Symantec NORTON INTERNET SECURITY 2004, User Manual

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Controlling individuals’ Internet use
Customize Parental Control
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Customize Parental Control
You can add or remove categories to or from the list of
blocked Web sites, newsgroups, and Internet programs.
You can also exclude specific sites and newsgroups from
blocking and create a list of permitted Web sites and
newsgroups.
Restrict Web site access
There are two ways to restrict Web site access:
1
Block Web sites by category.
Specify which categories of sites users can and cannot
access. You can also add or remove specific sites to or
from the list of blocked sites in a category. Use this
option to restrict users from visiting specific types of
Web sites, but to allow everything else.
1
Create a list of Web sites that can be visited.
Specify the Web sites that all users can visit. Use this
option to strictly control users’ Internet activities, as
all Web sites not on the list are blocked, regardless of
users’ account types.
Block Web sites by category
Parental Control includes an extensive list of categorized
Web sites. You can select which categories of sites are
appropriate for each account on your computer.
See “Keeping
current with
LiveUpdate”
on
page 95.
Before blocking Web sites by category, run LiveUpdate to
ensure that the list of Web sites is up-to-date.
To block Web sites by category
1 In the main window, double-click Parental Control .
2 In the Parental Control window, in the Parental
Control settings for drop-down list, select the account
that you want to change.