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Net Nanny for Mac User's Manual

1. a Take a video snapshot a Take a video snapshot Set f Choose f Cancel Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 35 5 Using Net Nanny Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 36 Refining Net Nanny Configurations You ve seen how to use the Net Nanny Setup Assistant to create and configure your users in the section Setting Up Net Nanny You can also make changes to these configurations from Net Nanny s main window which provides access to more detailed configuration options as well as an overview of your users settings and a summary of their past activities Net Nanny Installed version 1 31 12 Available version 1 31 12 Your subscription ends in 7 months Check Now Q Name Alisa Net Nanny powerepey Y intego Others State EJ Enable protection for this user Reporting Send e mail notifications Alisa Protection Enabled Overview ao Recorder wie Settings Web Chat Chat A Applications E Web Schedule O Block access to some categories of web sites O Block receiving or sending suspicious phrases with AntiPredator C Schedule Applications 00 Recorder Y Others Network access is always allowed O All applications are allowed to connect to the Internet O Nothing recorded O Peer to peer Newsgroups blocked jsmith Protection Disabled Statistics for the last 24 hours M Web Pages Blocked 0 M Web Pages Visit
2. Everything _ Criteria are Display activity for Select the name of a specific user or leave it on the default setting All Users since Choose from Last Week Last Month or Forever Group by Makes Net Nanny reorganize list entries according to user name or the date of attempted Internet access Whether to show all Internet accesses or only those that Net Nanny has blocked You can also search for specific log entries by typing the desired text in the search box at the top of the window as you type all entries disappear except for those matching your search To show all log entries again click the X next to the search string All Users since Last Week Group by Name Everything Q adut Name User Date Duration amp Adult Today 1 minute e adult Today 1 minute Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 65 Setting Log Preferences Some of Net Nanny s logging behavior is determined by settings in its preferences which you access by choosing Net Nanny gt Preferences or by pressing Command and then by clicking the Reporting icon Reporting Qe Web Administration Reporting Password Logs M Record visited websites wi Record sent and received e mails Record chat conversations Record logs for unprotected users Y Delete records older than 2 weeks HH E mail Configu
3. Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual C w Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 1 Net Nanny for Macintosh 2012 All Rights Reserved ContentWatch Inc www NetNanny com This manual was written for use with Net Nanny software for Macintosh This manual and the Net Nanny software described in it are copyrighted with all rights reserved The Software is owned by Net Nanny and its structure organization and code are the valuable trade secrets of Net Nanny The Software 1s protected by United States Copyright Law and International Treaty provisions This manual and the Net Nanny software may not be copied except as otherwise provided in your software license or as expressly permitted in writing by ContentWatch Inc Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 2 Contents I ADOUC Net Nanny fOr MAC cintas 5 Protecting Your Children with Net Nanny for MAC oooonocccccccnnnnonococccccnnnonononoccccccccnccnonocccccncnos 6 Net Nanny for Mac s Features iii ia 7 2 Filtering Internet COMO AA A AA An 8 The Internet A Limitless World of Content sssseeccocsssssseccocccsssssecccooosssseccesoossssececsosssssseeeoso 9 Types or Internet COMCEL RA 9 A e ee ee ee ee 10 How You can Help your Children Surf Responsibly cccccccccccncncncnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnn 10 Filtering Content im BUSINESS OS cms se saeeesvedlovelveaauesitaci cua sesseestoctasesiediassssesdeseusiesees 11 OPUMIZA PLO CUCU ele edi 11 OP
4. Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 3 Other Filtering CO pins sciscacocisiveas sescsnctavirvesavesssacesvsveasesessvestatiasisiaesastasvtesstveavoedasectbaveawstiidiessseass 59 A eRe eee ee ee eee ee ee ee eR ee ee ee 60 Mail A ey PC tS RP eS 60 Ga A 61 AUTO VICO EM aa aa ada ceca eae 61 INS Wy SOROUP FENN cea eaten es cca tater cae eae laa ida eae R 62 PNY Pr AN boo ya oy E tee Fo tee A E eth PMI O T A E PENA AAS N E TET 62 A ere ee ee nee meee oe ee a nee oe ee Pee 63 A E O A 63 IST A A EO 64 Setimo LOSP eE NCE aena ON eV Oe ener av eRe eo mwa er Nee ee ee 66 IV Te Vy A e asin nile dase Gama A A eon dasa Ge S A E A A A 68 A O EA 72 Expor DE LOE REDO S aia iia 74 AOU Net Nanny catenei E A S 75 Yi Lechnical Suppor A O E NEE E E e 76 Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 4 1 About Net Nanny for Mac Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 5 Protecting Your Children with Net Nanny for Mac Net Nanny is a parental control program for the Macintosh providing functions for parents and businesses It is designed to filter and block certain Internet content according to the settings you choose Net Nanny blocks adult web sites sites with subjects not fit for children and blocks chats when predatory language is used It also blocks certain protocols or types of Internet communication that you may not want your children to use such as peer to peer and other file sharing protocols online games streaming audio and video FTP SSH
5. O Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 69 Net Nanny will connect to the Internet to show you what the web page looks like This preview 1s live that is you see the page as it exists right now http google com Web Images Maps News Shopping Gmail more Google Sign in Advanced Search Preferences F os i d Google Search I m Feeling Lucky A A It is possible at times that a web site might not be available if so double clicking will not display the site Also some of the elements of a web page are merely parts of a page and will display as such The icons at the bottom of this window control how you see these previews They are Left arrow Go to the previous entry Right arrow Go to the next entry Vertical line A visual separator does nothing Diagonal arrow in a box View the entry as a full screen image Press the Escape key to dismiss the full screen image Right arrow in a box Export the image or text to a file You can dismiss this window at any time by either clicking the X in its upper left corner or by pressing the Escape key Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 70 Clicking a disclosure triangle next to an application s name lets you view specific individual entries in a popup window as described above and with the same controls When viewing log entries for web sites you can quickly allow or block web sites that are listed in the log
6. intego Mel Manny a a irademark of Contention However attempts to connect to the Internet with other applications might not cause an alert to be displayed in some cases access will simply be blocked Some applications will display their own alerts saying that they could not connect to the Internet You can also allow Internet access for a limited period of time in between specific hours for example half an hour between 6pm and 9pm To do so first enable that time period by clicking and dragging to create a green access block then press the Control key while clicking that time period and choose Add Time Limit iN Add Time Limit A dialog will appear allowing you to set the amount of combined Internet access permitted during that period Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 51 Time Limit for Thursdays between 6 00 PM and 10 00 PM Drag the slider to the time limit you want to allow After you click OK your choice will appear as a striped green area on the time chart specifying the amount of time allowed Fa Access allowed with time limit To change the amount of time available in a time limit move the cursor over one of the sections with a time limit hold down the Control key and click Choose Edit Time Limit from the menu E Edit Time Limit Remove Time Limit Fa Access allowed with time limit The time limit dialog displays again Change the time limit by draggin
7. click and drag to cover longer periods Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 48 6 PM 12 AM Enabling from 6 00 PM to 10 00 PM on Sunday E As you click cells tooltips display showing the periods that you are enabling or disabling You can allow or block access for any hour long period on any day of the week in this manner If you wish to allow or block access to an entire day or if you simply want to reset access for a day to change settings from scratch you can click the name of a day This resets the entire day to green allowing access for that day Click again to block access for that day k A ii Monday Tuesday Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 49 You can also click and drag in any direction to change cells If for example you want to block access when a child comes home from school until suppertime you would first enable all times and then drag from 2pm on Monday to 6pm on Friday to disable those times E Schedule M Only allow access during the following periods Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 12 AM p 6 AM 12 PM 6 PM 12 AM No access P Access allowed Access allowed with time limit Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 50 A user attempting to connect to the Internet using a web browser during a forbidden period will see an alert Google Maps YouTube Wikipedia P You are currently not allowed to use the Internet POWERED BY
