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Setup:Time

Set limits on when and how long access is allowed to the Internet and restricted applications (those listed in Setup: Applications).


Time filtering

If time filtering is enabled, Cyber Patrol filters Internet and restricted application access according to the selections in Setup:Time. These include:

  •  daily and weekly limits on the amount of use.
  •  hours of operation: the specific times in each day when access is allowed or blocked.

When either the time limit or restricted hour is reached, Internet and application access is stopped immediately.

Note: Even though your Internet access may be disabled due to time filtering, you are NOT automatically disconnected from your Internet Service Provider. You must manually disconnect from them after Internet access is stopped.

If time filtering is not enabled, Cyber Patrol does no checking on the amount of access time or hours of operation.


How to enable or disable time filtering

To enable time filtering, check the Use time filtering box.

To disable time filtering, uncheck the Use time filtering box.


How to set up a pre-alert

When time filtering is enabled, a warning message notifies the user that the access time limit is near. To specify how far in advance this warning is sent:

  1. Set the Pre-alert minutes to the desired length of time. If you do not want a warning message, set the time to 0.
  2. Click Save.


How to set weekly time limits

You can limit the total amount of access allowed each calendar week for Internet and application access. For example, you might want to allow access for only six hours per week.

 To change the total time allowed each calendar week:

  1. Click the Weekly Limit hours or minutes that you want to change.
  2. Click the spinners next to the time until you reach the total time you want to allow. The time changes in 15-minute increments.
  3. Click Save.


How to set daily time limits

You can limit the total amount of Internet and application access allowed each day, and specify the hours that access is allowed. For example, you might want to allow only one hour of access per day Monday-Friday, and three hours per day on weekends.

To change the total time allowed each day for Internet and application access:

  1. Click the Daily Limit hours or minutes that you want to change.
  2. Click the spinners next to the time until you reach the total time you want to allow. The time changes in 15-minute increments.
  3. Click Save.


Hours of operation (Time graph)

The time graph displays the blocked and allowed hours of operation, and can be viewed in either 12-hour or 24-hour views.

  • Green indicates the hours when access is allowed.
  • Red indicates the hours when access is blocked.

To switch between 12-hour and 24-hour views:

  • Click the toggle button below the Daily Limit column.


How to set hours of operation

To set or change the hours for daily Internet and application access:

  1. In the time graph, go to the day where you want to set access hours.
  2. Click and drag your mouse cursor over the hours you want to change. The time blocks toggle between red and green, and are set in 30-minute increments.
  3. Click Save.


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