Installation Notes and Readme for EdView™ Channel Lock Version 1.1
Last Updated 5/6/98
IMPORTANT READ ALL OF THIS.
The instructions in this document tell you:
• About EdView™ Channel Lock
• What hardware and software are needed
• How to install EdView™ Channel Lock
• How to use
• How to uninstall EdView™ Channel Lock
• Troubleshooting
About EdView™: The Secure & Smart Channel to the Internet
EdView™ has two components: EdView™ Smart Zone and EdView™ Channel Lock. EdView™ Smart Zone, which resides on the Internet, is a database of thousands of sites categorized by both subject and grade level that have been verified by a team of educators as being safe and having educational value. The EdView™ Channel Lock software that you are installing lets you restrict your students to the sites provided in the EdView™ Smart Zone.
WHAT HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ARE NEEDED
• Macintosh Computer that is capable of accessing the Internet
• System 7.1 or newer
• MacTCP or Open Transport 1.1.2 (or newer)
• 1MB or more of unused RAM
• 400K or more of free hard disk space
EdView™ Channel Lock works with Netscape Navigator (2.0 or newer) or Microsoft Internet Explorer (3.0 or newer).
HOW TO INSTALL EDVIEW™ CHANNEL LOCK
Note: To install EdView™ Channel Lock, you must have a working direct Internet connection. For further details on Internet access, consult your local Internet Service Provider. EdView™ Channel Lock is an Internet Security product and by default blocks communication not in the Smart Zone. Some Internet programs may not function correctly unless enabled in the preferences.
Steps:
1. Change your browser's home page to school.EdView.com. (If you are using Internet Explorer, you may also want to set your search page to school.EdView.com.)
2. Use the control panels to make sure File Sharing (or Web Sharing) is turned off.
3. Quit all applications.
4. Launch Install EdView™ School. If you downloaded the software (rather than purchasing it on CD-ROM), the installer will prompt you for a password. Enter the password you were given when you downloaded the product. Upon completion of the installation, you will have to restart your Macintosh. The installation process creates an EdView™ folder on the startup disk. EdView™ Channel Lock Settings, the License Agreement, and this ReadMe file will reside in the folder.
5. When the system restarts, launch EdView™ Channel Lock Settings.
6. Next, choose an administrator password. You will use this password to turn EdView™ Channel Lock on or off and customize the level of security. Keep the password secure!
7. The system will now reboot. You will see a small EV on the menu bar. When it is red security is on. When it is gray EdView™ security is off.
8. To change security select "Edit Prefrences..." from the EV menu. After entering password, you can access the EdView™ Channel Lock options. Under the General tab, be sure Enable EdView™ Channel Lock is checked. The other tabs (Services, Sites, and Servers) let you enable services such as ftp and e-mail, and identify sites that your students can access in addition to those in the EdView™ Smart Zone.
HOW TO USE
Double click the EV Icon on the Menu Bar. After entering the password, you can access the EdView™ Channel Lock Preferences. Under the General tab, be sure Enable EdView™ Channel Lock is checked. The other tabs (Services, Sites, and Servers) let you enable services such as ftp and Email, and identify sites that your students can access in addition to those in the EdView™ Smart Zone.
When turning security on you will see a message to clear your browser's cache. This is because if you have visited a site outside of the Smart Zone™ its contents can be in your cache. This will allow a user to still see it, because it is on your machine, not on the Internet.
Note: Make sure you are on a "safe" page within the Smart Zone, since the page you are currently on gets put back in the cache.
How to change the password. Under the General tab click the Change Password button. Enter the current password, then enter and confirm your new password.
How to add ftp and Email and or telnet. If you know the specific ports you need to enable you may enable them manually. EdView™ Channel Lock by default will block all of the ports except those used to transfer standard http data. The following can be used as a suggestion:
For mail enable: SMTP, pop2, pop3, IMAP2, and IMAP3
For FTP enable: FTP data and FTP control.
Note: FTP will only work if the FTP client does not use PASV mode (most internet browsers use PASV, which means FTP will not work with Netscape or Explorer)
How to add a site. Under the Approved sites tab enter the numerical IP address. (not the URL) If you do not know the IP address you can look it up at http://security.EdView.com/nslookup/
HOW TO UNINSTALL EDVIEW™ CHANNEL LOCK
1. Because you will need to restart your computer at the end of this process, quit any programs you are using and make sure File Sharing is turned off.
2. Launch Install EdView™ School. On the pull-down menu in the upper-left corner of Install EdView™ School, select Remove. Then click the Remove button.
3. Turn on File Sharing (if you turned it off in step 1).
Note: If you uninstall EdView™ Channel Lock, all custom settings will be lost unless you backed up your prefrences file. (System Folder -> Prefrences -> EdView™ Channel Lock Prefs)
TROUBLESHOOTING
For documentation, a list of known problems and workarounds, updates, and FAQs, visit www.EdView.com. For additional help, e-mail us at support@EdView.com or call us at 1-888-949-9905.
Enjoy this release and look for future releases soon!
