For the past couple of years, PCS has been configuring our customer’s networking environments to utilize the OpenDNS service for both its stability and speed, and now there’s another reason to get on the OpenDNS bandwagon: FamilyShield.

Kids get into all sorts of things they shouldn’t get into online and parents want to protect their kids from what’s “out there.”  In June, OpenDNS introduced the FamilyShield service that is..

..the absolute simplest and most straightforward way for parents to protect kids from the bad stuff online.

By configuring your home computers and/or home router with the following FamilyShield DNS numbers:

208.67.222.123
208.67.220.123

…your home network will block pornographic content, including OpenDNS’s “Pornography,” “Tasteless,” and “Sexuality” categories, in addition to proxies and anonymizers (which can render filtering useless).   The service also blocks phishing and some malware.

OpenDNS provides instructions on configuring 18 different brands of routers to take advantage of this service.  If you would like assistance in securing your home network, please feel free to tap PCS by using our Contact Form on this web site and a technician will be with you shortly.