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Join more than 25,000 schools and districts, including some of America's largest, that use OpenDNS today to achieve CIPA compliance and keep their kids safe online.

Start using OpenDNS! It's free.

Make navigating the Internet on your network a safe and controlled experience with OpenDNS. Easily achieve CIPA compliance required for E-Rate funding, and make access to online learning tools easier, while blocking unsafe and inappropriate Web sites — including proxies and anonymizers — altogether. There's no appliance to buy and you can manage filtering for all schools in your district from one centralized Web-based dashboard.

"OpenDNS provides an invaluable service that assists schools regarding CIPA compliance and safe Internet surfing. It also cuts down on SSL proxy site utilization. While over 20,000 schools and districts are using the service now, I see no reason why all school districts should not use the service."

— Gavin Guynes, Network Administrator for Madison County Schools

  • Web Content Filtering
    Filter undesirable content on your network, from sites that are unsafe to sites that are inappropriate for a learning environment like your school. It's as easy as checking a box and your filtering settings take effect in minutes. Choose from more than 50 filtering categories.
  • Proxy and Anonymizer Blocking
    Proxies and anonymizers — the tools commonly used by students to bypass filters — are no match for OpenDNS. Simply check a box to block them and gain peace-of-mind knowing your filtering is airtight.
  • CIPA Compliance
    The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) ensures schools like yours block access to unsafe content. Easily achieve CIPA compliance required for federal funding with OpenDNS.
  • Web Security
    Comprehensive security for your school or district's network through award-winning phishing, botnet and malware site protection.
  • Detailed Reporting and Alerts
    Receive daily detailed email reports on traffic, blocked sites and categories of traffic that you can easily forward to administration and stakeholders and use to meet CIPA’s monitoring requirements.
  • DNS Infrastructure
    The most reliable DNS service available with SmartCache? technology and servers located at the most strategically connected intersections of the Internet.
  • Management and Administration
    Use the simple Web-based Dashboard to update settings any time and from anywhere. Share management of your OpenDNS account across a team with Delegated Administration.
  • Intelligent Navigation
    Make navigating the Internet on your school or district's network a more intuitive and intelligent process with features like Shortcuts, Typo- Correction and OpenDNS Guide.
  • Customization
    Decide where students and staff go to when they attempt to access a site that's blocked on your network. Choose from a customizable page hosted by us, or specify your own URL to reinforce acceptable use policy.
  • Instant and Scalable Solution
    With no costly equipment or software to purchase, implement or maintain onsite, setup and deployment is as simple as pointing your external DNS resolution to OpenDNS's network of DNS servers.
  • Premium Support
    Select an industry-leading SLA (Service Level Agreements) and choose between a Standard or Premium support option based on your need. 24/7 support is available.