Parental Controls User Configuration

B: Adding A Time Block

When creating a Time Block there are two things you need to decide:

• When the Time Block is to activate/deactivate
• What level of filtering is to be enabled with the Time Block

There are two ways you can think about your Time Blocks in relation to your standard level of security:

Option 1:

You can have a high level of protection with your Default Filtering level at all times and use Time Blocks to lower the levels of protection to the hours you know the children won't be using the Internet. Such as when they're at school or they have gone to bed.

Option 2:

You can have a low level of protection for the majority of the day, such as when the children are in school or in bed, and use Time Blocks to enable greater protection when the children are allowed to use the Internet.

For this tutorial we use Option 1 and use Time Blocks to lower the level of protection. This assumes you have already set your Filtering Level (we have used Moderate).

• From the Default Settings screen click Add A Time Block.
• In the Time Range section select a start time and an end time for the Time Block to be active. Once your 'hour' drop down menu is selected you can use the 'minute' drop down menu to select, in 15 minute intervals, whether this hour is AM or PM
• Then, select the Filtering Level you wish to be activated during this Time Block and then click Add TIme Block

 

• You will now see the timeline at the top of the page show your activated Time Block. You can create more Time Blocks in the same way.

Please note: When creating Time Blocks be aware these articles are activated every day of the week, regardless of whether it is a school day or not.

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