It’s easy with Safe Surfer to install an effective porn blocker on a Vodafone NZ HG659 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
Enter the address 192.168.1.1 into the top search bar of a web browser (such as Google Chrome or Firefox).
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Type Admin into the username box. There are two possible entries for the password box:
- The most common password is @<last eight digits of the modem’s serial number>. This can be found on a sticker located on the rear of the modem. For example, @87654321.
- The least common password is VF-NZhg659.
Click the “Log in” button.
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Click the Internet menu.
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Click the Edit button for your connection type (as per the screenshot below):
- If you have an ADSL connection, click the button highlighted cyan.
- If you have a VDSL connection, click the button highlighted purple.
- If you have a fibre (or other Ethernet) connection, click the button highlighted red.
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Change the “IP protocol version” to IPv4. Click the checkbox found next to Static DNS.
- For “IPv4 primary DNS server”, type 104.197.28.121 into the text boxes.
- For “IPv4 secondary DNS server”, type 104.155.237.225 into the text boxes.
Click the Save button.
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Scroll up to the top of the page, then click the Home Network menu.
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On the left-hand sidebar, click the LAN Interface menu.
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Scroll down and click the IPv6 DHCP Server section. Untick the checkbox found next to “IPv6 DHCP server”, then click the Save button.
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Scroll up to the top of the page, then click the “Log out” button.
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Verify the protection installation by visiting ExampleAdultSite.com inside a web browser. This is a safe website designated for testing if pornographic websites are being blocked. This site should be blocked.
Step 2: Sync IP (optional)
The Safe Surfer dashboard gives you access to comprehensive parental controls. The dashboard has a feature where you can create custom block rules for your Vodafone modem.
Pro tip: this feature requires a Pro Surfer subscription and works best when you have a “static IP” (that is, a non-changing public IP address) with your Internet service provider. If you would like to use the sync IP feature rather than downloading our easy-to-use apps or getting a Wi-Fi Lifeguard router, contact your ISP regarding how to get a static IP.
Open the Devices menu (found on the left-hand sidebar) on the Safe Surfer dashboard. Click the “+ New Device” button.
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Click Wi-Fi & network > Use my existing router. Enter a name, then click the Accept button.
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Go back to the Devices menu and click the Connect button found under the device listing just made.
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Click the Plain DNS field, then click the Link button. This will sync any custom block settings.
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You can now open the Blocking menu, select the router device from the blue bubble, and block categories. Click the Save button once you’re done. These changes might take a minute to sync over.
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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.
If you would like to protect a different kind of device, visit our Guides page.
Disclaimer: Safe Surfer Limited is in no way associated with Vodafone New Zealand Limited or One New Zealand Group Limited.