Setting up OpenDNS Family Shield
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1. Setting up OpenDNS Family Shield Step 1 Visit www opendns com and from the Products menu select Home Parental Controls PRODUCTS SOLUTIONS TECHNOLOGY raf Business Products Umbrella Security Product Features Calculate Your Savings Ai Home Parental Controls q Premium DNS Step 2 Select OpenDNS Family Shield and click Sign Up Now OPENDNS FAMILY SHIELD Pre configured to block adult content SIGN UP NOW Setting up OpenDNS Family Shield Page 1 Setting up OpenDNS Family Shield Step 3 On this screen you can just select continue setup without signing up 1 Set up FamilyShield 2 Test your settings Where should we send FamilyShield updates Enter your email address below Let s begin We d like to know the best way to get in touch with you about important service related news We hate spam too so we won t spam you ad continue setup without signing up Step 4 Select Router from this screen 1 Set up FamilyShield 2 Test your settings Set up FamilyShield on your Router Computer Recommended Get instructions for Set up FamilyShield on your Windows Mac mobile router so every computer phones and more gaming console and wi fi device is protected What is FamilyShield You re minutes away from making the Internet safer for everyone in your household FamilyShield is the single easiest way to protect your kids online blac2. er addresses as your DNS server settings and save apoly P W he Cache Flushing 1 Open the preferences for your router Often the preferences are set in your web browser via a URL with numbers example http 192 168 0 1 You may need a password If you re like us and you set the router password long ago and cannot remember it now you can often reset the password to the manufacturer default by pressing a button on the router itself Or preferences may be set via specific application for your router which you installed on your computer when you added the router 2 Find the DNS server settings Scan for the letters DNS next to a field which allows two or three sets of numbers each broken into four groups of one to three numbers 3 Put in the OpenDNS server addresses as your DNS server settings and save apply Please write down your current settings before entering the OpenDNS addresses just in case 208 6 7 222 123 208 67 220 123 4 Cache Flushing Once you have configured your DNS settings and saved them we highly suggest that you flush your DNS resolver cache and web browser caches to ensure that your new DNS configuration settings take immediate effect NEXT Test your new settings Setting up OpenDNS Family Shield Page 4 Setting up OpenDNS Family Shield Step 7 That s it You have now configured your router to use OpenDNS Family Shield All devices in your house should now use the new se
3. k adult websites and protect your family from phishing and malware Completely free Setting up OpenDNS Family Shield Page 2 Setting up OpenDNS Family Shield Step 5 You can choose the make of your router from this screen to get custom setup help or if your router is not listed choose general router instructions For the purposes of this guide we will choose general router instructions 1 Set up FamilyShield 2 Test your settings Set up FamilyShield Choose your router s brand lt m 2WiRE 3com Apple BELKIN BUFFALO D Link EE E Dray Tek MOTERGLA AECE NETGEAR SpeedStream m g speedtouch WESTELL ZyXEL Don t see your device Try these general Setting up OpenDNS Family Shield Page 3 Setting up OpenDNS Family Shield Step 6 Follow the instructions on the following screen to set up your router If you are not sure where to browse to get the preferences page of your router some common ones to try are http 192 168 0 1 http 192 168 0 254 http 192 168 1 1 http 192 168 1 254 http 192 168 2 1 http 192 168 2 254 If these do not work please look for a label on the router with this information Router IP Address or consult the user manual Once the changes have been made you can move forward to a page that will test if you have correctly set up the router Set up FamilyShield Configuration for router Find the DNS server settings Put in the OpenDNS serv
4. ttings although this can take a few hours to take effect Setting up OpenDNS Family Shield Page 5
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