How to update my DNS entries in Orbi?

[kevincol]

I'm trying to force Google SafeSearch on at the router / Orbi level.  I can't find any entries on the admin page to set the DNS entry for www.google.com to be a CNAME for forcesafesearch.google.com.

Does the Orbi support this?

[DarrenM]

Hello Kevincol

The DNS server would be on the Internet Setup page.

DarrenM

[kevincol]

Hi Darren,

I can see where you can put in a DNS server on the Internet Setup Page.  That isn't what I was trying to accomplish.  I need to input a CName and all that is available is an IP address.  

[MarkC1024]

How is that supposed to happen?  Doesn't it need DNS to look up the IP for the name you're entering?  Try using 216.239.38.120.

[TheEther]

That's not supported.

[kevincol]

So, at a network level with the Orbi, there is no way to do this:

Configure Domain Name System (DNS) on your network to add a Canonical Name (CNAME) for the following hostnames: 

• www.youtube.com
• m.youtube.com
• youtubei.googleapis.com
• youtube.googleapis.com
• www.youtube-nocookie.com

For Strict Restricted YouTube access, add restrict.youtube.com as a CNAME for these domains. For Moderate Restricted YouTube access, add restrictmoderate.youtube.com as a CNAME for these domains.

Please do not give a CNAME to other YouTube hostnames, including these:

• youtube.com
• s.ytimg.com
• youtu.be
• googleapis.com

Changing the CNAME for these hostnames affects YouTube's ability to function correctly.

If not, is there an official mechanism to add this as a feature request to Netgear to get it in a FW release?

[TheEther]

There's no way to do that.  Idea Exchange for Home is about as close as you can get to an official request.