Toggle OpenDNS Content Filtering Categories
This automation logs into the OpenDNS dashboard, navigates to your network settings, and toggles a specific content filtering category (like "Social Networking" or "Video Sharing") on or off.
This template automates the process of changing content filtering rules on your OpenDNS account. Here’s how it works:
- Navigates to OpenDNS: The automation opens a browser and goes to the
dashboard.opendns.comlogin page. - Checks Login Status: It verifies that you are already logged in. If not, it will pause and ask you to sign in before continuing.
- Accesses Network Settings: Once logged in, it navigates through the Settings tab and selects your configured network to access its specific filtering rules.
- Toggles Category: The automation locates the content category you've specified (e.g., "Video Sharing") and clicks the corresponding checkbox to change its state.
- Saves Changes: Finally, it clicks the APPLY button to save your new settings and waits for a confirmation message to ensure the change was successful.
Usage Ideas
- Schedule the automation to run at specific times, for example, to block distracting websites like social media or video streaming during work or school hours and automatically unblock them in the evening.
- Create "focus mode" or "family time" triggers by connecting this automation to a smart home button or a mobile app, allowing you to instantly change internet rules with a single click.
- Use it as a tool for responsible internet usage, allowing users to temporarily disable access to certain categories to improve productivity.
Customization Ideas
This template provides a solid foundation for managing network settings that you can easily customize:
- Target Any Category: You can easily change a parameter to have the automation toggle any of OpenDNS's content categories, not just the default one. This allows you to block or unblock different types of content based on your needs.
- Adapt for Other Websites: The core workflow—navigating, clicking buttons, and saving settings—is a common pattern. You can work with an assistant to adapt this template to manage settings on other web dashboards, such as your home router's admin page or other cloud-based services.
- Customize Network Selection: If you have multiple networks set up in OpenDNS, the logic can be modified to ensure the automation always selects the correct one to update.
Agent Inputs
Optional Parameters
Name | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
categoryName | string | Video Sharing |
Name of the content filtering category to toggle on or off (e.g. "Video Sharing", "Social Networking") | ||