8. modifying the settings you imported from the saved profile but these changes will not affect the saved profile In this way you can set up a standard profile for many users then apply it to others You can also set up a number of profiles based on the ages and maturity of your users and using the import export function apply them to new users as needed Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 34 Editing User Icons Net Nanny allows you to change the icons associated with your users even letting you add their photos To do so click on a user in the Users list The top section of the Net Nanny window shows you information about this user Name Alice State Zil Enable protection for this user Reporting C Send e mail notifications alice Protection Enabled Pa web chat Schedule A Applications ao Recorder Others To change the user s icon click it Choose one of the default silhouettes Name or choose Edit Picture to add a photo of the user State Reporting Tis Ad Bh baba Edit Picture Al 0D Recorder Ke Drag an image file to the image well or Recent Pictures Recent Pictures click Choose to browse and find a photo If your Mac has a built in camera or you have an external camera you can take a video snapshot When you have added your picture click Set to apply it then click Save to save the changes you have made to your user s information Y I Y 1
9. s other filtering rules apply to all applications added to this list So if you choose to allow a user to access the Internet with a web browser then Net Nanny s active web filtering categories will filter web sites visited Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 54 To add applications to the list click the button and navigate to your Applications folder You can also drag applications from a Finder window into this list As you add applications they display in the list ha Overview Web Chat Schedule eiii ac A Applications vi Only allow the following applications to connect to the Internet wo Mail Applications Mail app E Safari Applications Safari app iChat C Applications iChat app To remove an application from the list click it to select it then either click the button or press the Delete key If at any time you want to stop using application filtering for a given user simply click their name in the Users list click the Applications button then uncheck Only allow the following applications to connect to the Internet When Net Nanny blocks an attempt to access the Internet by a non approved application it displays a warning You can change this behavior in the Reporting preferences as is described in the section Setting Log Preferences Note some applications may use helper applications when they connect to the Internet One examp
10. which is commonly used for exchanging files among computers To activate FTP filtering for a selected user check the Block FTP box This setting will only block file transfers that take place using FTP s default port 21 and SFTP s default port 22 either through an FTP program or through a web browser pointed at URLs that begin with ftp It will not stop files transferred using other methods such as HTTP download or peer to peer programs E Se FTP Block FTP There are no options for FTP filtering it is either active or inactive Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 62 SSH Filtering Net Nanny can filter incoming or outgoing secure shell or SSH which is commonly used for logging into remote computers To activate SSH filtering for a selected user check the Block SSH box This setting will block communications that take place using SSH s default port 22 EA ssn Block SSH There are no options for SSH filtering it is either active or inactive Volume Filtering Net Nanny can stop your users from mounting external hard drives iPods USB thumb drives CDs DVDs or other volumes thereby preventing them from introducing new software or content onto the computer via hardware that s directly connected to it To activate Volume filtering for a selected user check the Block volumes box al Volumes C Block volumes There are no options for Volume filtering it is eithe
11. AO Google ses i This web site has been blocked because it matches the following forbidden category Sex Pornography If you think this web site does not match this category please submit this URL You can ask your parent or your administrator to unlock this web site a password will be required Submit this link Allow this web site POWERED BY Y intego Net Nanny is a trademark of ConterniWalch To give this user access to the page if it was incorrectly blocked for example click the Allow this web site button at the bottom of the page A dialog box comes up with options to give access to the entire domain example com in this case just the specific web page the user attempted to access or any web page containing a specified text Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 43 Unlock a web site What do you want to unlock The whole playboy com web site The web page playboy com only Web pages whose URL does contain the following string playboy com E Preview Cancel 2 i Preview Cancel Clicking either Preview or Unlock requires you to enter an administrator s password preventing ordinary users from unlocking sites without permission The only thing a non administrative user can do from here is click Cancel leaving the site blocked If you click Preview a window appears that displays the requested page so you can check to see if it s safe you ll see the choic
12. Nanny This program allows you to choose the specific filters you wish to use and the level of filtering applied You can also choose to allow your children to only access trusted sites that you add to the program or only use specific applications for the highest level of security How You can Help your Children Surf Responsibly The best way to ensure that your children surf responsibly is to stand by their sides and help them choose what is right for them But not all parents have the time for this and it 1s essential to allow Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 10 children to have a certain amount of freedom Net Nanny helps by offering the possibility of filtering the content you want to protect your children from or by allowing access only to trusted sites or specific applications But Net Nanny also keeps a full log of your children s Internet sessions so if you want to give them freedom you can check up on them afterwards You can record screen shots of their computer activity and even record what they type You can also check up on them using Net Nanny s Web Administration feature which lets you view detailed logs of their activity both on the Internet and on their Macs and block or allow web sites Filtering Content in Businesses While parents may want to protect their children by filtering Internet content business managers may wish to do the same thing to protect their bottom line The Internet gives their employ
13. Up Net Nanny Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 15 Using the Net Nanny Setup Assistant Net Nanny is installed in your Macintosh s Applications folder To open Net Nanny go to your applicantion folder then double click the Net Nanny application icon You can also launch Net Nanny by clicking 1ts icon in the Dock The first time you launch Net Nanny the Net Nanny Setup Assistant displays Met Manny 5etup Assistant Welcome to the Net Nanny Setup Assistant O Introductior i l i Da This assistant helps you set up Net Nanny to protect your children Security from offensive content monitor and limit their usage of the Internet Select U Web Filtering Chat Filtering Control which kinds of Block access to streaming i websites are allowed videos and music Reporting Summary LA Block predatory language Block file sharing and in chat sessions El peer to peer applications 5 Control which kinds of os Block access to e mails are allowed 5 newsgroups a gt Limit the time spent on Monitor computer _ the Internet usage RR ye Receive reports by Monitor and control the al e mail computer via the Internet Click Continue to begin You can also launch the Setup Assistant at any time in Net Nanny by choosing Window gt Setup Assistant while the program is running Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 16 This assistant walks you through the configuration process and
14. disable any of them if you wish by unchecking them by selecting them and clicking the Action menu and choosing Allow selected phrases or by clicking them while pressing your keyboard s Control key and choosing Allow selected phrases While Net Nanny contains an extensive list of text strings to be filtered you can also add your own words and phrases You could add for example your address or phone number as well as any other personal information you feel should be protected To add a filter for either Incoming or Outgoing data click the button A new line displays at the top of the filter list Enter the word phrase or sentence you wish to filter and enable it if desired by checking the box to its left Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 46 AntiPredator cannot work with encrypted chat sessions Blocked Phrases Direction mA Ta are You alone Incoming ral fa believe me Incoming mi fa can i see you Incoming wi Ma can we meet Incoming m Ta come alone Incoming intl Be don t tell the parent Incoming Click the menu in the Kind column and select whether you want this text to be filtered for incoming chats outgoing chats or both Blocked Phrases Direction E want to see you wi are you alone Incoming iwi HA believe me Outgoing wi Sa can see you Incoming vi faa can we meet Incoming El faa come alone Incoming wi EA don t tell the parent Incoming It is best to filter the shortest possible te
15. the section Exporting Log Reports You can choose to receive these reports either daily at the time at which you set up this option or weekly at the same time and day at which you set up this option If you check the second checkbox Net Nanny will send you an e mail whenever 1t detects predatory activity according to 1ts rules regarding text content Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 26 But before Net Nanny can send you any e mail notifications you must tell 1t what e mail server to use who should receive the alerts and where they should come from To create these settings click Configure E mail Settings Sender Recipient s Outgoing Mail Server Check with your system administrator before changing any of the the advanced options below Authentication Automatic Hed User Name Password PARO RPE Test Settings Cancel Co In the Sender box type the e mail address you d like these reports to appear to come from In the next box add recipients by clicking the plus sign then typing an e mail address To delete any e mail addresses select them and click gt In the rest of this window you configure it acccourding to the email address of the sender the server user name password and authentication scheme You can probably find this information by checking the settings in your e mail program if not ask your ISP or your computer s administrator Click OK to save t
