Hello! We’re really glad you’ve reached out for help to protect your family online. The good news is there are plenty of options available. Some are really simple but cost a bit of money; others are completely free but can take a bit of time to set up. No matter how tech savvy you are (or aren’t), we’ll talk you through everything you need to know so your family can surf the internet safely.

Setup Internet Filtering on Home Router  One of the best known tricks among tech people world-wide, is the ability to change DNS on a router. Once the DNS is changed it will all filter harmful content across all devices connected to that router. In most cases it is extremely simple to do, doesn’t slow your network down and doesn’t require extra hardware or cost. There are many DNS services world-wide that provides DNS Content Filtering, but Safe Surfer is proven to be one of the best.

Safe Surfer protects individuals, families, and businesses from harmful online content. If you look at the top of our website on a device that is not protected with Safe Surfer, you will see the following widget at the top of the home page: 1. Let’s start Protecting devices with Safe Surfer is easy. As a parent or support person, we’ll get you to start by creating a free account on the Safe Surfer dashboard.

Safe Surfer provides you with a safer internet surfing experience. To achieve this, we use a technology called Domain Name System (DNS). 1. What’s DNS? 🔍 DNS works behind the scenes on your devices so that you can easily surf the internet without having to memorise the IP address. The DNS “translates” a URL to it’s IP address. Safe Surfer DNS servers carry out the following functions: Ensuring that your web browsing requests are following your filter settings.

Block porn on your router  Configuring your home router to use DNS Content Filtering servers is an effective method of preventing accidental access to pornography and other harmful content. All devices accessing the Internet via your home router will pick up these settings. What is DNS? DNS is similar to a phone book. On the Internet, the URL of a website belongs to a public IP address. Public IP addresses on the Internet can be thought of like a number belonging to a home street address.

Hello! We’re really glad you’ve reached out for help to protect your family online. The good news is there are plenty of options available. Some are really simple but cost a bit of money; others are completely free but can take a bit of time to set up. No matter how tech savvy you are (or aren’t), we’ll talk you through everything you need to know so your family can surf the internet safely.