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OpenDNS offers an alternative your ISP' | OpenDNS offers an alternative your ISP' | ||
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- | ==== Why OpenDNS? | + | \\ |
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+ | ==== Why OpenDNS? ==== | ||
Using OpenDNS servers to perform your DNS resolution can have many benefits, depending on the plan you choose: | Using OpenDNS servers to perform your DNS resolution can have many benefits, depending on the plan you choose: | ||
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* 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? ==== | ==== Do I need an Account? ==== | ||
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- | ==== Setup ==== | + | ==== 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, \\ or by using the OpenDNS test page: [[https:// |
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