Setup guide

Two-minute setup.

Pick your platform. Follow three steps. Your device is now protected by Guardino DNS: no app, no slowdown, no tracking.

Sign in first to get your personal credentials

The exact hostname, IPs, and one-tap profiles live on your dashboard so each device reports back to you.

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iPhone & iPad

60 seconds

One tap with a configuration profile. Works on iOS 14+.

  1. 1Sign in to Guardino on your phone
  2. 2Open Setup → tap Install Profile
  3. 3Confirm in Settings → General → VPN & Device Management

Android

90 seconds

Native Private DNS support on Android 9+.

  1. 1Settings → Network & Internet → Private DNS
  2. 2Choose "Private DNS provider hostname"
  3. 3Enter your Guardino hostname from the Setup page

macOS

75 seconds

Configuration profile installs system-wide.

  1. 1Download the macOS profile from Setup
  2. 2Double-click to open in System Settings
  3. 3Approve in System Settings → Profiles

Windows 11 & 10

2 minutes

Set Encrypted DNS in network adapter properties.

  1. 1Settings → Network & Internet → your adapter → Edit DNS
  2. 2Manual → IPv4 → enter Guardino IPs
  3. 3Set "DNS over HTTPS" to On (Automatic Template)

Router (whole network)

5 minutes

Protects every device on your Wi-Fi at once. Needs a router that supports encrypted DNS (DoT or DoH).

  1. 1Open your router admin panel and find its DNS-over-TLS (DoT) or DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) setting
  2. 2Enter your profile's DoT hostname (port 853) or DoH address from the Setup page in your dashboard
  3. 3No encrypted DNS option? Put a router that has one behind your ISP modem, or set up each device

Need help

Stuck on a step?

Send us a note. We usually reply within a few hours, sometimes minutes during weekdays.

support@guardino.ai