For up-to-date instructions for connecting your iPhone or iPad to the Content Policy, we highly recommend using the installation wizard we provide in your Tech Lockdown account dashboard. It will walk you through the installation process.
You can use this tutorial for additional reference.
VPN App
The recommended way to connect is to install an app which configures a VPN on your device. This app can be found on the App Store under the name of Cloudflare One. Full instructions can be found on the Tech Lockdown dashboard by going to Content Policy > Connect Devices > iPhone.
Open the Cloudflare One App Store page on your iPhone or scan the QR code below to quickly open the store page:
- Log in with your Team Name (also known as the Organization Name) when prompted.
This is listed if you're using the connect wizard on the dashboard.
A web page should open. Enter the email address of the member you want to sign in on this device as.
Copy the code that was sent to your email and enter it into the app
DNS Config
Another way to connect is to configure the iPhone's DNS settings to point to your Content Policy. If you've connected a router to your Content Policy, you can do the following:
- Navigate to your linked router in the Tech Lockdown dashboard
- Open our Apple DNS Config Generator in a new tab
- Copy the DNS over HTTPS and DNS over TLS fields from the router's connection information section:
DoH and DoT hostnames should be found under Connection Information.
- Paste these into the corresponding fields in the DNS Config Generator
- Download the Config File to your iPhone using either the QR code or by manually downloading the file to your computer and sending it to your iPhone.
- Install the Config File onto your iPhone.
Frequently Asked Questions
Check if the iPhone or iPad is connected correctly
Check your device's connection.
Limitations with DNS Config
If you connect to a content policy using the DNS Config, content policy rules that are scoped to a specific member will be ignored. Only rules without an audience assigned will be applied.
We recommend using this as a backup filtering layer alongside the VPN app.