Compaq Presario CQ5000 Getting Started - Page 109

Restricting Internet content, Windows Start Button, Internet Explorer, Tools, Internet Options

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Restricting Internet content The Internet provides you with a wide variety of information, but some information may not be suitable for every viewer. With Content Advisor (a feature of Internet Explorer), you can: Set up a password. Control Internet access. Set up a list of Web sites that people who use your computer cannot view. Adjust the type of content people can view with and without your permission. Once you set up restricted rating levels in Content Advisor, users can view Web sites and other pages that you have specified under the rating setup. However, to view unrated Web sites or pages, users must enter the Content Advisor password that you have set. This means that any unrated page, even Help and Support or Internet Explorer, is not viewable if the user does not know the password. To enable Content Advisor: 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar. 2 Click Internet Explorer. 3 Click Tools, and then click Internet Options. 4 Click the Content tab. 5 In the Content Advisor area, click Enable. 6 Click the General tab, click Create password, and type a password. 7 Click OK, and then click OK again. To allow access to an unrated site or page you approve of: 1 Open the Web site. 2 When the password window appears, select the Always allow viewing or Allow viewing only this time option. Introducing Your Computer Software 99

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Introducing Your Computer Software
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Restricting Internet content
The Internet provides you with a wide variety of information, but some information may
not be suitable for every viewer. With Content Advisor (a feature of Internet Explorer),
you can:
±
Set up a password.
±
Control Internet access.
±
Set up a list of Web sites that people who use your computer cannot view.
±
Adjust the type of content people can view with and without your permission.
Once you set up restricted rating levels in Content Advisor, users can view Web sites and
other pages that you have specified under the rating setup. However, to view unrated Web
sites or pages, users must enter the Content Advisor password that you have set. This
means that any unrated page, even Help and Support or Internet Explorer, is not viewable
if the user does not know the password.
To enable Content Advisor:
1
Click the
Windows Start Button
on the taskbar.
2
Click
Internet Explorer
.
3
Click
Tools
, and then click
Internet Options
.
4
Click the
Content
tab.
5
In the Content Advisor area, click
Enable
.
6
Click the
General
tab, click
Create password
, and type a password.
7
Click
OK
, and then click
OK
again.
To allow access to an unrated site or page you approve of:
1
Open the Web site.
2
When the password window appears, select the
Always allow viewing
or
Allow viewing only this time
option.