16. will be able to uninstall the program Therefore 1f you have not set a special Net Nanny password 1t is best to use standard accounts for users for whom you wish to filter content If you need to make changes to any user accounts such as adding or removing administrator privileges or if you wish to add edit or remove any user accounts click Manage Mac OS X User Accounts this opens the Accounts preference pane For more on managing user accounts see the Mac OS X help To configure users check the boxes next to their names then click Continue In the assistant screens that follow the same protection will be set for all users you select here However you ll be able to customize the settings for each person later If you wish to use the Setup Assistant to configure settings for one user you can do so then run 1t again by choosing Window gt Setup Assistant for another user Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 21 Web Filtering Setup Net Nanny next presents you with three options for preventing the selected users from accessing certain web sites They are e Do not filter the web which allows the user to access all web sites e Block selected categories of websites which lets you block websites containing content belonging to a basic set of categories and e Only allow selected websites which gives you the opportunity to restrict the user s web use to only those whitelisted sites you specify Configur
17. 7 months Check Now Name Jared Jones State Enable protection for this user Net Nanny Reporting L Send e mail notifications F POWERED BY E intego jsmith Protection Disabled Overview Web Chat Schedule A Applications Others e Record Main Window 4 every 1 Minutes HH Web Administration Disabled To turn on screen recording click the Record button underneath Screen Net Nanny will then take a screenshot of either the Main Window that is the frontmost one or of everything on the computer including a second monitor if one is connected if you select All Screens from the popup menu You can also decide how often these screenshots will be created from one per minute to one per 999 hours One reason to direct Net Nanny to take less frequent screenshots is that a large number of graphics can take up a lot of hard disk space Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 57 To record all typing done by the selected user click the Record button underneath Keyboard You can then exempt the keyboard from being recorded in certain applications by checking the Don t record the following applications box and adding those applications to the list by either clicking the button and navigating to them via the Mac OS X dialog box or dragging and dropping the application from the Finder into the list Note that all text typed is recorded with the exception of passwords typed into a s
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19. a forbidden web site For details on how to change this setting see the section Web Filtering Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 67 Viewing Logs The Log window s left hand column lists types of log entries Web Chat Applications Session Keyboard Screen and E mail char A Applications F R S a e Session Keyboard E Screen E mail Clicking any of these log types displays only those entries For example clicking Session tells you of times when your user attempted to use the Internet while Applications tells you which programs attempted to connect to the Internet Each line in the Log contains five different pieces of information a colored icon a disclosure triangle the Name of the site attempted the User who attempted to access that site the Date of the attempted access and how long the user spent on that site Name User Date Duration ore Today 1 minute A p Today 1 minute O E Today 1 minute A Today 2 minutes o gt Y Today 1 minute e Icons are either green showing successful Internet access attempts or red showing attempts that were blocked Red icons do not necessarily indicate that an entire page was blocked they may display when parts of a page were blocked Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 68 T Today a 6 minutes w Pa alice Today 54 seconds ry alice Today 54 seconds bi alice Today 1 minute a alice Today L minute a F Taday 4 minutes a
20. and more Net Nanny works with multiple users and interfaces seamlessly with the Mac OS X user accounts on your computer If you have several children you can set different limitations corresponding to their age or maturity You can choose whether they have access to newsgroups e mail or whether they can download files You can set the program to let them only use the Internet at certain times and on certain days You can choose to block or allow specific web sites allow users only to use selected applications and block access to specific types of content such as streaming media or peer to peer file transfers The program can even send you e mail automatically when certain events occur And you can view logs and manage some of Net Nanny s settings over the Internet using any web browser Net Nanny sets up a protective wall around your computer Its pre defined filters let you choose what you don t want your children to see and you can create your own custom filters as well Inappropriate web sites are blocked shielding your children from content they are too young for Additional filters block content by program type such as chats newsgroups and more Net Nanny keeps a complete log of all web sites visited whether blocked or not and records which applications have been blocked if you choose to block certain programs You can also record screenshots giving you a full record of your children s activities on the Internet Net Na
21. by holding down the Control key and clicking a log entry Select Trust Web Page or Block Web Page from the contextual menu that displays and Net Nanny adds that site to the list of allowed or blocked sites Trust Web Page Similarly you can allow a blocked application to access the Internet by clicking its log entry while pressing the Control key and then choosing Allow Application Mame amp v es Safari Safari blocked Allow Application Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 71 Screen Logs These logs have extra information to help you see how your users have accessed the Internet For the Log to track such entries you must first turn on screen recording See the section Recording Internet Usage for further information Name Date F Duration FE Net Nanny Today P amp Finder Today e Today gt E Saari Today gt Bf Grab Tuday B ho Preview Yesterday b a System Preferences Westerday b EN Terminal 4 16 09 A Applications pa Session gt F Screen o odco sd amp es c E mail Clear Screen Log entries are grouped according to the application being used so for example all screens captured for Microsoft Word appears under a Microsoft Word listing Clicking the name of any application shows you all the activity that occurred while that application was being used in the right column You can hide this column at any time by clicking the bottom right but
22. cons Display Full Name Export Profile Import Profile Choosing small user icons is practical if you have many users and using full names is helpful if you have several users with the same first name administrator Protection Disabled alice Protection Enabled paul Protection Enabled You can also make these changes from the View menu choose View then choose Use Small Icons or Show Full Name Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 33 Exporting User Profiles After you create a profile for one of your users you may want to apply the same profile to others To do this apply all the settings and filters you want to a user Make sure you have selected that user in the Net Nanny Users list then select Export Profile under either the File menu or in the Action menu at the bottom of the window Edit View Window Export Profile Import Profile Close Window EW Page Setup CP Give the profile a name and save 1t wherever you want Save As Alice profile Where ft alice Cancel y Export 4 If you wish to apply this profile to another user click that user s name then select Import Profile from either the File menu or in the Action menu at the bottom of the window Locate the saved profile in the Open dialog that displays then click OK All the settings contained in this profile will be applied to the selected user You can make changes to this user s settings
23. e Web Filtering Introductio Da How do you want to filter the web Security Select Allow access to all web sites Web Filterine Block some web site categories ily all el eb sit Chat Filtering Only allow selected web sites O Reporting Check the categories of web sites you wish to block a Summary i E N MG Gambling Mi 9 Hacking vi e Racism iv lt 5ex Pornography ivi yr Violence O Auctions Q Blogs ap O Chat O th Finance O th Forums O Jobs PJ Lingerie The default setting blocks web sites in the Alcohol Gambling Hacking Racism Sex Pornography and Violence categories and you can add or remove categories by checking and unchecking their Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 22 boxes Net Nanny constantly updates its lists of suspect websites so you don t have to surf the web to determine which sites fall in these categories these updates are available in the Net Nanny filters that you can download and install by clicking on the check now button If you choose to only allow selected websites your user s will be unable to access any website until you create a list of permitted sites You add sites to the list by clicking the plus sign at the bottom of the screen which puts www example com into the list Configure Web Filtering How do you want to filter the web O Do not filter the web O Bloc
