OpenDNS for Beginers – Free Udemy Courses

This is a mini-course, tailored for absolute beginners and non-technical people who want to learn about OpenDNS. OpenDNS is a free software service that can be used to control Internet access and applications through DNS layer inspection.

This course is a highly stripped-down version of the Cisco Umbrella course that is already published on Udemy. Those that want to learn and use OpenDNS, but do not learn about Cisco Umbrella, can enroll in this free course

Begin by learning about Open DNS – What it is and its architecture. Understand how you can sign up for free and get yourself a free service on OpenDNS. Learn how to set up OpenDNS on your network and set up policies that meet your requirements. Set up various access control rules, application filters, website filtering, and much more.

Finally, we review how we can use OpenDNS to protect our children as a use case. If you have children at home and you are a non-technical person looking for ways to control and monitor your children’s Internet access, you definitely should check this out.