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User Guide
McAfee Family Protection
McAfee Family Protection | Web Blocking
Category Based
This feature allows you to block up to 35 categories. By clicking on the category names you will see a description of the
kind of content that will be blocked. Simply identify the category you wish to ban, click the “banned” column next to it
and a check mark will appear indicating a blocked category. Once your categories are chosen, click “save settings.” If a
category is selected as “banned,” and a user tries to access it, Family Protection will automatically log it and alert the
program’s contact person. For instance, if mom has banned adult only sites and 14 year-old Kristin attempts to access
one, mom will automatically be alerted via text message or e-mail.
Custom Site Lists
This feature empowers you to the next level by allowing you to customize web blocking by listing sites you wish to allow
or deny access to.
Banning A Website: To ban a specific site, simply click the “Ban Site” button and type the URL into the “Site Address” box
then click “Add Site.”
Allowing A Website: To allow a specific site click the “Allow Site” button and type the URL into the “Site Address” box then
click “Add Site.”
Removing Websites: Simply highlight the URL that appears in either the Banned or Allowed Websites box and click
“Remove Selected From Allowed/Banned.” You can select multiple sites to remove by holding down the CTRL key and
clicking multiple sites.
Keyword Based
This function can be very effective if used correctly and is a powerful tool in providing safe access to Internet search
engines. Family Protection includes several dictionaries of both profanity and sexually suggestive words that can
automatically be banned by clicking the two top boxes within this feature.
If the words in our dictionary appear in the URL, that site will be blocked.
To add custom words to the word/phrase dictionary, type your word/phrase in the “Add an entry to custom keyword
list” box and click “Add Keyword.”
A Note of Caution:
When adding your own words to the dictionary, this program can get very restrictive very quickly. For
instance, if you block the word “soft” then Family Protection will also block out any derivative of the word “soft,” including
websites that use the word “software” or “softball.” The program is built this way to be as fail safe as possible for our
users and requires the person with administrative rights to carefully choose customized blocked words and phrases.
We advise you use terms that are at least four letters long.