24. e people you are overseeing are called This section shows you how to create and delete users and control how you and other administrators sce USCIS When you ve finished running the Setup Assistant and every time you launch Net Nanny thereafter you ll see its main window Net Nanny Installed version 1 31 12 Available version 1 31 12 Your subscription ends in 7 months z Check Now Name Alisa State M Enable protection for this user Net Nanny Reporting _ Send e mail notifications mE PowereD EY BIntego Alisa Protection Enabled E Web Chat Schedule Applications aoRecorder Others Block access to some categories of web sites Block receiving or sending suspicious phrases with AntiPredator Jason Schedule Network access is always allowed Protection Enabled A Applications All applications are allowed to connect to the Internet 00 Recorder Nothing recorded Others Peer to peer Newsgroups blocked ha Activity a 5 jsmith Protection Disabled Web pages Statistics for the last 24 hours M Web Pages Blocked O E Web Pages Visited 0 Web Administration Disabled At the left is a list of your users If you click a user the right hand pane shows you which settings are applied to that user Two checkboxes next to the user s icon give you quick access to frequently used functions the Enable protection for this user checkbox lets you turn Net Nanny s filtering N
25. e www Categories Trusted Web Sites Blocked Web Sites Keywords Advanced Always allow these web sites WY Exam ple com To remove a site from the list click 1t and either press the Delete key or click the minus sign at the bottom left of the list You set up Blocked Web Sites and Keywords in exactly the same way as you set up Categories after clicking on the appropriate tab They function as their names suggest e Users can never reach a site that you ve listed on their Blocked Web Sites even if it doesn t fall into any forbidden categories e If you ve created any entries in a user s Keywords list that user can t reach any site on which that word appears In the event of a conflict if you ve listed the same web site listed in both the Trusted Web Sites and Blocked Web Sites lists for example Net Nanny will block the site Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 41 Last on the Block selected categories of web sites method is the Advanced tab wi Enable Safe Search har cogeckh recilte with Safe Search mn cunnartard cearch encinec Mer searc results with Sate Search O Supported search engines Redirect searches to Do Not Redirect A Edit vi Block encrypted web sites 1 can allow access to specifMc Web sites oy adding them ta the list of sted Web site It has two settings Enable Safe Search which prevents the user from seeing questionable sites in the
26. ed 0 Web Administration Disabled Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 37 The above screen displays whenever you launch Net Nanny and its contents correspond to the user selected in the Users list It shows you the following e User information At the top of the screen you see the user s name whether that user s Internet access is being filtered and whether you re receiving reports on that person s Internet usage You also see a silhouette for the user or a photo if you have set one e Filter settings The middle section shows the current settings for each of Net Nanny s filters A colored dot next to each one gives you information about the type of filtering green means there are no restrictions or monitoring orange means there are some restrictions and red means access 1s being blocked or tracked Texts next to each filter icon give you more information about the filter and its settings e Usage report The bottom section shows a usage report for the user such as how many web pages they have visited and how many have been blocked By default the chart shows statistics from the past 24 hours but by clicking on the text Statistics for the last 24 hours you can change it to 7 or 30 days Note that the number of web pages displayed is usually more than the actual number of pages visited because most web pages are made up of multiple elements each of which comprises a request to a web server Each request is coun
27. ees access to an endless source of information but it also gives them plenty of chances to waste time How many employees do their shopping on the Internet play network games send and receive personal e mail or download MP3 files while at work reducing productivity and using valuable network bandwidth Net Nanny can solve this problem by blocking access to many different types of sites content and protocols and contains specific filters for web sites designed for business use Optimizing Productivity The Internet can help improve employee productivity by providing the latest information and ensuring rapid communication But this productivity can drop sharply if employees spend their time playing games on the Net checking sports scores or managing their investment portfolios Also your employees might be spending your time looking for a new job consulting on line job sites and sending r sum s by e mail Net Nanny helps you optimize productivity by blocking the sites you choose such as shopping financial or job sites Optimizing Bandwidth Your network bandwidth is valuable Not only is it expensive but when you need to send or receive large files you want that bandwidth to be available If your employees are wasting your bandwidth by downloading MP3 files software or movies you may find your network clogged Net Nanny lets you block access to streaming media and peer to peer software as well as protocols such as FTP Net Nann
28. erences Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 19 User Selection The next screen of the assistant lets you select which user you wish to configure This screen shows all the users you have on your Mac including certain types of non human users created by Mac OS X or other software such as the Guest account Net Nanny Setup Assistant Select Users Introduction 8 Security pid Check the users you want to protect with Net Nanny Select Users 2 D Web Filtering Chat Filtering a Alisa Reporting a Jason 2 Summary Manage Mac OS X User Accounts There are two types of user accounts administrators and standard users Administrators are permitted to make system level changes to your computer to for example install software or prevent programs from launching If you attempt to protect an Administrator s account with Net Nanny you ll get a warning saying For security reasons filtered users should not have administrator rights Net Nanny will still let you set up protection for such users although they might be able to use their administrator privileges to change or remove your settings Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 20 But if you ve set a special Net Nanny password even users who are administrators will not be able to make changes to Net Nanny s settings While the Net Nanny password prevents administrators from changing the program s settings any user who 1s an administrator
29. es given above Unlock provides access to the page site or pages containing the specified text depending on which of these you have checked If you feel a web site was blocked unjustly you can click Submit this link which will send a report to Net Nanny Net Nanny will examine the page and see if we feel it should not be blocked Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 44 Chat Filtering Net Nanny lets you filter or block chat sessions and offers a powerful function to protect your children when using chat programs such as iChat ICQ or AIM instant messaging software The AntiPredator function filters chat texts for predatory language that is language asking for personal information about the user This includes such questions among others as are you home alone and what is your phone number To enable chat filtering select the user you wish to control in the left column then click the Chat button As with web filtering you have three options Allow all chats and Block all chats which need no explanation and Block suspicious phrases with AntiPredator which we ll examine ANO Net Nanny Installed version 1 31 12 Available version 1 31 12 Your subscription ends in 7 months n Check Now Name Jason State M Enable protection for this user Net Nanny Reporting _ Send e mail notifications POWERED BY Y intego Overview E Web Schedule A Applications ao Recorder Others Chat Filte
30. ess a server in a way that Net Nanny can identify standalone games and those played within a web page probably will not be affected Games W Block games There are no options for game filtering It 1s either active or inactive Audio Video Filtering Net Nanny can filter streaming audio and video which 1s audio or video content that is played back live rather than after downloading To activate streaming filtering for a selected user check the Block audio video box s Audio Video Blocks streaming music and videos from the Internet Fl Block audio video There are no options for audio video filtering it is either active or inactive Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 61 Newsgroup Filtering Net Nanny can filter Usenet newsgroups which offer discussion forums using a specific protocol and software To activate newsgroup filtering for a selected user check the Block newsgroups box This setting will only block newsgroups that are accessed through such software and will not affect those that are displayed on a web page However you can block those web sites by checking the Newsgroups category in the Web filtering screen For more information see the section Web Filtering E Newsgroups C Block newsgroups There are no options for newsgroup filtering 1t is either active or inactive FTP Filtering Net Nanny can filter incoming or outgoing file transfer protocol or FTP
