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Setting Up ActiveNet

ActiveNet is a service that can be installed directly on your computer quickly and easily, ensuring that all DNS requests are forwarded to Lumiun DNS.

With the arrival of the new Lumiun DNS Agent, an important update has been implemented, bringing significant improvements in network control and security. Check out the main benefits of using ActiveNet below:

  • Device Groups: organize devices into groups and keep your environment more structured and easier to manage. To learn more about this tool, click here.

  • DNS forwarding: it is now possible to forward local domains directly through the Lumiun DNS Panel, facilitating integration with internal networks.

  • DNS Server Protection: even if the user manually changes the DNS servers in the network settings, ActiveNet automatically restores the correct servers, ensuring continuous use of Lumiun DNS.

  • Policies by Device or Group: Apply custom rules to specific devices or inherit policies from the group to which they belong, providing more precise and efficient control.

  • Compatibility with any network: ActiveNet works on any network adapter — Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or external connections, such as in home office environments — without the need for additional configuration.

  • Password Protection: It is possible to create a default password to protect the agent and define who must comply with this password. Under protection, the password will be requested for uninstallation, shutdown, and changes to ActiveNet.

Note: Although developed by Lumiun, ActiveNet is entirely focused on the performance of its partners. Therefore, it does not display any reference to Lumiun in the end customer interface, allowing your company to deliver the service with its own identity and gain even more credibility.

In this article, we will discuss manual installation on Windows computers and installation from GPO (Active Directory).

ActiveNet is currently only available for Windows. Coming soon to iOS and Linux.

ActiveNet installation

  1. Access your Lumiun DNS Panel at dns.lumiun.com.

  2. With the Lumiun DNS Panel open, click on Deployments and Devices.

  3. Click New Installation.

  4. In New Installation, click the button indicated to download the latest version of ActiveNet and copy your Installation Token.

  5. Double-click on the ActiveNet executable file to start the installation.

  6. Now paste the Installation Token copied in step 4 and click Next and Install.

  7. Keep the Start ActiveNet option checked and click Finish.

  8. That's it! ActiveNet is now correctly installed, which you can verify on the Devices page.

  9. By clicking Details, you can make changes to Device Group, Device Policy, Nickname, DNS query logs, and check information such as Last DNS request and Last contact with the API. You can also leave the checkbox enabled for ActiveNet to update automatically, as well as enable the option for password protection to be applied to the device.

Installation on devices from GPO

For devices that communicate with the AD server, perform DNS forwarding in the DNS Forwarding section of the Implementions menu. Learn more here.
  1. Download ActiveNet from this link and copy it.

  2. On your Windows Server, open Group Policy Management.

  3. Right-click on the domain and select Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here.

  4. Set the name you prefer for the new GPO and click OK.

  5. In the new GPO that was created, right-click and select Edit.

  6. In GPO, open Computer Configuration ⮕ Policies ⮕ Windows Settings ⮕ Scripts (Startup/Shutdown) ⮕ Startup.

  7. In Startup Properties, click the Show Files button. In the folder that opens, paste the downloaded ActiveNet-[version]-Setup.exe file and close the folder.

  8. Click Add.

  9. In the Script Name field, click Browse... and select the ActiveNet-[version]-Setup.exe file.

  10. In Script Parameters, type the following command: /VERYSILENT /TOKEN=YOUR_ORGANIZATION_TOKEN.

    1. By default, Control is not installed via GPO. To enable this option, you must add /TASKS=installcontrol to the command.

  11. Click OK, then OK again.

That's it! Once the device boots up, ActiveNet will be installed automatically and silently.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the support team.