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====== OpenDNS on FreshTomato ====== | ====== OpenDNS on FreshTomato ====== | ||
- | OpenDNS offers an alternative your ISP' | + | OpenDNS offers an alternative your ISP' |
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- | Using OpenDNS servers to perform your DNS resolutions can have many benefits, depending on the plan you choose: | + | |
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+ | ==== Why OpenDNS? ==== | ||
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+ | Using OpenDNS servers to perform your DNS resolution can have many benefits, depending on the plan you choose: | ||
* Built-in protection to filter out malicious phishing & malware domains | * Built-in protection to filter out malicious phishing & malware domains | ||
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* Restrict Internet access to specific allowed domains for a " | * Restrict Internet access to specific allowed domains for a " | ||
- | Configuring FreshTomato for OpenDNS is simple, | + | \\ There are various levels of free and paid OpenDNS plans available. The features available to you will depend upon the plan you use. |
- | - Go to the Network menu | ||
- | - In the DNS Server dropdown, select Manual. | ||
- | - Enter the two OpenDNS server addresses into the DNS1 and DNS2 fields. | ||
- | - Click Save. | ||
- | \\ | + | ==== Do I need an Account? ==== |
+ | You need to create an account on the OpenDNS website if you want Content Filtering, through the Home Basic plan. \\ If you don't want Content Filtering, or are using the FamilyShield plan, you do not have to create an account. | ||
- | {{::opendns_on_freshtomato-2023.2.jpg?605}} | + | For more details, see the Home Account FAQ at: [[https://support.opendns.com/ |
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+ | ==== Setup (FamilyShield plan) ==== | ||
- | Your FreshTomato | + | You can setup OpenDNS for the FamilyShiled plan on FreshTomato |
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+ | First, configure the settings: | ||
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+ | - Go to the Network menu | ||
+ | - In the DNS Server dropdown, select Manual. | ||
+ | - Enter the two FamilyShield OpenDNS addresses (208.67.220.123 and 208.67.222.123) into the DNS1 and DNS2 fields. | ||
+ | - Click Save. Your settings | ||
+ | - Flush the DNS resolver cache of data from previous lookups. In the [[admin-debug|Debugging]] menu, click %%>> | ||
- | You can test this by using the nslookup command, or by using OpenDNS' | + | \\ Your FreshTomato router should now be using OpenDNS for DNS resolution. |
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