31. et Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 31 on and off while the Send e mail notifications checkbox informs you of certain access attempts For more information about how to change which e mail notifications you get see the section Setting Log Preferences Mac OS X 10 5 Leopard and later offer a Guest account that you can configure in Mac OS X s Accounts preference pane If you activate the Guest account any user can log in temporarily they have standard access to your Mac but when they log out their user folder is deleted This is great for when you have visitors who want to use your Mac temporarily If you enable the Guest account in the Account preferences Net Nanny will display this user in its Users list You can apply settings to the Guest account which will then apply each time someone logs in as Guest If your children have friends who may user their Mac you might want to use the same protection on the Guest account as on your children s accounts Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 32 Changing User Display Net Nanny displays users by default as silhouettes with large icons in the left hand column of the program s window You can change this display customizing each user s image name and more If you click the Action button at the bottom of the user list you can choose to display small user icons and or full names Choose either of these options to change the display Use Small I
32. explains the types of content that Net Nanny filters and how this filtering is done Click Continue to start configuring your users If at any time you wish to return to a previous screen click the Go Back button to do so Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 17 Setting an Administrator Password The second screen of the Net Nanny Assistant asks you to set an administrator password for Net Nanny Net Nanny Setup Assistant Select your security policy Introduction For security reasons you must always enter a password to change Security Net Nanny s settings Select Users Net Nanny uses Mac OS X user accounts to identify users Users with Web Filtering administrator rights will be able to change Net Nanny settings Chat Filtering Reporting Manage Mac OS X Accounts D Summary If you prefer Net Nanny can require its own password For security reasons you should not give administrator rights to filtered users in any case Use Mac OS X Administrator Password C Use Net Nanny Password GoBack You always need an administrator password to change Net Nanny s settings This prevents your users from accessing and changing their own settings Net Nanny gives you two options you can use your Mac OS X administrator password or you can set a special Net Nanny administrator password The advantage to using a Mac OS X administrator password is that any user with administrator access to t
33. g dangerous about what they do but many parents are concerned about the variety of material found on the Internet Content presenting sexually explicit images violence gambling alcohol advertising ideological extremism etc 1s easily found either accidentally or intentionally While parents consider it normal to protect their children from this content in books and magazines and count on their local public libraries and schools to do so there is no such protection on the Internet Add to that the complication of the various laws in the many countries accessible via the Internet while national or local standards may exist in some areas to control such content other areas may have no legislation at all Online gambling is legal in many countries as is pornography but on the Internet as we know there are no borders Filtering Content While adults have the right to free speech many parents feel that their children should have the right to be protected from material that conflicts with their moral values While freedom of expression does and should exist there must be a way to protect children from content that 1s inappropriate for their age or maturity This inappropriate content can include web sites chat rooms newsgroups and even e mail It should be up to parents to decide which of the many Internet resources their children can access The best solution to this problem is to filter Internet content with a program such as Net
34. g the slider then click OK to save your changes alternately click Cancel to keep the previous time limit To remove a time limit move the cursor over one of the sections with a time limit hold down the Control key and click Select Remove Time Limit from the menu The time limit is removed When a user has a time limit Net Nanny automatically displays a small controller allowing them to start and stop their Internet access period Since you may want your children to be able to use their Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 52 Mac but not the Internet this allows them to control the periods when they can access the Internet The controller looks like this To start or stop a session just drag the slider to Started or Stopped Below the slider is the remaining time To remove the controller from the screen you can click the yellow button the controller is then minimized into the Dock Clicking the controller s icon returns it to the screen so the user can start or stop their Internet access period To turn off all schedules and therefore allow Internet access at all times with all of Net Nanny s other filters in place of course uncheck the Only allow access during the following periods box If you ve set any schedules the word Disabled will appear in the middle of the time grid as a warning that those schedules won t be in effect E Schedule C Only allow access during the foll
35. he protected Mac will be able to make changes to Net Nanny s settings Since you can have several user accounts with administrator access under Mac OS X this allows you to ensure Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 18 that in certain environments such as schools an administrator who can access and change Net Nanny s settings 1s always available If you are using Net Nanny on a home computer you may only have one administrator In this case you can also use the Mac OS X administrator password However if you want extra security or if you want to limit the ability to make changes to Net Nanny s settings to specific administrators you can set a special Net Nanny password To do this check Use Net Nanny Password and fill in the fields that appear first enter a password then enter 1t again in the Verify field then enter a hint that will remind you of the password in case you forget it in the Hint field Password s ale Web Administration Reporting Password By default Net Nanny will accept any administrator password However you can define a Net Nanny password that will be required to make any changes E Use Mac OS X Administrator Password Use Net Nanny Password Change Password Click Continue to go to the next screen or click Go Back to return to the previous screen You can change this password at any time in the Password pane of the Preferences window To access it choose Net Nanny gt Pref
36. hese e mail settings which will return you to the window to configure Web Administration settings If you haven t already created a free Net Nanny Web Administration account select Enable Web Administration and create an account You ll then be prompted to give an e mail address to identify yourself a password for the account and verification of that password If you already have an account select Enable Web Administration using an existing account if you don t want to use Web Administration select Do not enable Web Administration Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 27 Web Administration q Web Administration Reporting Password Web Administration allows you to monitor this computer s usage and change Net Nanny settings from any computer connected to the Internet Do you already have an account Register for free Enable Web Administration on this computer 5ign up to be able to monitor and control for your account Net Nanny remotely E mail Password Sign in Register gt When you click Configure you ll get a brief message that the account is being set up After you ve configured reporting preferences to your liking click Continue to finish the setup process Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 28 Finishing You ve now reached the end of the setup process and will see a confirmation screen Click Configure to apply the changes you specified and go to Net Nanny s ma
37. in screen Assistant Finished Introduction Security _ The Net Nanny Setup Assistant is now finished Select Click Configure to apply your settings Web Filtering l _ TA You will be able to customize these settings later as well as configure Chat Filtering settings for other filters such as blocking peer to peer file sharing and Reporting set up time limits for Internet access Summary a A You will also be able to monitor computer usage using the logs Ceot Configure Congratulations You ve successfully told Net Nanny how to block users access to parts of the Internet If you wish to reconfigure your users or configure new users by using the Assistant you can do so at any time by choosing Window gt Setup Assistant while Net Nanny is running Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 29 Setting Up Web Administration Net Nanny includes a way to monitor Internet use on your computer even when you re far away through a Web Administration interface that you can view from any web browser First you must set up a free account if you haven t already set up an account in the Net Nanny Setup Assistant choose Net Nanny gt Preferences then click the Web Administration icon 8080 Web Administration i g Web Administration Reporting Password Web Aclministration allows you to monitor this computer s usage and change Net Nanny settings from any computer connected to the Internet D
