Installation guides
Installation and configuration
Allow/Denylists And Named Lists
This feature comes in handy when you need to add the same list of domains to the different polici...
General Setup via OpenVPN
Some devices are not yet supported by the SafeDNS Agent or cannot have it installed for various r...
Schedule Setup
Unlike other content filtering systems that use simple schedules with complete blocking of intern...
Block Page Setup
The block page is displayed when a user is trying to access a website blocked by the filtering ru...
NAT DNS Setup
This feature is not available for the Safe Home and Basic plans. Network Address Translation o...
Top-level Domains Blocking
If you want to block any top-level domain, just add it without a leading dot to your Denylist. F...
DSL/Wi-Fi routers
Router Setup
Router with Static IP address configuration 1. Go to SafeDNS Dashboard > Settings > De...
Router Setup (IPv6)
Router with static IP address configuration Go to SafeDNS Dashboard > Settings > Devices and cop...
Keenetic Router Setup
SafeDNS service in Keenetic routers is implemented as an operating system component. You can add ...
Asus and Asuswrt-Merlin Router Setup
Router with Static IP address configuration 1. Go to SafeDNS Dashboard > Settings > Devices and ...
Unifi/Ubiquiti Router Setup
Router with Static IP address configuration 1. Go to SafeDNS Dashboard > Settings > Devices and ...
Verizon Router Setup
Router with Static IP address configuration 1. Go to SafeDNS Dashboard > Settings > Devices and ...
Mikrotik Router Setup
Router with Static IP address configuration Go to SafeDNS Dashboard > Settings > Devices and cop...
OpenWRT Router Setup
If you have static IP or use a DynDNS service you can set up SafeDNS on your OpenWRT router just ...
DD-WRT Router Setup
If you have static IP or use a DynDNS service, you can set up SafeDNS on your DD-WRT router just ...
Huawei iMaster NCE Campus Setup
Prerequisites Sign up for a Reseller account by contacting the SafeDNS Sales team (sales@saf...
Comcast Xfinity Router Setup
Most Xfinity routers for both residential and business users come with the firmware that intercep...
Starlink router setup
DNS configuration with a static IP address Starlink routers only support static IP addresses. If...
Meraki Router Setup
Router with Static IP address configuration 1. Go to SafeDNS Dashboard > Settings > Devices and ...
Multi-policy filtering on OpenWRT
Windows OS
SafeDNS Agent for Windows Setup (old)
Video tutorial #1: SafeDNS Agent Installation Video tutorial #2: SafeDNS Agent Setting...
SafeDNS Agent for Windows Setup
The Agent is available on the following billing plans: Safe Family, Pro, Pro Plus, and archived S...
Windows Filtering Setup via OpenVPN
Please note, that this filtering option works via the third-party app OpenVPN. If you encounter a...
Windows 11 DNS Setup
Step-by-step guide 1. Navigate to the SafeDNS Dashboard > Settings and copy your IP ad...
Windows 10 DNS Setup
Video tutorial Watch this video tutorial to learn how to deploy SafeDNS on a Windows-based PC wi...
Windows 7 DNS Setup
Step-by-step guide 1. Navigate to the SafeDNS Dashboard > Settings and copy your IP address in t...
Mac OS
SafeDNS Agent for macOS Setup
Installation requirements: macOS 14 (Sonoma) or newer.The Agent is available on the following bil...
Mac Filtering Setup via OpenVPN
Please note, that this filtering option works via the third-party app OpenVPN.If you encounter an...
Mac DNS Setup
1. Navigate to the SafeDNS Dashboard > Settings and copy your IP address in the "Enter an IP addr...
SafeDNS Agent for macOS MDM integration
System requirements: macOS 14 or newer. Currently, each installation package is created and sign...
Linux OS
SafeDNS Agent for Linux Setup
Installation requirements: Debian 9, Ubuntu 18–22, PopOS, CentOS 7.The Agent is available on the ...
Linux Filtering Setup via OpenVPN
Please note, that this filtering option works via the third-party app OpenVPN.If you encounter an...
Linux DNS Setup
Static IP address 1. Navigate to the SafeDNS Dashboard > Settings and copy your IP address in th...
Mobile & tablet
SafeDNS App for Android Setup
SafeDNS Agent is an application that allows you to use SafeDNS filtering on mobile devices runnin...
Android DNS Setup
1. Navigate to the SafeDNS Dashboard > Settings and copy your IP address in the "Enter an IP addr...
Mobile Devices Filtering Setup
Please note, that this filtering option works via the third-party app OpenVPN.If you encounter an...
Network Analyzer Guide
This guide shows how to troubleshoot the internet issues on iOS and Android devices using Network...
Advanced
How To Check The Filtering Status
Since our filter is DNS-based, the best way to check the filtering is the nslookup command. Here ...
How to Clear DNS Cache
DNS cache refers to the temporary storage of information about previous DNS lookups on a router, ...
How to troubleshoot access to domains using Network Tools
This guide shows how to troubleshoot the issue when a domain is loading partially or some addit...
How to check domain category
You can always check your domain category here.
Agent Unattended Installation
New Agent, versions 1.4.1+ (Windows only) Installation To initialize the unattended installatio...
Web Filtering Bypass Prevention
Common recommendations: Block the Proxies & Anonymizers category. Block the Firefox/Chrome Se...
DD Client Setup
This guide explains how to install ddclient software in the case when you have a Dynamic IP addre...
DNS-over-TLS Setup
The goal of the DNS-over-TLS protocol is to increase user privacy and security by preventing eave...
SafeDNS Root Certificate For HTTPS Pages
About the certificate Root certificate or SSL certificate is the main part of the website securi...
DNS-over-HTTPS setup (DoH URL)
DoH should only be turned on if you intend to use it. Please note that DoH is designed to increa...
DNS-over-HTTPS setup (DoH domain)
We have 2 ways to create a DoH domain: 1. Using your account dashboard Follow the instruction...
More
SafeDNS Global Anycast Network
SafeDNS Global Anycast Network consists of servers located throughout the world to ensure a fast ...
List of SafeDNS Categories
ID Category Description 2 Unknown Sites All uncategorized websites. Most of ...
List of AppBlocker apps
Category Description CyberSecurity Shodan Search engine that lets...
Wireshark Guide
This guide shows how to troubleshoot the issues when an application or a domain, and Stats ...
DNSQuerySniffer Guide
This guide shows how to troubleshoot the issues when an application or a domain, and Stats are no...
Resellers
OpenDNS and Cisco Umbrella migration
Active Directory
Active Directory setup: SafeDNS Dashboard configuration.
1. Create the domain on the SafeDNS Dashboard. After receiving the SafeDNS AD Agent from SafeDNS...
SafeDNS and local resources
This guide explains how to set up the SafeDNS service in the Active Directory environment with th...
SafeDNS Agent Intune installation
1. Setting up the Intune environment Firstly, need to set up the user, and domain in the Intune ...
SafeDNS AD Agent environment configuration
The manual below describes the whole process of the preparation, configuration, and installation ...
SafeDNS iOS/iPad Agents Enterprise
Application deployment using MDM Integrators With File Addition
This guide covers the deployment of the application with the addition of a .mobileConfig, .xml, o...
Application deployment using MDM Integrators Without File Addition
General guide 1. Obtain a personal authKey from SafeDNS support in your Personal Account in the ...
SafeDNS Agent Enterprise Application initial setup
This step follows the mass deployment of the Agent application. It must be completed to enable th...