How Does Umbrella Security Work?

Always-on secure connection, wherever users go

An easy-to-install configuration file on the device directs iOS to connect to the OpenDNS Global Network through a secure VPN channel. Umbrella Mobility enables you to set policy and generate reports for all Internet traffic to and from the device, including Web browsing, email and applications.

Secure your roaming users, gain visibility

Umbrella Mobility covers users who leave your enterprise network and connect their laptops at airports, coffee shops or other untrusted hotspots or networks. A lightweight, downloadable agent on users’ laptops routes DNS requests through a secure channel to the nearest, most available data center on the OpenDNS Global Network.

Safe Internet access, easy policy enforcement

Ensure safe, reliable Internet access and enforce your preferred use policies without installing any hardware or software – ever. Simply change a few network configuration settings on your Wi-Fi routers to direct all DNS queries to the OpenDNS Global Network and you can apply policy and generate reports for each hotspot site. No added latency, no added infrastructure.

Powerful yet lightweight security and unified management for your headquarters and distributed offices

Unlike legacy security products, Umbrella doesn’t make you choose between efficacy and ease of use. Umbrella Enterprise allows you to protect all users on the distributed enterprise network from malware, phishing and botnets without installing software or hardware. Simply change a few network configuration settings to route all DNS queries through the OpenDNS Global Network, and your policies will be applied across the entire organization.

If you need more granular network reporting and management, Umbrella Insights is your lightweight solution. Install our downloadable virtual appliance on your enterprise network, connect Umbrella Insights to Active Directory, and apply policy and reporting for designated users, groups and computers. Umbrella Insights covers wired and wireless internal networks, enabling policy and reporting for individual machines and physical sites based on internal IP addresses for servers, conference rooms, labs and shop floors.