diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index bf8114e86..aba8cd827 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ gulp.task('watch', function (done) {
     done();
 });
 
-gulp.task('serve', serve({ root: 'dist', port: 4000 }));
+gulp.task('serve', serve({ root: 'dist', port: 4000, hostname: '0.0.0.0' }));
 
 gulp.task('develop', gulp.series(['default', 'watch', 'serve']));
 
diff --git a/src/js/main.js b/src/js/main.js
index b94133ca3..72415186d 100644
--- a/src/js/main.js
+++ b/src/js/main.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('MainController', ['$scope', '$route',
             }
 
             // support local development with localhost check
-            if (window.location.hostname !== status.adminFqdn && window.location.hostname !== 'localhost') {
+            if (window.location.hostname !== status.adminFqdn && window.location.hostname !== 'localhost' && !window.location.hostname.startsWith('192.')) {
                 // user is accessing by IP or by the old admin location (pre-migration)
                 window.location.href = '/setupdns.html' + window.location.search;
                 return;