Admin Console
Tour every page of the operator portal, from Dashboard to Settings.
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Dashboard overview
A tour of the ScoutDNS Dashboard: threat banner, site health, client and user counts, top categories and domains, with links into Insights.
5 min Updated Jul 18, 2026 - 2
Insights overview
Slice DNS activity by domain, category, TLD, or record type, filter by site, policy, client, or user, and drill down to query logs.
6 min Updated Jul 18, 2026 - 3
Sites Overview - Network Deployments
Manage ScoutDNS sites: read health at a glance, then configure WANs, LANs, relays, local forwarding, and redirects per site.
8 min Updated Jul 18, 2026 - 4
Policies Overview - Create and Edit
Create and edit ScoutDNS filtering policies: pick threat, content, and application categories, tune Safe Search, and read each policy's Secure Score.
8 min Updated Aug 6, 2026 - 5
Custom Lists overview
Your own DNS rules alongside ScoutDNS's built-in categories: allow/block domain lists and Zero Trust TLD Filters, and how they apply through policies.
3 min Updated Jul 19, 2026 - 6
Clients Overview - Device Agents and Profiles
Manage every device running the ScoutDNS roaming agent: fleet status, per-device dashboards, remote actions, profiles, and install keys.
7 min Updated Jul 28, 2026 - 7
Users Overview - Directory Users and Personas
See every directory user from AD and Entra ID, drill into per-user activity, and build personas that map directory groups to policies.
7 min Updated Jul 25, 2026 - 8
Organizations Overview - MSP Tenant Management
Partition ScoutDNS into customer organizations: per-tenant health from one MSP dashboard, linked sites and personas, and usage and billing reports.
7 min Updated Jul 23, 2026 - 9
Lookup Tool Overview
Check how ScoutDNS classifies any domain: categories, threats, and parent-domain classification, plus reporting for reclassification.
4 min Updated Jul 23, 2026 - 10
Query Log Overview
Watch DNS queries live or search 30 days back: decisions and policies per query, full DNS response detail, add-to-list, and CSV exports.
6 min Updated Jul 23, 2026 - 11
Settings Overview - Account Administration
Tour the ScoutDNS Settings page: operator access and SSO, block pages, notifications, allowances, SIEM export, API keys, and your profile.
6 min Updated Jul 24, 2026 - 12
Help & Support Overview
The portal's launcher for resources and downloads: system status, docs, tickets, resolver IPs and DoH stamp, root certificate, and Relay.
3 min Updated Jul 24, 2026 - 13
Signing In - Login, 2FA, and Password Reset
How operators sign in to ScoutDNS: password or Log In with Microsoft, 2FA prompts, authenticator setup, recovery codes, and password reset.
4 min Updated Jul 24, 2026 - 14
Two-factor authentication (2FA)
Enforce two-factor authentication for every ScoutDNS operator with email codes or TOTP apps, including trusted devices, recovery codes, and resets.
4 min Updated Jul 24, 2026 - 15
Add system users (role-based access)
Add and manage operator accounts: built-in roles, organization operators for MSP tenants, revoking access, and Super Admin transfer.
4 min Updated Jul 24, 2026 - 16
Check domain classification with the Lookup Tool
Look up how ScoutDNS classifies any domain, see threats and category history, and submit reclassification or malicious-domain reports directly from the console.
4 min Updated Jan 12, 2026 - 17
Configurable objects and their associations
How ScoutDNS objects fit together: lists, policies, organizations, sites, and profiles, and which objects can attach to which.
4 min Updated Mar 31, 2025 - 18
Configure notifications
Route ScoutDNS alerts to specific email addresses with notification profiles: dynamic-DNS IP changes, unblock requests, and more.
2 min Updated Jul 24, 2026 - 19
Working with organizations (multi-tenant)
Configure multi-tenancy in ScoutDNS: create organizations, link sites, profiles, and personas, scope policies per tenant, add operators.
6 min Updated Jul 23, 2026