38. ing recorded Others Peer to peer Newsgroups blocked jsmith Protection Disabled Statistics for the last 24 hours M Web Pages Blocked 0 M Web Pages Visited 0 Web Administration Disabled You can also change whether a category is blocked for this user by clicking a category while holding down the Control key then choosing Block selected categories or Allow selected categories from the contextual menu By clicking multiple categories while holding down the Shift or Command key you can block or allow multiple categories at once g ay Religion Fa Shopping 5 Block selected categories H ta Social Networks 5 H a Sports A Television z Web Mail Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 40 Next you can choose to allow your user to access certain web sites regardless of whether they fall into a forbidden category by clicking on the Trusted Web Sites tab To add a web site to this list click the plus sign at the bottom of the screen which puts www example com into the list This is just a placeholder to change it to the site of your choice double click that line and type the site for which you want to allow access Note that all subdomains will be allowed so allowing google com also allows www google com maps google com and news google com However the opposite isn t true If you allow only www google com the user will be unable to reach google com without th
39. k some website categories Only allow selected websites Create a list of websites you want to allow www example con Go Back Continue To change this to the site of your choice double click on that line and type the site you want to allow Note that all subdomains will be allowed so allowed google com also allows www google com maps google com and news google com However the opposite isn t true if you allow only www google com the user will be unable to reach google com without the www After you ve confirmed the settings you want click Continue to go to the next screen Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 23 Chat Filtering Setup This screen lets you decide which chat filter settings you wish to use Configure Chat Filtering O Introductic Do a How do you want to filter chats Security Select This setting will affect instant messenger software such as iChat Web FIKA Microsoft Messenger and Yahoo Messenger Do not filter chats 2 Block predatory content Block all chats Chat Filtering 8 Reporting Summary GoBack Continue You have three options e Do not filter chats This lets users chat with no restrictions e Block predatory content This lets users chat but enables Net Nanny s AntiPredator function which filters language deemed predatory in chat sessions We ll show you how to see and manage the list of predatory phrases in the late
40. l be held back from the selected user The Block selected categories of web sites choice is Net Nanny s default It provides the most options divided into five tabs Categories Trusted Web Sites Blocked Web Sites Keywords and Advanced When you select this radio button the Categories tab is selected and you see a list of web site categories with the Alcohol Gambling Hacking Racism Sex Pornography and Violence categories turned on that is blocked from this user To prevent this user from browsing web sites in other categories check their boxes to allow access to categories uncheck their boxes Filtering Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 39 1s done by analyzing keywords in web pages as well as by a list of web sites maintained by Net Nanny and updated regularly Net Nanny Installed version 1 31 12 Available version 1 31 12 Your subscription ends in 7 months Check Now Name Alisa State M Enable protection for this user Net Nanny Reporting __ Send e mail notifications E POWEREDBY E intego Alisa Protection Enabled FRE web cha schedule A Applications aoRecorder Ej Others Ll Settings Web O Block access to some categories of web sites Chat O Block receiving or sending suspicious phrases with AntiPredator Jason Schedule Network access is always allowed Protection Enabled Applications All applications are allowed to connect to the Internet 00 Recorder Noth
41. language in chat sessions e Detailed logs of each user s Internet usage e Traffic data recorded for an overview of Internet use e Only authorized users can change program settings e Automatic updates e Automatic e mail notification of certain events e User manual in the Help menu Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 7 2 Filtering Internet Content Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 8 The Internet A Limitless World of Content It s a brave new world out there on the Internet a world of information entertainment and fun You can surf the web for hours going from news sites to sports sites from movies to music but sooner or later whether you like 1t or not you will come across the dark underbelly of the Internet For not all is as attractive as it seems Sometimes you 1l look for information in a search engine and come up with a list of links that seem to correspond to your search when in reality some of them are pornographic web sites others are hate sites and some are propaganda for cults More and more purveyors of pornography set up web sites featuring common keywords so search engines take unsuspecting users to them You may be convinced that the Internet is the library of the future and you may want your children to use it for their homework and entertainment but do you really want them to see everything that s out there You don t let your children read just anything do you When they use the Inter
42. le is Apple s iChat which requires that ChatAgent access the Internet If you add iChat to the list of allowed applications this will not add ChatA gent To add the latter helper application go to your user s log click Applications then find which applications have been blocked There may Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 55 be others Click the disclosure triangle next to an application or helper application you want to allow then hold down the Control key and click on 1ts name A contextual menu displays with one option Allow Application Choose this and the application in question will be added to the list of allowed applications You may also want to check the logs from time to time many applications that you might not expect need to connect to the Internet Apple s Address Book for example makes an Internet connection as does Help Viewer the application that provides Mac OS X help Your users will probably tell you which applications are blocked but you can always see them then allow them from the log Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 56 Recording Internet Usage Net Nanny lets you keep track of what your users have been doing by secretly taking pictures of what s on their screens and recording what they type into a hidden log To access the Recording controls click the Recorder button in Net Nanny s button bar Installed version 11 3 10 Available version 1 31 12 Your subscription ends in
43. lira Taodaw T mimita Name refers to the domain of the site attempted for web sites without anything after the first To the left of the name is a disclosure triangle that you click to expose the specific pages on a given domain that one of your users attempted to reach For example if a user tried to reach both http www example com index html l and http www example com games shootemup both pages will appear grouped under example com These individual items are called Log entries User shows who attempted to access the Internet User names display after you click a disclosure triangle to display the different parts of a web site that were accessed or blocked Date shows the date relative to today that the most recent attempt occurred Duration Shows how long this Internet access attempt lasted By default log entries are sorted according to the last attempted access You can re sort the log according to any of the five criteria by clicking the appropriate header at the top of the column Click again and the column re sorts in the opposite order Duration ad doubleclick Today 1 minute O o ads con Today 1 minute D gt ads cnn com 80 Today 1 minute P Adult Today 1 minute Y ou can preview log entry in several ways Double click a log entry Choose a log entry by clicking 1t once then press the space bar or Choose a log entry then click the Quick Look button at the Log window s bottom right
44. net they can easily stumble on inappropriate material unless you re there to watch over their shoulders The Internet is still young and from its earliest days when it expanded beyond research laboratories and universities it has been a kind of frontier land where anything goes While this freedom gives the Internet its strength it also makes it dangerous for children Some people see the Internet as a huge library newsstand and bookstore all in one This is actually a good metaphor But when you think about it you don t give your children free rein in the library nor do you let them look at every magazine you find on your local newsstand The problem with the Internet is that its very nature that of hypertext links from one site to another means that content inappropriate for children is often just a mouse click away Types of Internet Content Children use the Internet for many purposes to do their homework to present creative writing artwork or photos to do research for school and to find out more about their favorite singers or movies Many children have their own web pages especially on sites like MySpace and Facebook displaying their interests and hobbies others participate in chats with peers around the world More Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 9 and more kids set up their own blogs to communicate with their friends whether they are next door or in other countries In most cases there is nothin
45. nny makes the Internet a safer place for your children Net Nanny is compatible with Mac OS X 10 5 Leopard and later operating systems and runs on Macs with either PowerPC or Intel processors Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 6 Net Nanny for Mac s Features e Blocks and filters all offensive material from the Internet e Customizable profiles if you have several children you can adjust the settings for their age and maturity e Seamless interface with Mac OS X user accounts e Setup assistant simplifies user configuration e Adjustable levels of protection e Overview screen shows all user settings e Pre determined filters for safe and easy content filtering e Web site blocking block or allow specific web sites e Full recording of activity sites visited blocks chats e mail applications and screenshots e Prevents external disks and volumes from mounting e Remote web administration from any computer e Quick enabling disabling of protection for each user e Add user photos for easy recognition and configuration e Blocks streaming media newsgroups and peer to peer software e Blocks chats and e mail e Blocks selected applications e Filters protocols such as FTP SFTP SSH SSL and online games e Start and stop time limits from the Net Nanny menu e Instant authorization for blocked sites e Automatic search engine redirection e Limits Internet access by day and time e AntiPredator function to block predatory
