SkieHow do I check that my school Wi-Fi works with the Skie web filter?
Use the network check wizard in the Skie dashboard. It tests the school network against what the filtering DNS needs, mainly whether encrypted DNS can get out, and tells you the result before rollout. Run it on each campus network, because the answer can differ between buildings.
Filtering that travels with the device relies on encrypted DNS reaching the filter. Most home and mobile networks allow that. Some school and campus networks block the port, either deliberately or through an old firewall rule. You want to find that out in the first week, not after two hundred tablets are out.
The wizard walks an admin through the test and reports the outcome in plain terms. If encrypted DNS works, devices on that network use the filter directly. If it does not, the device uses the network's own DNS and the dashboard flags it, which tells you the filter is not in the path on that Wi-Fi.
Do it where it counts. Run it from the actual classroom Wi-Fi, the hostel network and any guest network the devices will join. Different buildings often sit behind different firewalls, and a branch in another city may be on a different ISP.
If the test fails, ask the network owner to allow outbound encrypted DNS to the filter, or accept that the school's own network filtering stays in charge on that Wi-Fi. The device is still filtered at home and on mobile data.
The wizard is part of a pilot. Alongside provisioning, app lists, location, lost mode and a replacement, it is one of the few tests that depends on your own infrastructure. Put it in the pilot plan with a named IT person.