Frequently asked questions
The short answers. Each one leads to the guide of Warda for the details.
Questions and answers
Do I need to install something on each device?
No. The router gives the address of Warda to the network, and every device that asks its names to the network is filtered: phones, consoles, televisions, objects where nothing can be installed.
No site opens any more: what do I do?
The box may be off or unplugged: check its power and its cable. Meanwhile, set the DNS of the router back to its default, and if Warda gives the addresses of the network, turn the DHCP server of the box on again: the Internet works, without protection.
One site or one app no longer works.
In Devices, Something is broken next to the device: Warda stops filtering it for 15 minutes and shows what it blocked just before, to unblock for that device only.
I forgot my password.
Another administrator gives you a temporary one from Administration → Access to Warda. Otherwise, on the box: sudo warda reset-password YOUR-NAME, or sudo warda reset-password admin for the emergency account.
The page of Warda no longer opens.
Try http://ADDRESS-OF-THE-BOX instead of http://warda, from a device of the same network. If the browser cannot reach the name of the box (its own secure DNS), run sudo warda https-redirect off on the box.
Should I turn IPv6 off?
No, not first. Have the box announce Warda as its IPv6 DNS server, in place of its own; cutting IPv6 is the last resort, and takes IPv6 away from the whole network.
Where does the list of the sites visited go?
It stays on the box, encrypted, for 30 days, and never leaves your home. Once a day, unless you turn it off, Warda sends an anonymous count, with nothing about your network, your devices or the sites visited.
How do I send a diagnostic to the team?
In System, Download a diagnostic makes a file of the state of Warda and its last errors, without any site visited nor any secret: attach it to your message to [email protected] or to the form of the beta page.
Still stuck?
Tell us what happened, with the version of Warda: the form of the beta page reaches the team, or write to [email protected]. A diagnostic of System (Download a diagnostic, without any site visited) helps a lot.