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How to block porn on a Ubiquiti UniFi network site (UniFi app)

This guide demonstrates how to block harmful online content for a Ubiquiti UniFi network site with the UniFi app. If you would like to do this with a web browser instead, you can find out how to do so by clicking this link.

IMPORTANT: If you want to protect more than one UniFi site (that is, more than one building or network location), you can do this later by repeating this guide. Each UniFi site should have its own listing on the Safe Surfer dashboard Devices menu.

Step 1: Visit the Safe Surfer dashboard

If you were directed to this guide from the online Safe Surfer dashboard (My Safe Surfer), skip ahead to step 2.

Visit the Devices menu on the Safe Surfer dashboard (https://my.safesurfer.io/devices), then tap the "+ New device" option.

Tap the Wi-Fi and network option.

Tap the Protect a Ubiquiti UniFi network option.

Enter a name for the UniFi site you would like to protect, then tap the Continue button.

Step 2: Install protection

Go to your smartphone's home screen, then tap the UniFi app.

Tap the Site Manager bar at the top of the app.

Tap the site that you would like to install protection for.

Once you've selected the applicable site, tap the Settings menu icon at the bottom-right corner.

Tap the Security menu.

Tap the Protection menu.

Tap the Content Filter menu.

If you see a message that says "No Content Filters Yet", you can go back to the Protection menu. Otherwise, you'll first need to remove each content filter until the list is empty.

Back on the Protection menu, tap the Encrypted DNS menu.

Enable the DNS Shield feature.

Tap the Custom option.

Tap the Add New option.

Back on the Safe Surfer dashboard, tap the Copy name button for Primary IPv4.

Back in UniFi, paste the name into the Server Name field.

Back on the Safe Surfer dashboard, tap the corresponding Copy stamp button.

Back in UniFi, paste the stamp into the DNS Stamp field.

Once you've filled the fields, tap the Add option at the upper-right corner.

Once you've installed the server(s), tap the Save option at the upper-right corner.

The Encrypted DNS menu should report that custom servers have been installed.

After 30 seconds have passed since you saved the changes in UniFi, back on the Safe Surfer dashboard, tap the Done button.

The dashboard should report that you have recent internet activity for the UniFi site. If you can't see any activity yet, try refreshing the page after another 30 seconds have passed.

Updated on: 19/02/2026

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