet);
+      }, 0) >>> 0
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/validation/config/network.ts b/src/validation/config/network.ts
index 8f851d69..41db88d7 100644
--- a/src/validation/config/network.ts
+++ b/src/validation/config/network.ts
@@ -41,21 +41,24 @@ export class NetworkValidation
 
 export class NetworkValidationIpV4Config
   implements
-    Omit<Protobuf.Config.Config_NetworkConfig_IpV4Config, keyof Message>
+    Omit<
+      Protobuf.Config.Config_NetworkConfig_IpV4Config,
+      keyof Message | "ip" | "gateway" | "subnet" | "dns"
+    >
 {
   @IsIP()
   @IsOptional()
-  ip: number;
+  ip: string;
 
   @IsIP()
   @IsOptional()
-  gateway: number;
+  gateway: string;
 
   @IsIP()
   @IsOptional()
-  subnet: number;
+  subnet: string;
 
   @IsIP()
   @IsOptional()
-  dns: number;
+  dns: string;
 }