Short answer
Create a free Sheepdog Filter for Business account, then on the rental's router paste your Sheepdog Filter address into the DNS setting and turn IPv6 off. Every guest device is filtered. Print the "Safe Wi‑Fi" sign for your house manual and mention it in your listing.
Why hosts do it
Parents worry about what their kids can reach on a stranger's Wi‑Fi. A filtered network blocks adult sites, malware and scam pages for every guest, and it protects your own smart devices from the worst of the internet too.
Set it up between guests
- Create your account, and name it after your rental.
- On the dashboard, tap Set up next to Guest Wi‑Fi while you're at the property, on its Wi‑Fi.
- Log in to the router and paste your address into its DNS setting, leave secondary DNS empty, turn IPv6 off and save. Our guest Wi‑Fi guide has the details for each router brand.
More than one property? Tap Add a location for each one with its own internet connection.
Tell guests
- Print the "Safe Wi‑Fi" sign and put it in the house manual or next to the Wi‑Fi password.
- Add a line to your listing: "Family-safe Wi‑Fi: adult sites and scams filtered."
What guests can still do
Streaming, video calls, work and everything normal keeps working. Only harmful categories are blocked, and you can allow any site in one tap.
Sheepdog Filter
Guest Wi‑Fi you're happy to hand anyone.
Adult sites, malware and scams blocked on every phone and laptop that joins your Wi‑Fi. One router setting, a printable "Safe Wi‑Fi" sign, free to start.
Set up our business, freeQuestions business owners ask
Will guests' Netflix or work VPN break?
Streaming works normally. Some guests use a work VPN, which goes around any filter; that's fine for a work laptop. If a guest asks, you can allow a site in one tap.
Do I see what guests do?
You see totals and which sites were blocked, never what's on a page. Choose how long it's kept, or delete it any time.