Disclaimer:
Due to the wide variety of devices available and potential variations in their firmware, the information presented below may or may not be accurate. For this same reason, OpenDNS support will generally not be able to provide device-specific assistance beyond what is provided below. If you need further assistance specific to your device, please contact either the manufacturer's support team, or your ISP if you are using leased equipment.
Note: This configuration is for the OpenDNS configuration of NETGEAR routers. If you are looking for NETGEAR Live Parental Controls (LPC), please visit https://support.opendns.com/entries/21804554-Frequently-Asked-Quest... for more information and http://www.netgear.com/genie to download the NETGEAR Genie to manage your Live Parental Controls.
1. Type the router's setup URL (http://192.168.0.1) into a web browser address bar.
http://192.168.0.1 is the default Netgear router IP address.
(http://192.168.1.1 will work for some Netgear models.)
3. Type in OpenDNS addresses in Primary DNS and Secondary DNS fields.
If you do not see the following screen, click on Basic Settings. If the options are not present and your device is supplied by your Internet provider, the ability to set custom DNS servers may have been disabled.
Please write down your current DNS settings (if any are set) before switching to OpenDNS, in case you want to return to your old settings for any reason.
Set the DNS addresses section settings to "Use These DNS Servers".
The addresses for OpenDNS are:
- 208.67.222.222
- 208.67.220.220
5. Wait for the settings to be updated.
