diff --git a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.cpp b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.cpp
index e62ac68b526..06425c00120 100644
--- a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.cpp
+++ b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.cpp
@@ -169,9 +169,35 @@ bool WiFiSTAClass::eraseAP(void) {
  */
 bool WiFiSTAClass::config(IPAddress local_ip, IPAddress gateway, IPAddress subnet, IPAddress dns1, IPAddress dns2)
 {
+    // handle Arduino ordering of parameters: ip, dns, gw, subnet
+    if (local_ip.type() == IPv4 && local_ip != INADDR_NONE && subnet[0] != 255) {
+        IPAddress tmp = dns1;
+        dns1 = gateway;
+        gateway = subnet;
+        subnet = (tmp != INADDR_NONE) ? tmp : IPAddress(255, 255, 255, 0);
+    }
+
     return STA.config(local_ip, gateway, subnet, dns1, dns2);
 }
 
+bool WiFiSTAClass::config(IPAddress local_ip, IPAddress dns) {
+
+    if (local_ip == INADDR_NONE) {
+        return config(INADDR_NONE, INADDR_NONE, INADDR_NONE);
+    }
+
+    if (local_ip.type() != IPv4) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    IPAddress gw(local_ip);
+    gw[3] = 1;
+    if (dns == INADDR_NONE) {
+        dns = gw;
+    }
+    return config(local_ip, gw, IPAddress(255, 255, 255, 0), dns);
+}
+
 /**
  * Change DNS server for static IP configuration
  * @param dns1       Static DNS server 1
diff --git a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.h b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.h
index 385be487120..d04a16d13d8 100644
--- a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.h
+++ b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.h
@@ -116,8 +116,12 @@ class WiFiSTAClass
     }
     wl_status_t begin();
 
+    // also accepts Arduino ordering of parameters: ip, dns, gw, mask
     bool config(IPAddress local_ip, IPAddress gateway, IPAddress subnet, IPAddress dns1 = (uint32_t)0x00000000, IPAddress dns2 = (uint32_t)0x00000000);
 
+    // two and one parameter version. 2nd parameter is DNS like in Arduino
+    bool config(IPAddress local_ip, IPAddress dns = (uint32_t)0x00000000);
+
     bool setDNS(IPAddress dns1, IPAddress dns2 = (uint32_t)0x00000000);  // sets DNS IP for all network interfaces
 
     bool bandwidth(wifi_bandwidth_t bandwidth);