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Roaming Clients

Deploy and troubleshoot Roaming Clients for Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Chromebook.

Introduction to Roaming Clients

  • Windows and macOS Roaming Client deployment guide
    This article outlines how to deploy a Roaming Client on a Windows or macOS device, and includes l...
  • Deploy Roaming Clients via Silent Install or RMM tool
    Follow this article to silent install the Windows and macOS Roaming Client through a command-line...
  • Resolve Roaming Client issues by reviewing agent diagnostic logs
    This article helps to diagnose and resolve Roaming Client issues using diagnostic logs. Most of t...
  • IPv6 and IPv4 local resolver support
    Reference this guide to understand IPv6 and IPv4 compatibility with local domains and resolvers a...
  • Generate HAR files for Support review
    Follow these steps to generate a HAR file to send to our Support team for browser related issues ...
  • Direct internal resource traffic to local servers when using Roaming Clients
    Network admins follow this article to configure local domains and resolvers, ensuring seamless ac...
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Windows Roaming Client

  • Uninstall Windows Roaming Client v1.15.3 and older
    DNSFilter account user with admin permissions or higher use this article to enable uninstall noti...
  • Uninstall Windows Roaming Client v2.0.1 or higher
    Users with admins permissions or higher use this article to uninstall Windows Roaming Client beta...
  • Windows Registry Keys definitions for Roaming Clients
    DNSFilter account users with admin permissions or higher reference these Windows Registry Key def...
  • Windows Roaming Client commands
    These commands can be useful during initial deployment, troubleshooting issues, scripting, or get...

Windows Roaming Client Troubleshooting

  • Windows Roaming Clients 1.11.0 and 1.12.0 will not auto-update
    Follow this article to troubleshoot a known issue with the branded Windows Roaming Client version...
  • Download Windows Roaming Client log files
    This article covers how to download log files to troubleshoot issues associated with the Windows ...
  • Windows Roaming Client offline at startup
    Starting with version 2.0.1 of the Windows Roaming Client, network administrators can run a sleep...
  • Prevent VPN-related Windows Roaming Client conflicts
    Network admins use these steps to configure remote access VPNs (e.g. Palo Alto, SonicWall, Anycon...
  • Local DNS resolution failing while using Windows Roaming Client
    Follow these steps to troubleshoot local DNS resolution failures when setup with the Windows Roam...
  • Limited Connectivity indicator when using Windows Roaming Client
    Use this article to troubleshoot DNSFilter or network settings if the Windows Network Connectivit...

macOS Roaming Client

  • Install macOS Roaming Client beta v2.2.0
    Follow this article to install the DNSFilter Roaming Client beta version 2.2.0 on macOS devices u...
  • Install macOS Roaming Client beta v2.0.0
    🚨 Important: This beta agent is currently not available for new download. Follow our changelog to...
  • Uninstall macOS Roaming Clients
    DNSFilter account users with admin permissions or higher use this article to enable uninstall not...
  • Uninstall macOS Roaming Client beta v2.2.0
    Network environment admins follow this article to uninstall the macOS Roaming Client beta version...
  • macOS Roaming Client commands
    These commands can be useful during initial deployment, troubleshooting issues, scripting, or get...

macOS Roaming Client Troubleshooting

  • macOS Roaming Client not auto-updating on OS 15 Sequoia
    What we know After the release of Apple's operating system Sequoia (macOS 15), DNSFilter started ...
  • Download macOS Roaming Client log files
    Use this guide to download log files to troubleshoot issues associated with the Roaming Client fo...
  • End-user prompts still appear during macOS beta v2.2.0 installation
    This article explains how to resolve unexpected end-user prompts that may appear during installat...
  • Capture diagnostic logs when the macOS beta agent is offline
    Follow these steps to collect diagnostic logs from the DNSFilter macOS Roaming Client beta v2.2.0...
  • macOS Roaming Client offline after installation
    The macOS Roaming Client may appear offline or not activate after installation, which means DNS t...
  • IP address conflict with macOS Roaming Client
    The alias_addresses parameter supports modifying the listener address the Roaming Client uses if ...
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Mobile and Chromebook Roaming Client

  • iOS Roaming Client agents installed on iOS 17.x listed as "localhost" in DNSFilter dashboard
    This is a known issue Apple restricted the ability for apps to capture device names in iOS 17, li...
  • Android Roaming Client deployment guide
    Use this article to deploy the DNSFilter Roaming Client on an Android device via single install o...
  • Chrome Extension Roaming Client deployment guide
    This article provides steps to deploy the Google Chrome Extension Roaming Client to managed Chrom...
  • iOS Roaming Client deployment guide
    DNSFilter account users with admin permissions or higher can install the iOS Roaming Client on ma...
  • Chrome Extension troubleshooting
    Use this article to troubleshoot issues with the Chromebook extension.  Download log files Follow...
  • Install Roaming Client on iOS 14 and older
    These are legacy instructions to manually install the Roaming Client on iOS devices (iPhone; iPad...
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