DNS Settings

This reference contains the help text provided by OpenATV. The open dialog and selected options determine which entries are visible.

Where do I find it?

Main Menu → Setup → Network → DNS Settings

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Hostname

Enter the network hostname to be used to identify this receiver.

Reference & notes

self.hostname

Setup level: Simple.

Domain name

Enter the network domain name suffix to be added to the hostname above. This helps the DNS resolver find other network devices on the network.

Reference & notes

config.usage.dnsSuffix

Setup level: Simple.

DNS protocol mode

Select whether IPv4, IPv6, or both protocols should be used. If both are enabled then select which should be preferred.

Reference & notes

config.usage.dnsMode

Setup level: Simple.

Use DNS rotation

Select 'Yes' to enable DNS entry rotation. This rotation changes the order in which the list of DNS servers is used and can avoid issues if a DNS server in the list becomes unavailable.

Reference & notes

config.usage.dnsRotate

Setup level: Simple.

DNS data source

Select the DNS server(s) that will be used to lookup hostnames to resolve IP addresses.

Reference & notes

config.usage.dns

Setup level: Simple.

Use DNSCrypt servers

Only use DNS servers implementing the DNSCrypt protocol.

Reference & notes

config.usage.DNSCryptProtocol

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Use DoH servers

Only use DNS servers implementing the DNS-over-HTTPS protocol. This causes DNS lookups to be made via the encrypted HTTPS protocol.

Reference & notes

config.usage.DNSCryptDoH

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Use ODoH servers

Only use DNS servers implementing the Oblivious DNS-over-HTTPS protocol. This adds another layer of privacy by adding a proxy layer to the DNS-over-HTTPS request.

Reference & notes

config.usage.DNSCryptODoH

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Use only DNSSEC servers

Server must support DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC). This is a data signing option that protects the integrity of the DNS data against compromises like cache poisoning.

Reference & notes

config.usage.DNSCryptDNSSEC

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Use only no-log servers

Server must not log user queries (declarative). This can improve the privacy of DNS lookups by not logging the request on the server providing the data.

Reference & notes

config.usage.DNSCryptNoLog

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Use only no-filter servers

Server must not enforce its own blacklist. Some servers may implement their own blacklists to block sites for parental control, ad blocking, etc. reasons.

Reference & notes

config.usage.DNSCryptNoFilter

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Use DNS cache

Use a DNS cache to locally store recent DNS lookups to improve performance, reduce latency and outgoing traffic.

Reference & notes

config.usage.DNSCryptCache

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Enable monitoring UI

Select 'Yes' to enable the monitoring UI web interface for the DNSCrypt subsystem.

Reference & notes

config.usage.DNSCryptUI

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Username

Set the username for the monitoring UI web interface.

Reference & notes

config.usage.DNSCryptUsername

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Password

Set the password for the monitoring UI web interface.

Reference & notes

config.usage.DNSCryptPassword

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Port

Set the port address (8080-9999) for the monitoring UI web interface.

Reference & notes

config.usage.DNSCryptPort

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Privacy level

Set the privacy level for the monitoring UI web interface.

Reference & notes

config.usage.DNSCryptPrivacy

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

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Source: OpenATV setup.xml · fdc9347241.

Editorial explanation: DNS, name resolution and DNSCrypt.