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| opendns_on_tomato [2024/09/21 02:34] – [Why OpenDNS?] -condense hogwild | opendns_on_tomato [2024/10/31 21:54] (current) – [Setup (FamilyShield plan)] hogwild | ||
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| ==== Why OpenDNS? ==== | ==== Why OpenDNS? ==== | ||
| - | Using OpenDNS servers | + | Using OpenDNS servers |
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| * Built-in protection to filter out malicious, phishing & malware domains. | * Built-in protection to filter out malicious, phishing & malware domains. | ||
| - | * Parental controls to protect every device in your home, instantly. | + | * Parental controls to instantly |
| * Customizable or preset content filtering, such as for adult content. | * Customizable or preset content filtering, such as for adult content. | ||
| * Retention of the past year's Internet statistics. | * Retention of the past year's Internet statistics. | ||
| - | * Restrict Internet access to allowed domains only to " | + | * Restrict Internet access to allowed domains only, to " |
| - | \\ There are various levels of free and paid OpenDNS plans available. The features available | + | \\ There are various levels of free and paid OpenDNS plans available. The features available depend upon the plan you use. |
| ==== Do I need an Account? ==== | ==== 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. | + | |
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| + | * If you //want Content Filtering// through the Home Basic plan, \\ you need to create an account on the OpenDNS website. | ||
| + | * If you //don't want Content Filtering//, or are using the FamilyShield plan, \\ you don' | ||
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| For more details, see the Home Account FAQ at: [[https:// | For more details, see the Home Account FAQ at: [[https:// | ||
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| ==== Setup (FamilyShield plan) ==== | ==== Setup (FamilyShield plan) ==== | ||
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| First, configure the settings: | First, configure the settings: | ||
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| - Go to the Network menu | - Go to the Network menu | ||
| - In the DNS Server dropdown, select Manual. | - 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. | + | - Enter the two FamilyShield OpenDNS addresses (208.67.220.123 |
| - | - Click Save. Your settings should now look like this: \\ \\ {{:: | + | - Click Save. Your settings should now look like this: \\ \\ \\ {{:: |
| - | - Flush the DNS resolver cache of data from previous lookups. In the [[admin-debug|Debugging]] menu, click %%>> | + | - Flush the DNS resolver cache of data from previous lookups. |
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| - | \\ Your FreshTomato | + | \\ Your router should now be using OpenDNS for DNS resolution. You can test this using the nslookup command, or by using the OpenDNS test page: [[https:// |
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