Freely Selectable DNS Servers
FRITZ!Box 7369
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Both the Wizard and the client can be downloaded free of
charge from the VPN Service page on the AVM website:
en.avm.de/service/vpn/overview
12.7
Freely Selectable DNS Servers
DNS servers are preset in the FRITZ!Box for IPv4 and IPv6.
These are the DNS servers assigned by the Internet service
provider.
For both IPv4 and IPv6, the preset DNS server can be replaced
by a free DNS server. Free DNS servers include, for instance,
OpenDNS and Google DNS.
Here is how to change the DNS server entry:
The “DNSv6” page is displayed only if you enabled IPv6 sup-
port for the FRITZ!Box on the “IPv6” page.
1.
Open the FRITZ!Box user interface.
2.
Enable the advanced view.
3.
In the “Internet / Account Information” menu, select the
“DNS Server” page.
4.
Change the settings for the DNS servers.
12.8
DNSSEC: Security for DNS Queries
DNSSEC is short for Domain Name System Security Exten-
sions. As the name says, this is an extension of DNS, the do-
main name system.
DNSSEC ensures that both the DNS server and the informa-
tion returned by the DNS server are authentic, or genuine.
Security with DNSSEC
When a home user surfs the web, she or he sends queries to
the Internet by entering URLs in the address field of the
browser. A URL is the name of a website that is easy to re-
member, for instance
. Every query is sent to the