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Router Setup

Router with Static IP address configuration

1. Go to SafeDNS Dashboard > Settings > Devices and copy your IP address to the "IP addresses / DynDNS" box, choose a policy, and click "Add".1.Router.png

2. Change your router’s DNS servers to SafeDNS addresses - 195.46.39.39 and 195.46.39.40

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You have successfully configured your router.

Please note that settings take 5-7 minutes to apply.
Stats and filtering status update every 10 minutes.

Router with Dynamic IP address configuration

In case you have a Dynamic IP address, you need to configure the DynDNS/DDNS on the router using a Dynamic DNS service.

Most modern routers provide their own DynDNS services. We recommend using them.

Here's an example of the DynDNS menu on the TP-Link router with the TP-Link service provider:

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You only need to create a DynDNS record in the router interface. Then skip to Step 6 below. 


If your router does not have its own DynDNS service provider, we recommend using third-party NO-IP DynDNS.

1. In the router setting, go to DynDNS/DDNS settings,

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2. Check the DynDNS service available for your router. If available, we recommend using the No IP DynDNS service provider.

3. Go to the website noip.com and sign up.

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4. In your No-IP account, create a hostname (any name you can think of).

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5. Go back to your router and configure DDNS/DynDNS.

  • Select No-IP as "Service provider".
  • Type in the created hostname in the "Hostname" field.
  • Type in your No-IP account credentials as "Username" and "Password", and click "Save".

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If everything is correct, DynDNS/DDNS settings will apply.

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6. Go to SafeDNS Dashboard > Settings > Devices and copy your DynDNS hostname to the "IP addresses / DynDNS" box, choose a policy, and click "Add".2.Router.png

Once added, you will see it in the DynDNS section of the Dashboard.

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7. Change your router’s DNS servers to SafeDNS addresses - 195.46.39.39 and 195.46.39.40

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You have successfully configured your router.

Please note that settings take 5-7 minutes to apply.
Stats and filtering status update every 10 minutes.

Configuring the filter using the DDclient.

In rare cases when your router does not have a DynDNS/DDNS setting and your IP is Dynamic,  you need to use third-party software - DDclient - on the PC connected to the network:

1. Install DDclient on a PC connected to the network. Once DDclient is installed, all devices connected to the same network will be filtered by the same rules.

2. Set up DNS servers in your router:

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