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DNS-over-HTTPS Setup

DoH should only be turned on if you intend to use it.

Please note that DoH is designed to increase the security level of your Internet connection.
Please make sure your environment requires traffic encryption before using it.

DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) on Windows 11

To configure DNS over HTTPS (DoH) on Windows 11, follow the steps:

1. Open Start on Windows 11.
2. Search for Settings and click the top result to open the app.
3. Click on Network & internet.
4. Click the Ethernet or Wi-Fi tab (depending on the active connection).
    If you have a wireless connection, click on the connection properties setting to access the settings.
5. Click the Edit button in the "DNS server assignment" setting.

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6. Select the Manual option from the drop-down menu.
7. Turn on the IPv4 toggle switch.
8. Under the "Preferred DNS" and "Alternate DNS" sections, specify the primary and secondary DoH provided by SafeDNS - doh.safedns.com (or copy the DoH link from SafeDNS Dashboard).

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9. Use the "DNS over HTTPS" drop-down menu and select the On (automatic template) option.
10. Turn off the “Fallback to plaintext” toggle switch.
      If you enable this feature, the system will encrypt DNS traffic, but it allows queries to be sent without encryption.

DNS-over-HTTPS on Android

To configure DNS over HTTPS (DoH) on Android, use these steps:

1. Navigate to Settings > Network & internet.
2. Select Advanced > Private DNS.
3. Select the Private DNS provider hostname option.
4. Add SafeDNS DoH hostname - doh.safedns.com (or copy the DoH link from SafeDNS Dashboard) and select Save.

Choosing a filtering policy for DNS-over-HTTPS

By default, your device will be filtered with the Default policy.
To filter devices with a different policy, do the following:

1. Open SafeDNS Dashboard.
2. Navigate to Settings > Policy.
3. Enter policy name (1), turn on DoH (2), and press Create policy (3).

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4. Search for policy and press on the Copy DoH link.
5. The DoH link will be copied to the clipboard.
6. Paste the copied link to the system DNS settings or in DNS settings in the browser.

DNS over HTTPS in Microsoft Edge

To configure DNS over HTTPS (DoH) in Edge, follow these steps:

1. Open Settings.
2. Go to Privacy, search, and services.
3. Scroll down to Security.
4. Pick Choose a service provider.
5. Add SafeDNS DoH hostname - https://doh.safedns.com (or copy the DoH link from SafeDNS Dashboard) and close the Settings page.

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DNS over HTTPS in Google Chrome

To configure DNS over HTTPS (DoH) in Chrome, usefollow these steps:

    1.

    Open Settings.
    2. GoNavigate to Privacy and security.
    3. Scroll down to Select DNS provider.
    4. Pick dropdown menu and chooseChoose Add custom DNS service provider .from the dropdown menu.
    5. Add SafeDNS DoH hostname - https://doh.safedns.com (or copiedcopy the DoH link from SafeDNS dashboard)Dashboard) and close the Settings page.

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    Enable DNS over DNS-over-HTTPS in Mozilla Firefox

    To configure DNS over HTTPS (DoH) in Mozilla, use these steps:

      1.

      Open Settings.
      2. ScrollSelect Privacy & Security and scroll down to Network Settings and clickthe Settings. Scroll down and tick the box next to Enable DNS over HTTPS section.
      3. Select Max Protection.
      4. Click the drop-down"Choose boxprovider" dropdown menu and select Custom.
      5. Add SafeDNS DoH hostname - https://doh.safedns.com (or copiedcopy the DoH link from SafeDNS dashboard)Dashboard) and close the Settings page.

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