It’s easy with Safe Surfer to install an effective porn blocker on a One NZ DN8245 (DN8245X6) modem. Along with protecting your privacy, we also use our own behind-the-scenes technology to block porn and other harmful online content. This guide will efficiently walk you through how to install protection.
Step 1: Install DNS
Under your DN8245 modem, either take a photo or write down the password as found on the bottom sticker. This is different to the WLAN key (that is, the Wi-Fi password, which can be ignored).
Enter the address 192.168.1.1 into the top search bar of a web browser (such as Google Chrome or Firefox). On the login page, use the following credentials:
- User Name: admin
- Password: (the password on the modem’s bottom sticker)
If you’ve logged in to the modem’s dashboard before, the password will be what you set as the new password during the first time you logged in.
Once you’ve logged in, click the Advanced menu on the left-hand sidebar.
Click the LAN drop-down menu.
Click the DHCP Server menu.
Under the Primary Address Pool section, enter the following server addresses:
- Primary DNS Server: 4.150.168.57
- Secondary DNS Server: 104.155.237.225
Once you’ve done this, click the Apply button at the bottom of the page.
Click the DHCPv6 Server menu.
Under the DNS Information section, click the drop-down box labelled DNS agent.
Click the Static configuration option.
Enter the following server addresses:
- Preferred DNS: 2603:1030:0007:0007:0000:0000:0000:003b
- Spare DNS: 2600:1900:4030:6b9d:8000:0000:0000:0000
Once you’ve done this, click the Apply button at the bottom of the page. You’ll also need to restart the router by turning it off and on to finish the installation.
Verify protection
Verify the protection installation by visiting ExampleAdultSite.com inside a browser app (such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Safari). This is a safe website designated for testing if pornographic websites are being blocked. This site should be blocked. If we’re blocking something, you’ll usually see a blank connection error page.
If you have any Apple devices (that is, iPhones, iPads, or Macs), you will also need to enable the Limit Adult Websites setting on those devices to disable the Private Browsing Mode feature for Safari. This feature ignores the Safe Surfer filtering received from your home router. You can find out how to fix this as follows:
- For each iPhone and iPad device, navigate to the Settings app > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions (and enable this feature if it’s not already turned on) > App Store, Media, Web & Games (on older devices, this menu is called Content Restrictions) > Web Content > set to Limit Adult Websites. Once you’re done, navigate back to the Screen Time main menu, which will save the changes.
- For each Mac device, navigate to the System Settings app > Screen Time > Content & Privacy (and enable this feature if it’s not already turned on) > App Store, Media, Web & Games (on older devices, this menu is called Content Restrictions) > under Web Content, set Access to Web Content to Limit Adult Websites, then click the Done button at the lower-right corner. Once you’re done, navigate back to the Screen Time main menu, which will save the changes. Open the Safari app > click the Safari text on the left-hand side of the menu bar (at the top of the screen) > click the Quit option. Repeat this process for every user account on the Mac.
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Check out our protection apps! Our custom-built apps feature our best technology. They install protection directly onto devices (Android, iPhone and iPad, Windows, Mac, and Chromebook), and are a great way to block porn and apps for devices on the go. The apps enable you to set custom block settings and monitor the online activity of your loved ones. We can also prevent protection from being uninstalled (and block filter workarounds) in various cases.
Protection complete
Great work! The devices connected to this home router should now be protected. Visit our easy-to-use online dashboard to start monitoring traffic and blocking content from our premium categories with an affordable Pro Surfer subscription.
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Disclaimer: Safe Surfer Limited is in no way associated with Vodafone New Zealand Limited or One New Zealand Group Limited.