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Cyber Patrol for Windows

When Cyber Patrol is running, the Cyber Patrol icon is in the Windows system tray. The administrative components, Headquarters and the Headquarters toolbar, can be opened from the icon or the Windows Start menu.


Cyber Patrol icon

The Cyber Patrol icon appears on the Windows Taskbar:

The icon indicates the current Internet access level:

Icon Indicates

All access is blocked.

Filtering is active.

Unrestricted access is permitted.

The icon also:

  • Shows the profile currently used for filtering. To see the profile, hold your cursor over the icon.
  • Flashes when there are messages for you from Cyber Patrol. To see the messages, open the Headquarters toolbar.
  • Can be hidden. For more information, see Advanced:Appearance.


Cyber Patrol icon menu

The icon menu gives you access to Headquarters and other Cyber Patrol capabilities, and includes a profile selection menu. Some of the icon menu options are also provided on the Headquarters toolbar.

To open the icon menu, right-click the Cyber Patrol icon in the system tray. The options are:

Option

Use it to ...

Restore Toolbar

Open the Headquarters toolbar.

Headquarters

Open Headquarters. This requires the Headquarters password.

Deputy

Open the Deputy options. This requires the Headquarters or Deputy password.

Shutdown

Close Cyber Patrol and stop filtering. To restart Cyber Patrol after shutdown, select Cyber Patrol Headquarters from the Cyber Patrol folder under Programs in the Window Start menu.

Profiles

Display a list of user profiles. You select which profile to use for accessing the Internet. The profile contains your filter settings.

Uninstall

Remove Cyber Patrol from your computer. Do not remove Cyber Patrol files except through this option!

About Cyber Patrol

Open About Cyber Patrol.

Help

Open the Help file.


Headquarters toolbar

The moveable Headquarters toolbar provides status messages and allows you to select user profiles.

Headquarters Toolbar

If you plan to change profiles frequently, it is recommended that you leave the toolbar visible on your desktop. No one can get from the toolbar into Headquarters without the Headquarters password.

The status messages can include information about your CyberLIST subscriptions, recent CyberLIST downloads, or other information.

The options are:

Option

Use it to ...

HQ

Open Headquarters. This requires the Headquarters password.

Deputy

Open the Deputy options. This requires the Headquarters or Deputy password.

Shutdown

Stop Cyber Patrol, including all filtering. To restart Cyber Patrol after shutdown, select Cyber Patrol Headquarters from the Cyber Patrol folder under Programs in the Window Start menu.

Filtering for

Select a profile for accessing the Internet. The profile contains your filter settings.

To open the toolbar, right-click the Cyber Patrol icon and select Restore from the icon menu.

To close the toolbar, click the Close button in the upper right corner of the toolbar.


Cyber Patrol Headquarters

To open Headquarters:

  • Click the HQ icon in the Headquarters toolbar
  •     - or -
  • Right-click the Cyber Patrol icon in the Windows system tray and select Headquarters from the icon menu.

To close Headquarters, click the Close button in the upper right corner of Headquarters.

Headquarters Screenshot


Starting and Stopping Cyber Patrol and filtering

Cyber Patrol starts automatically when your computer starts.

To stop Cyber Patrol, including all filtering:

  1. Right-click the Cyber Patrol icon in the Windows system tray and select Shutdown from the icon menu.
  2. When prompted, enter the Headquarters password.

To start Cyber Patrol and filtering after shutdown:

  1. From the Windows Start menu, select Programs.
  2. Open the Cyber Patrol - Windows folder.
  3. Select Cyber Patrol - Windows.

Remember that Shutdown stops all Cyber Patrol filtering. Internet access will be unrestricted.


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