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Daniel-UK
Apprentice
Dec 04, 2020

OpenDNS parental control setup on Orbi router

How can I setup OpenDNS parental control on my Orbi?

 

After disabling Circle and enabling OpenDNS from the Orbi web interface, if I click on Parental Controls I am redirected to NETGEAR Live Parental Controls - Sign in to your OpenDNS account

 

How do I get the credentials to sign it?

I don't have an account and on the signin webpage there is the message below that point to an app that doesn't exist anymore! So I am stuck! Please help!

 

I understand that Netgear is tryng to push users to use the paid version of Circle parental control and I am trying to understand if I can make OpenDNS working or not.

 

Many thanks!

 

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  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru - Experienced User
    Dec 04, 2020
    Daniel-UK wrote:

    How can I setup OpenDNS parental control on my Orbi?

    I understand that Netgear is tryng to push users to use the paid version of Circle parental control and I am trying to understand if I can make OpenDNS working or not.

    (Caveat: I have not implemented any sort of Parental Controls myself.)

     

    I would ignore any (all?) links that Netgear has conveniently placed in the Orbi web and "app" controls and go directly to OpenDNS:

    https://www.opendns.com/home-internet-security/ 

    Notice that there are two "Free" and two Paid options for home internet security:

    • OpenDNS Family Shield is "automatic".  Simply tell the Orbi router "Use these DNS servers" and insert the IP addresses given in the signup instructions.(208.67.222.222 and 208.67.229.220)
    • OpenDNS Home (also "Free") requires signing up for an account.

    There is no dollar cost to "giving it a try".

     

    You may find that enterprising teenagers are capable of bypassing OpenDNS by manually setting DNS on their individual devices.  In that case, using the Netgear router to intercept all DNS requests and route them to OpenDNS may be the only solution.

     

    Sorry not to be of much help.