diff --git a/protocols/luci-proto-cni/Makefile b/protocols/luci-proto-external/Makefile
similarity index 54%
rename from protocols/luci-proto-cni/Makefile
rename to protocols/luci-proto-external/Makefile
index 6405fca0fda8..b9b146d7bda1 100644
--- a/protocols/luci-proto-cni/Makefile
+++ b/protocols/luci-proto-external/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
-LUCI_TITLE:=Support for CNI protocol
-LUCI_DEPENDS:=+cni-protocol
+LUCI_TITLE:=Support for externally managed protocol
+LUCI_DEPENDS:=+external-protocol
 
 include ../../luci.mk
 
diff --git a/protocols/luci-proto-cni/htdocs/luci-static/resources/protocol/cni.js b/protocols/luci-proto-external/htdocs/luci-static/resources/protocol/external.js
similarity index 62%
rename from protocols/luci-proto-cni/htdocs/luci-static/resources/protocol/cni.js
rename to protocols/luci-proto-external/htdocs/luci-static/resources/protocol/external.js
index 273067fd438b..06bd5f3f6699 100644
--- a/protocols/luci-proto-cni/htdocs/luci-static/resources/protocol/cni.js
+++ b/protocols/luci-proto-external/htdocs/luci-static/resources/protocol/external.js
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 'require form';
 'require network';
 
-return network.registerProtocol('cni', {
+return network.registerProtocol('external', {
 	getI18n: function () {
-		return _('CNI (Externally managed interface)');
+		return _('Externally managed interface');
 	},
 
 	getOpkgPackage: function() {
-		return "cni-protocol";
+		return "external-protocol";
 	},
 
 	isFloating: function() {
@@ -31,12 +31,17 @@ return network.registerProtocol('cni', {
 		o.optional = false;
 		o.rmempty = false;
 
-		o = s.taboption('general', form.Value, '_delay', _('Delay'), _('Afer making changes to network using CNI protocol, network must be manually restarted.'));
+		o = s.taboption('general', form.Value, '_delay', _('Delay'), _('Afer making changes to network using external protocol, network must be manually restarted.'));
 		o.ucioption = 'delay';
 		o.placeholder = '10';
 		o.datatype = 'min(1)';
 		o.optional = true;
 		o.rmempty = true;
+
+		o = s.taboption('general', form.Value, '_searchdomain', _('Search domain'));
+		o.ucioption = 'searchdomain'
+		o.optional = true;
+		o.rmempty = true;
 	}
 
 });