diff --git a/app/templates/index.html b/app/templates/index.html
index d67a221..988eece 100644
--- a/app/templates/index.html
+++ b/app/templates/index.html
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@
     });
   });
 
-  // Sort by IP on initial load
-  document.querySelector('[data-sort="ip"]')?.click();
+  // Sort by Name on initial load
+  document.querySelector('[data-sort="name"]')?.click();
 
   // ── IP range filter button ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
   const btnIpFilter   = document.getElementById('btn-ip-filter');
@@ -610,6 +610,8 @@
 
     clientsSubtitle.textContent = `${clients.length} device${clients.length !== 1 ? 's' : ''} connected`;
 
+    clients.sort((a, b) => ipToNum(a.ip) - ipToNum(b.ip));
+
     const rows = clients.map(c => {
       const displayName = esc(c.name || c.hostName || c.hostname || '');
       const mac = esc(c.mac || '—');