46. ny web site www NetNanny com Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 77
47. o you already have an account Register for free Enable Web Administration on this computer Sign up to be able to monitor and control for your account Net Nanny remotely E mail Password Register To set up your Net Nanny Web Administration account click Register In the sheet that displays enter your e mail address your password then confirm your password Click Create to create your account If you have an account and need to sign in enter your e mail address and password then click Sign In In either case you ll see a screen telling you that web reporting is enabled and offering you the opportunity to disable it if you wish To connect to your Net Nanny Web Administration web page click Open Web Administration Your web browser will take you to a login page where you must enter the e mail address and password you used to set up your account After logging into your Web Administration page you ll see a log page which displays information about your users and their activity For more information about using online Web Administration for Net Nanny click the Help button on that web page you ll be taken to an online help page Close the web administration window and continue through the setup Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 30 Managing Users When you set up Net Nanny you are 1ts administrator with access to all the controls that limit or grant permission to access the Internet Th
48. owing periods 12 AM Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 6 AM i Disabled 6 PM nnmn 12 AM C C No access M Access allowed Access allowed with time limit Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 53 Application Filtering Net Nanny gives you the option of only allowing users to access the Internet with specific applications Rather than filter web access by category for example you can prevent a user from using any web browser You can choose which applications can access the Internet all other applications are blocked To set up application filtering click the Applications button on the Net Nanny button bar then check Only allow the following applications to connect to the Internet Available version 1 31 12 Your subscription ends in 7 months Check Now Name Jared Jones State _ Enable protection for this user 0 Net Nanny Reporting L Send e mail notifications w PowERED BY intego jsmith Protection Disabled fj Overview E Web O chat Schedule Ad aoRecorder 3 Others A Applications _ Only allow the following applications to connect to the Internet Web Administration Disabled Application filtering will supersede all other Net Nanny filtering rules If for example you do not add a web browser to the application list then web filtering will have no effect all web sites will be inaccessible as no program that accesses them is available However Net Nanny
49. r active or inactive Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 63 Using Logs Net Nanny provides a complete log of all Internet activity for each user To view the log either e Choose Window gt Log e Press Option Command L or e Click the Logs button at the bottom right of the main screen When you first open it the Log shows a record of all users Web access attempts for the past week AA Met Nanny mgs All Users since Last Week Display activity for A Applications Session La Screen a E rriail al 0 i a o o JE E 0 E O y os Name b D Playboy M Weshingtonpost E Apple E lc Metnanry b C static2 contertwatch H livapage apple gt 5 update intega h D video stats video google p im Youtube Pd csi gstatic gt SP video google gt cuteanimals todaysbigthing P E secure us immvorlowide gt D Todayskigthing gt D auth me Y Group by Name Y Everything Tian Duration Today Today Today Today Today Today Yesterday Yesterday Yesterday Yesterday Yesterday Yesterday Yesterday Yesterday 4 20 09 You can filter log entries by clicking the popup menus in the bar at the top of the window Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual P age 64 4 minutes 4 minutes 5 minutes 2 minutes 5 minutes 1 minute 2 minutes 1 minute 1 minute 1 minute 2 minutes 1 minute Display activity for All Users since Last Week Group by Name
50. r section Chat Filtering e Block all chats This prevents users from accessing any chat applications After you ve confirmed the settings you want click Continue to go to the next screen Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 24 Reporting Setup This screen lets you determine how Net Nanny reports users activities to you via e mail or the web Regardless of what you set on this screen you can always monitor user activity by viewing Net Nanny s log as is described in the section Using Logs Net Nanny Setup Assistant Configure Reporting Introduction A Do you want to receive reports by e mail Security Select Users Send Simplified Report H Every Day HH Web Filtering Send AntiPredator notifications immediately A A a O Reporting Summary e Web Administration allows you to monitor this computer s usage and change Net Nanny settings from any computer connected to the Internet You will need to set up a free Web Administration account to use this feature 2 Do not enable Web Administration C Enable Web Administration and create an account C Enable Web Administration using an existing account Go Back 4 If you check the first checkbox you ll receive reports of user activity by e mail Depending on what you choose in the first popup menu your reports will be shown as Simplified Complete or Compressed Complete For details on these formats see
51. re Account Settings y Send AntiPredator notifications immediately Send Simplified Report k every 1 Alerts M Display an alert when Internet access is blocked Play this sound Net Nanny z The options are e Record logs for unfiltered users Keeps track of Internet usage by users whose access isn t restricted in any way By default this is turned off e Only keep logs for Allows you to throw away logs beyond a certain age to preserve hard drive space or improve security By default logs are kept for two weeks e E mail The Configure Account Settings button brings up a window in which you specify where you d like e mailed reports to be sent Details on how to fill in this window are in the Reporting Setup section earlier in this manual Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 66 e Send AntiPredator notifications immediately If you check this Net Nanny will send you an e mail whenever 1t detects predatory text strings in chat To learn how to manage the list of predatory phrases see the section Chat Filtering e Send reports When checked you ll receive a report of the type specified periodically with the frequency you specify e Alerts These two checkboxes let you determine whether users are alerted of blocked access with a floating alert a sound or both Users are also alerted to Net Nanny s activity by being redirected when they attempt to access
52. ring Allow all chats Block suspicious phrases with AntiPredator Block chats Jason Protection Enabled M Block encrypted chats AntiPredator cannot work with encrypted chat sessions Blocked Phrases Direction Beare you alone Incoming BA believe me Incoming can i see you Incoming Ba can we meet Incoming come alone Incoming BA don t tell the parent Incoming Fa how old are you Incoming BA i ll take you Incoming faim your friend Incoming 0 A E A E El El El ll a Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 45 Net Nanny s AntiPredator comes with a set of basic text strings as filters for incoming data and several languages are available You can choose to display all filters filters in a specific language or just custom filters that you add to the list either by e Pressing your keyboard s Control key while clicking on a phrase or e Clicking the Action menu with a gear depicted on it below the list of phrases Blocked Phrases Direction Lessee faa can i see you k Y 5 MH can we meet Y All phrases J mM ga des Custom phrases a MM Fdon ttellithe pay English phrases a Mo A how old are you French phrases a gf o g take you German phrases E Bli m your friend Italian phrases a Ei am your frienc Japanese phrases Mo Bi take you Spanish phrases a i A Allow selected phrases ay nj 4 By default all the AntiPredator phrases are active when you turn on chat filtering You can
53. search results of several popular search engines such as Google and Yahoo which offer a Safe Search feature You can go one step further and prevent your user from performing any kinds of searches on these sites by selecting a web page listed on the Redirect searches to popup menu You can add your own web page or a local file on your computer to that popup menu by clicking Edit Block encrypted web sites prevents the user from reaching any site that uses the HTTPS protocol as 1s common in sites where money or confidential information changes hands Checking this box will effectively stop nearly all online shopping although 1t will also block other sites The third option for controlling access to web sites is Only allow selected web sites which has two tabs A White List tab which works in exactly the same way as the Trusted Web Sites list described above and A Searches tab which lets you filter with Safe Search enabled as described above on search engines that offer this feature Regardless of how you decide to block and allow access to sites the popup menu at the bottom of this window gives you a choice of what happens when your user attempts to reach a blocked site Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 42 Redirect blocked web sites to Net Nanny Web Page KA Edit By default users will be sent to a web page that tells them why Net Nanny has blocked their access A http axample cam
