What filtering do you use on your wireless router?

[Belonging to Abba]

I was wondering what filtering do others use on their wireless routers? I have software on my computer and Android phone that prevents access to inappropriate content, but I also wanted to setup some kind of filtering on the wireless router so that if I ever bought a new device which did not have the same software on it, when I connect to the router, filtering would still be applied.

I am leaning toward Open DNS Family shield which I think is free, but there is also a paid subscription with Tech Lockdown. I know there are also certain types of parental control wireless routers for sale. When I used Open DNS Family shield a number of years ago I think it might not have been effective at blocking images on Google Image Search if the website the image was loading from was www.google.com and not the separate website that Google found the image on.

 

[Belonging to Abba]

Additionally, from my research it appears like OpenDNS filtering settings would not apply if I was using my VPN. I may change the password for the Windscribe VPN I use to something I don't know and store the password somewhere inconvenient to access so that I can't login to the VPN on a new device.

 

[chevyontheriver]

Additionally, from my research it appears like OpenDNS filtering settings would not apply if I was using my VPN. I may change the password for the Windscribe VPN I use to something I don't know and store the password somewhere inconvenient to access so that I can't login to the VPN on a new device.

I was charged once with setting up a filter for a public school district. It worked but it was complicated. Using Open DNS is so much easier. Set it and forget it and it works. Free too. But I've never done anything with VPNs at home so I can't say about that.

 

[Belonging to Abba]

Thanks. My research on OpenDNS is leading me to the potential advice that I will need to disable IPv6 on my router and switch to IPv4 if I want to use OpenDNS Family Shield. I don't really like downgrading, but according to my research it is very rare that a website would be only IPv6 and not support IPv4 capability. My research tells me the effect should be negligible.

 

[chevyontheriver]

Thanks. My research on OpenDNS is leading me to the potential advice that I will need to disable IPv6 on my router and switch to IPv4 if I want to use OpenDNS Family Shield. I don't really like downgrading, but according to my research it is very rare that a website would be only IPv6 and not support IPv4 capability. My research tells me the effect should be negligible.

I have yet to run into a site that could only be accessed via IPv6. Eventually it will be needed. Not yet.