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Setup:CyberLISTs

  • Select which CyberLISTs and content categories Cyber Patrol uses to filter Internet access.

  • Add your lists of additional sites to be blocked and sites to be allowed.

  • 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 List

    In 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:

    • Access is permitted to sites in My Allowed Sites, even if the sites would be blocked by one of the CyberLISTs.
    • Sites in My Blocked Sites are blocked, even if they would be allowed by one of the CyberLISTs.


    Category icons

    If you choose CyberNOT or CyberYES, the content categories are shown with one of the following icons:

    • A Red icon ()indicates that access to the category is blocked.
    • A Green icon () indicates that access to the category is allowed.
    • In Windows, a Gray icon () next to the list name indicates that access is blocked to some categories and allowed to others.


    How to set up list filtering

    To filter using a CyberLIST or your own Blocked or Allowed list:

    • In Setup:CyberLISTs, select a CyberLIST from the pull-down menu in .

    If you choose CyberNOT or CyberYES, the content categories for that list appear in . You may choose to allow certain categories within the CyberNOT list -- refer to the next section for information.

    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 categories

    You 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:

    1. In Windows, if just the list name appears in , click the plus sign (+) to view the categories within the list.
    2. Click on the category's red or green icon to change the filtering for that category.
    3. When you have finished making changes, click Save.


    How to add your own lists

    To block or allow access to additional sites:

    1. In , check the box for My Blocked List or My Allowed List.
    2. In the selection dialog,
      • Click Add. A placeholder appears for the new site.
      • Choose Web sites or Newsgroups.
      • Enter the Address of the site you are adding.
      • To remove a site from your list, select the Address and click the Delete button.
      • Click OK.
    3. Click Save.


    Ways of setting up CyberLIST filtering

    You can set up CyberLIST filtering in any of these ways:

    To set up filtering to do this...

    Make these selections in Setup:CyberLISTs...

    Filter according to the CyberNOT list, but allow access to several sites of your choosing.

    Select CyberNOT, and enter your sites on My Allowed List.

    Allow access to sites in the CyberYES List, but block access to several specific sites.

    Select CyberYES, and enter your sites on My Blocked List.

    Allow access only to sites you specify.

    Select My Allowed List only, and enter your sites on My Allowed List.

    Block access only to sites you specify.

    Select My Blocked List only, and enter your sites on My Blocked List.


    Updating the CyberLISTs

    Because 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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