Lec4 (Practical)

Computer Security-Safe Use

Windows Vista Parental Settings

setting up Parental Controls

• In the control panel double click on. • Click on "Parental Controls" in the bottom left

corner of the Window .• Now choose the account you want to control

or create a new account• The following window appears:

setting up Parental Controls

setting up Parental Controls

• Enable parental controls by choosing "On, enforce current settings".

• If you want to collect information about computer usage select "On, collect information about computer uage" under "Activity reporting".

Note:This will collect all data relating to websites browsed,

files downloaded, system logon times, applications run, games played, etc. see the following report

setting up Parental Controls

setting up Parental Controls(Windows Vista Web Filter)

• choose web filter to allow or block web content

• Allow Specific web sites• Allow or block web automatically by choose

your own web restriction level.• You can also block file downloads.

(See the following picture)

setting up Parental Controls

setting up Parental Controls

• Back to user control• You can choose to let the user use the

computer only at certain times• Black boxes indicate times that the user

cannot be logged on and white ones indicate times that are permitted.

• See the following picture

setting up Parental Controls

The permitted times here are 3:00 AM to 8:00 PM all days except Thursday and Friday

setting up Parental Controls

• Back to user control• You can choose if the user permitted to play

games or not• You can also block some specific games.

(see bellow)

setting up Parental Controls

setting up Parental Controls

• Back to user control• You can Allow and block specific programs

from being running.

setting up Parental Controls

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