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| OpenDNS offers an alternative your ISP' | OpenDNS offers an alternative your ISP' | ||
| - | \\ Using OpenDNS servers to perform your DNS resolution 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 | ||
| * Parental controls that protect every device in your home, instantly | * Parental controls that protect every device in your home, instantly | ||
| * Customizable or pre-configured content filtering, for example, adult content | * Customizable or pre-configured content filtering, for example, adult content | ||
| - | * Retention the past year of internet stats | + | * Retention |
| * Restrict Internet access to specific allowed domains for a " | * Restrict Internet access to specific allowed domains for a " | ||
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| + | \\ There are various levels of free and paid OpenDNS plans available. The features available to you will depend upon the plan you use. | ||
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| + | ==== 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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| + | For more details, see the Home Account FAQ at: [[https:// | ||
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| + | ==== Setup (FamilyShield plan) ==== | ||
| - | You can setup OpenDNS on FreshTomato in just a few steps. | + | You can setup OpenDNS |
| 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 OpenDNS | + | - Enter the two FamilyShield |
| - | - Click Save. Your settings should now look like this: \\ \\ {{::opendns_on_freshtomato-2023.2.jpg? | + | - Click Save. Your settings should now look like this: \\ \\ {{opendns_on_freshtomato-family_plan-2023.2.jpg? |
| - 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. In the [[admin-debug|Debugging]] menu, click %%>> | ||
| - | | + | \\ Your FreshTomato router should now be using OpenDNS for DNS resolution. You can test this using the nslookup command, |
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