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User Guide
Contents
Quick Start................................................................................................................ 1
Minimum Specifications........................................................................................... 2
Automatic Updates.................................................................................................... 3
The Interface............................................................................................................. 4
Activity...................................................................................................................... 5
Settings...................................................................................................................... 6
filter control................................................................................................... 6.1
banned websites............................................................................................. 6.2
allowed websites............................................................................................ 6.3
banned programs............................................................................................ 6.4
change block message & action..................................................................... 6.5
Privacy....................................................................................................................... 7
private information........................................................................................ 7.1
protection from.............................................................................................. 7.2
safe contacts list............................................................................................. 7.3
Uninstall................................................................................................................... 8
1. Quick Start Guide
Getting a computer and all settings protected by WebSafety is as easy as clicking a few buttons!
Follow the steps below to get started.
1. First you should make sure you have signed up through our website and have created a
new account which includes computer protection.
2. Using the computer you wish to install WebSafety onto, login to your members area
using the email and password you created when signing up. Once logged in, from the
left menu click Downloads underneath the Computer heading.
3. Download the latest version of WebSafety using the provided link and choose to either
OPEN or RUN it
4. Under the main configuration option enter in your email and password and name of the
computer you are installing to (for example, Lounge Room).
5. Reboot the Computer and you are now fully protected! Access the My Computers
interface from your members area to further configure each user (the user will have to
login at least once to be displayed in the interface).
Note: If you have a large number of computers to install WebSafety on you can simply download
the latest setup package from our website and put it on a USB drive or burn it to a CD/DVD.
Then, simply plug it into each computer and run the setup package. This will save you logging in
on each computer.
Get more help, find more answers, search our knowledgebase
OR
Get in touch with our support staff!
Visit http://www.websafety.com/support/
2. Minimum Specifications
While building WebSafety from the ground up we took on the team motto of "ultra light weight
software - for the user, for the future" to ensure that you wouldn't even notice it running on your
system. Below are the minimum specifications required to run the application.
Microsoft Windows 2000/ME/XP/Vista/Windows 7
1 GHZ or higher CPU
10 MB Hard Drive Space
800x600 Screen Resolution
256 MB RAM
Active Internet Connection
3. Automatic Updates
Your software will always remain up to date automatically and silently. You do not have to
manually update it when a new version is released. WebSafety will download the update, patch
itself, and prompt for the computer to restart if needed. This means that you will always have the
latest protection for your computer without having to lift a finger.
4. The Interface
You may have noticed by now that after installing WebSafety there is no actual interface on the
computer itself (such as an Icon you can click on the desktop). Normally all logs, activity and
settings are stored locally on your Computer. In keeping true to our team motto all of your
settings, activities, logs and more are now stored on our WebSafety secure servers. This means
more security for you because settings and logs are no longer stored locally where anybody with
access to your computer can attempt to tamper with them. Of course this also means that you
have access to WebSafety from any internet enabled computer in the world!
• Top Bar - The top bar on the My Computers interface displays all the computers you
setup under your account. Use the left and right arrow buttons to scroll through the
names (only if you have more than 3-5). Click on a computer name to display the users
of this computer in the bar below.
• User Bar - Now that you have a computer selected, this bar contains all the users on that
computer (these are windows created users). Click on each user to view the settings and
activities specific to the user selected.
• Main Program - Below is the main area where you can control all settings, banned
websites/programs, view activity and more. Feel free to flick through each Tab and click
on any item to view more details.
5. Activity View
Activity shows all recent activity that has taken place on the computer in one central, easy to use
location. It allows you to view detailed activity per each user on the computer.
You can view:
• Top 10 visited websites
• Top 10 blocked websites
• Top 10 programs used (with the option to add a new program to the blocked list)
• Last 50 visited websites (just shows all browsed websites)
• Recent ‘Smart’ Alerts (shows any alerts that have been sent out and when, so if the user did
not get an SMS for some reason they can always catch ALL alerts here)
6. Per User Settings
Whenever a new user logs into the computer the user is automatically added to the interface so
that you may configure all settings for each user. Below is a breakdown of each option you have
and what it does.
6.1 Filter Control
• Filter Websites - Lets you toggle the main filter, for example if this is for your user
account and you do not wish to have your browsing monitored and filtered.
• Filter Strength - Lets you set how strong the filter should be for this user. The stronger
the filter the more sites that will be blocked! We have provided ages in the option to help
you make easier and better decisions.
6.2 Banned Websites
• Block any site listed in here from ever being viewed on the computer for this user.
Simply type out the website address such as www.site.com or http://site.com and click
the + button. Alternatively you can click the - button to remove a site you have already
added. You can also one click any site to the banned website list from the Acitivity tab.
6.3 Allowed Websites
• Sometimes a website such as a news site might be blocked due to a graphic story, if you
never want a site to be blocked for any reasons simply type out the website address such
as www.site.com or http://site.com and click the + button. Alternatively you can click
the - button to remove a site you have already added. You can also one click add any
banned website to the allowed list from the Acitivity tab.
6.4 Banned Programs
• Banned programs displays a list of programs that you have banned and are not allowed
to run for this user such as a violent game. You can add more programs on the Activity
Tab by viewing used programs, highlighting them and pressing the add button. Or you
can find the name of the program and manually enter it in yourself. Warning, if you
enter in a program name such as (explorer.exe) to be banned you could cause serious
harm to the computer, please be careful when adding in new programs to ban.
6.5 Change Block Message and Action
When a website is blocked for any reason you have a few choices of what to do. You can
display a custom message such as "You are not allowed to view this page", a blank page,
an error page (which makes it look like the website is down due to an error) or simply
redirect the user to a specified website address (such as back to google.com). The choice is
yours.
7. Privacy Control
Privacy gives you a little more control over what should be monitored, what should not be
allowed to ever be sent over the internet and also a list of safe contacts for this user.
7.1 Private Information
Here you can add in any information that you never want to be released from the
computer. For example enter in here your home address, phone numbers, school names. If
a user tries to type this information they will be stopped before it is released.
7.2 Protection From
This section lets you configure what all emails, messages, & conversations will be
monitored for. We advise that you leave all boxes checked although it does vary on the age
of your child.
7.3 Safe Contacts List
Here you can add in names, screen names, or email addresses of contacts that you know
and who this user can trust. Any contacts in here will be allowed to communicate freely
with no monitoring so be careful with the contacts you add in this section. Safe List
Allows lets you choose what should still be monitored with safe contacts. For example you
may know a contact is safe but still want to be notified if a meeting is arranged.
Well that is it for My Computers, you should now know how to keep control of all computers in
your household. Remember to check back on Activity often.
8. Uninstallation
Uninstalling WebSafety is just as easy as installing it, however this process is protected by your
WebSafety password. Click START >> Control Panel >> Add/Remove Programs
Find WebSafety in the list and click REMOVE. You will be prompted for your password, enter it
in to fully uninstall WebSafety. You must restart your computer for changes to take effect.
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