How to set up a DNS for filtering Inappropriate Websites
Description: This article will show you how to manually set a DNS server with family friendly content filtering on your Windows 10 PC using the OpenDNS FamilyShield server.
- Open Control Panel.
- Select Network and Internet.
- Choose Network and Sharing Center.
- Next Change adapter settings.
- Right click on your network connection - either wireless or Ethernet - and then choose Properties.
- Under the Networking tab, select the protocol that you are using - either Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) or Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6).
- After selecting the IPv4 or IPv6, choose Properties.
- Select Use the following DNS server addresses.
- Type in the IP addresses of the OpenDNS server:
- IPv4: 208.67.220.123 and 208.67.222.123
- IPv6: 0:0:0:0:0:ffff:d043:dc7b and 0:0:0:0:0:ffff:d043:de7b
- After entering the new DNS server, select OK.
- Restart your PC to begin using the new settings.
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