Posts by Tony Perez
Change DNS Nameserver via the command line
Changing your DNS Nameserver can be easily done via the command line interface. Learn how to do it on Windows, Mac and Linux. Changing Nameservers via the command line Changing nameservers can be a pain on some devices and require multiple clicks through a user interface. On Windows 10, for example, we counted…
Read MoreEnable YouTube Restrict / Moderate Modes
YouTube has an amazing, but not well known, mode that allows you to block access to unsafe (adult or violent) videos and block comments. Learn more about the YouTube Restricted and Moderate Modes. YouTube Restrict and Restrict-Moderate YouTube provides a way for parents and schools to enforce a children friendly mode on all browsers and…
Read MoreConfigure CleanBrowsing with Stubby
Configure CleanBrowsing with Stubby How to leverage the open source Stubby DNS resolver with CleanBrowsing. What is Stubby ‘Stubby’ is an application (daemon) that runs on your network and allows you to proxy local DNS requests to external DNS resolvers leveraging DNS over TLS. Stubby encrypts DNS queries sent from a client machine (desktop or…
Read MoreConfigure CleanBrowsing with Simple DNSCrypt (Windows)
Configuring CleanBrowsing with DNSCrypt using Simple DNSCrypt DNSCrypt is a protocol that authenticates communications between a DNS client and a DNS resolver. It is specifically helpful if you are having issues with your Internet Service Provider (ISP) hijacking DNS requests. When DNS requests are hijacked a user is unable to define their preferred DNS resolvers,…
Read MoreDisable IPv6 on a Windows Machine
IPv6 is the latest internet protocol, its predecessor was IPv4. IPv6 was first introduced in the 90’s in anticipation of the internet running out of IPv4 addresses. The problem, however, has been the slow adoption of IPv6. To this day, even though some devices are defaulting to IPv6 as their main IP communication, many of…
Read MoreCreate a Schedule with CleanBrowsing
The scheduling feature is only available on plans above a Pro50. This feature allows a user to create time-based exceptions to their network. You an allow what you normally block, and block what you normally allow. Basic and Advanced Offering There are two offerings with the scheduler. Type Features Plan Basic 2 schedules per profile.…
Read MoreConfigure CleanBrowsing w/Mosyle (DOH / DOT)
This article is specific to organizations that leverage the Mosyle Mobile Device Management (MDM) to manage their Apple OS fleet (e.g., iPhone, iPad ). It will show you how you can solve your content filtering needs with Mosyle by leveraging the CleanBrowsing content filtering platform. Note: This option is available to devices on iOS 14.…
Read MoreConfigure CleanBrowsing w/JAMF Pro (DOH / DOT)
This article is specific to organizations that leverage the JAMF Pro Mobile Device Management (MDM) to manage their Apple OS fleet (e.g., iPhone, iPad ). It will show you how you can solve your content filtering needs with JAMF by leveraging the CleanBrowsing content filtering platform. Note: This option is available to devices on iOS…
Read MoreConfigure Apple Devices in Supervised Mode
What most administrators don’t realize is that by “default” what you can control on the Apple iOS devices is very limited out of the box. Large enterprises get around this by using Mobile Device Management (MDM) platforms, like Mosyle. Unfortunately, the idea of an MDM for smaller organizations limited with funding, individuals or non-profits is…
Read MoreConfigure DNS by Subnet
When you need custom DNS rules and content filtering for different subnets inside your network. Different Rules for Different Subnets A common question we get via email from CleanBrowsing users is asking how one can configure their internal DNS resolver to use our porn/adult filtering on a portion of their network, allowing other subnets to…
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