Setup:CyberLISTs
What are the CyberLISTs?At the heart of Cyber Patrol filtering are the CyberLISTs: lists of Internet sites that have been researched and categorized according to their content. Some of these sites contain material to which you may want to limit access, while others contain sites appropriate for young children. Within the CyberNOT list, you can select which content categories you want to filter. For descriptions of the content categories, see the CyberNOT Category Definitions.
My Blocked List and My Allowed ListIn addition to the CyberNOT and CyberYES lists, you can filter Internet sites using My Blocked List and My Allowed List. These are lists to which you add the addresses of additional sites that you want blocked or allowed. My Blocked List and My Allowed List work together with the CyberNOT and CyberYES lists. You can filter using any or all of the lists, or any combination. When choosing a combination of lists, note that My Blocked List and My Allowed List override the CyberLISTs, in other words:
Category iconsIf you choose CyberNOT or CyberYES, the content categories are shown with one of the following icons:
How to set up list filteringTo filter using a CyberLIST or your own Blocked or Allowed list:
If you choose CyberNOT or
CyberYES, the content categories for that list appear in If you choose My Blocked List Only or My Allowed List Only, see the instructions below for adding your own list of sites.
How to filter using CyberNOT categoriesYou can choose to allow access to individual content categories within the CyberNOT list. For example, you might want to allow access to sites relating to sex education, but leave the rest of the categories blocked. To change the filtering for any of the categories:
How to add your own listsTo block or allow access to additional sites:
Ways of setting up CyberLIST filteringYou can set up CyberLIST filtering in any of these ways:
Updating the CyberLISTsBecause sites are added to and removed from the Internet daily, it is crucial that you keep your copies of the CyberLISTs up-to-date. The CyberLISTs are updated regularly and are available for you to download from Cyber Central to your computer. For more information, see Update:CyberLISTs.
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