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Overview: Cisco Umbrella Test Pages
Cisco Umbrella provides several URLs that enable you to test and verify the successful configuration of Umbrella on a network. Some of the URLs in this list are shared with Umbrella, our free offering for home users. This list provides several test URLs each of which correspond to different types of tests. There are three primary tests. The first test (http://welcome.opendns.com) is whether your network, computer or device correctly using Umbrella for DNS resolution. The second test (http://www.internetbadguys.com) is whether your identities are correctly configured to block sites based on security settings. The third test (http://www.exampleadultsite.com) is whether your identities are correctly configured to block sites based on content settings.
The following tables outlines what you should expect. Below the table is an extra category of test page for the Intelligent Proxy.
Umbrella/OpenDNS Test URLs |
Correctly Configured Result |
Incorrectly Configured Result |
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The first stage in using Umbrella is to point your DNS addresses to our anycast IP addresses (208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220). Once you've done that, to test whether you are using Umbrella/OpenDNS for DNS resolution, go to: |
If you've correctly configured your DNS settings on your router, computer or mobile device to use Umbrella, this is the result you should see. |
Check the settings on your device again to ensure it's correctly configured. |
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To test the Security Settings of your configuration, we recommend using one of the following test sites,depending on what you want to test. All of the test sites below are blocked with the default Umbrella Security Settings. To test blocking the Security setting for Phishing: http://www.internetbadguys.com To test blocking the Security Setting for Malware: http://www.examplemalwaredomain.com To test blocking the Security Setting for Command and Control Callback: http://www.examplebotnetdomain.com
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An Umbrella block page should appear if you are correctly configured. With Security Settings, each of the block pages will vary based on your settings and could include custom block pages.
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If this page appears, check your settings, including the order of policies and which identity you are appearing as in the logs. |
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To test Content Settings for your configuration, we recommend using the following test site to test blocking pornography sites. However, not every individual Content Settings has an Umbrella block page for it.
Instead, if you have created your own block page (or added one to a policy) and applied it to the policy with a blocked Content Setting, you should see that block page appear. To test blocking for pornographic websites: |
An Umbrella block page should appear if you are correctly configured. With Content Settings, each of the block pages will vary based on your settings and could include custom block pages. |
If this page appears, check your settings, including the order of policies and which identity you are appearing as in the logs. |
If these tests return results other than those described in the table, further troubleshooting may be required. To begin, we suggest to contact your ISP to ask them if they allow 3rd-party DNS services, such as Umbrella's global DNS or Google DNS.
Testing the Intelligent Proxy
A secondary, but important feature to test is the Intelligent Proxy (for more about what the Intelligent Proxy is and how it works, read here) One you've enabled the Intelligent proxy policy to an identity, such as your laptop or mobile device, go to the test site:
Follow the instructions on the page to test to see how we can block an image within an otherwise good website, or block entire websites using the Intelligent Proxy.
If you find that the test site indicates you're not using the Intelligent Proxy, check to make sure the identity you're using has the Intelligent Proxy enabled in the policy that's applicable to it.