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How to restrict websites through Internet Explorer 
Steps
1.
Ensure that you have Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) or later installed.
•
Open IE and in the
Help
menu click
 About Internet Explorer 
.
•
Check if the version number is 6.xxx, or later.
•
If necessary, download and install Internet Explorer 6.
2.
Open IE's
Internet Options
menu item under 
Tools
.
3.
Choose the
Content 
tab and click on the
Enable
button.
4.
Turn on 'Content Advisor'.
Select filter settings for the categories shown:
Language
,
Nudity 
,
Sex 
, and
 
Violence
. The further right you push the slider, the more content is allowed.
Change the Rating Settings to block types of content
 
5.
Click on the
 Approved Sites
tab. Here you can type in any specific websites that youmight want to be treated specially. You can come back and change this list later, perhapsafter feedback from your family.
The 'Approved Sites' list
6.
Navigate to the
General 
tab, and click on
Create Password 
. This will set you up asAdministrator, and prevent other users from altering the
Content Advisor 
settings.
Putting in a Supervisor Password
7.
Click
OK 
until you've exited the wizard. Now you have enabled
Content Advisor 
and canrest assured that your family can only view rated WebPages.
Tips
•
If your children (or any other Internet browser in your home) feel that their Internet optionsare being limited, spend some time reminding them what happens to computers that are
 
completely unprotected, and present the Internet filter as just another part of a goodsecurity setup.
•
Restricting a child's web usage when they are used to unrestricted access may result innegative behaviour. Try to install an Internet filter at an early stage to get them used to it.
•
Content Advisor 
only filters Internet Explorer, so if a family member installs another webbrowser such as Firefox, filtering will not be effective. To prevent a user installing another browser (such as Firefox) and bypassing IE's filtering, create another User on your computer, and assign it limited user powers. Get the other users to login using the newuser ID, and their ability to install new programs is restricted.
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Resourceful children may try to use "hacks" to bypass your controls:
o
Free proxy service websites (search on Google for "free web proxy") can hide further webpage browsing from parental controls. Most parental control software willautomatically block access to these sites, but check out History logs to view anyattempts, and talk to your child to generate agreement on what surfing is acceptable.
o
If the child logs in to the computer using an administrator account, they may attemptto turn off Content Advisor by deleting registry settings. Create for them a newaccount (with limited powers) to restrict their ability to edit the registry.
•
Content Advisor may have uses but other software titles have more powerful features:
o
Control what programs and games are run.
o
Restrict computer use to certain times or days.
o
View a list of visited websites.
o
Control which websites are accessed.
•
Some other programs to consider are as follows:
o
K9 Web Protection - a free family tool from a company that designs corporation levelweb filters and blocks.
o
SafeEyes - This is what some schools are installing.
o
CyberPatrol - Perhaps the most used program at home. This program also cancontrol access to programs installed on the computer.
o
ContentProtect - Includes a remote control feature.
o
Integrated Tools - If you are a AOL, MSN or Earthlink subscriber, or you own NortonInternet Security or ZoneAlarm Internet Security, you already have some parentalcontrol tools, as they are integrated into the software.
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For a comparison of features of different products, see this Comparison Chart:
Comparison ChartProgramOSBrowsersWebCategoriesPer User RemoteControlRestrictby TimeRestrictProgramsRestrictChatPriceContentAdvisor WindowsIE64NoNoNoNoNoFreeK92000/XPAny59NoNoYesNoNoFree
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