Family search mode for organizations
When using the internet in educational institutions and other organizations, it's very important to set up safe search, which protects users from sexual content. To enable page filtering for regular search, images, and videos, use Family mode.
You can set up family search mode using one of the following methods:
- Enable the Family filter in search settings.
- Set up Yandex DNS.
- Enter the Yandex IP address for family search mode in the "hosts" file.
Enable family search mode
- Go to Search settings.
- Under Filter search results, select Family mode.
- At the bottom of the page, click Save.
To save the selected filter and apply it to new sessions, enable cookies in your browser settings.
Yandex DNS
With Yandex DNS, you can set up family search mode for individual computers or all LAN devices (router configuration). DNS settings take priority over the values set on the Search settings page.
Computer settings
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To set up Yandex DNS on a computer, go to your network settings. Access to edit these settings may be restricted by the computer administrator.
The configuration procedure depends on the operating system you are using:
Router configuration
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Yandex DNS is set up on the router by the network administrator.
The configuration procedure depends on the router model:
Hosts file
The hosts file allows you to specify particular IP addresses for host (domain, server) names by which they will be accessible from a PC. To edit the hosts file, you need the access rights of an administrator (for Windows) or a superuser (for Linux).
The settings in the hosts file take priority over the DNS settings.
To make sure the Yandex search engine is used in family search mode, add the following record to the hosts file:
213.180.193.56 yandex.ru
213.180.193.56 is the Yandex IP address with the preset family search.
If you see a page with sexual content or obscene language in Yandex in family search mode, please report it to support.