54. selected categories show all activity e Complete Plain Text Report Shows the same information as the Complete HTML Report but in a format that s useful for further analysis in for example a spreadsheet or custom programmed application Click Save to export the log in the selected format To erase all information stored in the log for all users click the Clear button at the bottom of the Log window J Clear y Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 74 About Net Nanny If you select About Net Nanny from the Net Nanny menu the About window gives information about Net Nanny such as the version number your support number a number you need for technical support and a clickable link that creates an e mail message to Net Nanny s technical support Net Nanny Version 2 0 5 j POWERED BY User Jared Jones Email Support NN 12345 1001 2012 Intego All Rights Reserved Intego and the Powered by Intego logo we registered trademarks or trademarks of Intego Net Nanny is a registerec ContentWatch Incorporated All other company and or product names i mju pil me i i rs registered trademarks of their respective ow Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 75 5 Technical Support Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 76 Technical support is available for registered purchasers of Net Nanny By e mail support contentwatch com By Phone 1 800 485 4008 801 508 3600 From the Net Nan
55. tandard password text field You can see these graphics and text files created by these recordings by looking at Net Nanny s log as 1s described in the section Using Logs Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 58 Other Filtering Options While chatting and web browsing are two of the most popular Internet activities Net Nanny also provides filtering for other types of Internet accesses To adjust setting for these click the Others button Installed version 5 8 12 Available version 5 8 12 Your subscription ends in 7 months Check Now Name Alisa State M Enable protection for this user 0 Net Nanny Reporting __ Send e mail notifications J E l powerepsy E jntego jsmith Protection Enabled fi Overview Web Chat Schedule A Applications ao Recorder Goa E mail pa Filters e mail messages that are transferred using the AntiPredator filters Allow e mail protocols O Try to filter inappropriate e mails Alisa O Block e mail protocols Protection Enabled Peer to peer Blocks file sharing applications like BitTorrent and Limewire m Block peer to peer P Games Blocks connections to game servers Block games ee Audio Video Blocks streaming music and videos from the Internet _ Block audio video Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 59 E mail Filtering Net Nanny allows you to apply its built in content filters to e mail messages that are transferred
56. ted You can also access the log for the selected user by clicking the Log button which looks like this For more on logs see Using Logs later in this manual Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 38 How Net Nanny Filters Internet Content Net Nanny separates its filtering functions into four categories Web Chat Applications and Other In addition it has the ability to record users actions without their knowledge Recorder and you can limit Internet access entirely according to a schedule that you set Schedule Each of these six tools is represented by a button underneath the user s information in Net Nanny s main window Overview Web chat Schedule A Applications aoRecorder Others Next we ll discuss each of these tools in detail You can return to the Overview screen at any time by clicking the Overview button Web Filtering As discussed in the Web Filter Setup section earlier in this manual Net Nanny gives you three options to prevent the selected users from accessing certain web sites They are Allow access to all web sites Block selected categories of web sites and Only allow selected web sites Each has its own screen of configuration options that resembles the screens you saw during the setup process except with more options The Allow access to all web sites option is the simplest as there are no settings if you select this radio button no web sites wil
57. through any e mail program AE E mail 2 Allow e mail protocols O Try to filter inappropriate e mails O Block e mail protocols Y our three options for e mail filtering are e Allow e mail protocols all e mail will be allowed through e Try to filter inappropriate e mails Net Nanny will scrutinize the contents of incoming and outgoing e mail and block those that it believes are dangerous Net Nanny uses the entire list of AntiPredator phrases for this filtering even 1f you have only activated certain phrases in the Chat Filtering preferences those choices do not affect e mail filtering e Block e mail protocols forbids all e mail from coming through standard e mail programs Note however that this setting will not affect messages delivered in other ways for example on message boards or web sites Peer to Peer Filtering Net Nanny can filter peer to peer software which is often used to share files over the Internet To activate peer to peer filtering for a selected user check the Block peer to peer box cj Peer to peer M Block peer to peer There are no options for peer to peer filtering It is either active or inactive Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 60 Game Filtering Net Nanny can filter common protocols used by online games such as World of Warcraft and Quake To activate game filtering for the selected user check the Block games box This setting will only block those games that acc
58. ton Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 72 As with other log entries you can see a visual snapshot of the user s actions by double clicking an application or selecting it and then clicking the Quick Look icon in the bottom right corner A quick look window appears letting you page through all screen shots made while that application was being used Untitled Dear Grandma How are you I am fine Mom told me about your surgery I hope you r doing better School is good Im gradual m graduating two weeks from Saturday hooray No more teachers no more books haha Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 73 Exporting Log Reports You can export Net Nanny logs as HTML files to view them later in a web browser or as text files To do so select one or several log categories Web Chat Applications etc then click the Export button at the bottom left of the Log window A sheet displays where you choose a name for the log a location to save the file and the format Save As Net Nanny Log o Where EA Desktop Net Nanny lets you choose from three types of reports when you export logs They are e Simplified HTML Report Shows global elements from the selected categories what you see before clicking a disclosure triangle For example for web sites only the name of the site 1s shown not the actual URLs of pages visited or blocked e Complete HTML Report Shows all Net Nanny activity in detail All
59. xts Net Nanny looks for the exact text you have entered in the filter and if the user types it differently it will not be blocked For example rather than enter my phone number is 555 1999 it is best to enter just the phone number Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 47 Using Schedules Net Nanny lets you set a schedule for each of your users that allows them to access the Internet only on certain days and for a certain length of time To access schedule settings click the Schedule button in the Net Nanny button bar it vel mar L i at Your subscription ends in 7 months Name Alisa State M Enable protection for this user Net Nanny Reporting _ Send e mail notifications di Powerepsy Y intego O cha Coes A Applications ao Recorder amp Others M Only allow network access during the following periods ee Sunday _Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday ___ Saturday No access RR Access allowed Access allowed with time limit By default all users are granted Internet access at all times To restrict access to times you ll specify click Only allow access during the following periods When you first see the timetable all the cells are blank representing that the selected user is not allowed to access the Internet at any time To grant Internet access at given times click the time cells in the timetable each cell represents one hour You can click individual cells or you can
60. y for Mac User s Manual Page 11 conserving bandwidth and ensuring that your employees are not violating copyrights by downloading content illegally Protecting Your Company If your employees surf sexually explicit sites while at work this not only reduces productivity but it may even expose you to liability for sexual harassment Sending private e mail over your mail server can also expose you to liability and even prosecution since your business is responsible for what circulates on its network Net Nanny lets you selectively block access to different web site filters so your employees get down to business all the time Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 12 3 Installation Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 13 System Requirements e Any officially supported Mac OS X compatible computer running a PowerPC or Intel processor e Mac OS X 10 5 or higher e 20 MB free hard disk space Note Net Nanny is fully compatible with Mac OS X 10 5 Leopard and later operating systems Installing Net Nanny For information on installing and serializing Net Nanny see the Net Nanny Getting Started manual included with your copy of the program If you purchased Net Nanny by download from the Net Nanny web site this manual will be in the disk image you downloaded that contains the software If you purchased Net Nanny on a CD or a DVD you ll find this manual on the disc Net Nanny for Mac User s Manual Page 14 4 Setting

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