I have been a father for almost two and a half years now.
My daughter loved computers straight off the bat and more and more each day.
I let hersmashon my touch smart desktop or draw on my tablet.
Soon she will be able to Google stuff or jot down in URLs on her own.
How do I protect her?
Sure I can useOpenDNSbut we want to be as secure as possible right?
Today, I am going to show you how to lock down Internet Explorer using its built-in parental controls.
To enable Internet Explorer parental controls, you will need to enable your content advisor.
Go ahead and click ontools “>internet options “>content.
When you are at the content tab press theEnablebutton.
This will turn on content advisor ratings.
Next you better select what you want to allow or block.
By default all the categories are set to none.
you could also move it to one or two points in the middle.
Work with it and decide what is right for your child.
Personally, I will be blocking everything.
Next up we will look at the approved sites tab.
If you want to never allow the site to be shown click theneverbutton.
The next tab is labeledGeneral.
This is the most important tab.
Here is where we set the user options.
Take a look at what you could do:
confirm the first check box is NOT checked.
The second check box allows a supervisor password to bypass the restrictions.
You create the password by clicking on thecreate passwordbutton below.
The finaladvancedtab will allow you to add a ratings bureau or PICSRules to your internet tool.
I have never actually seen these used.
A large corporation might create their own PICSRules or mandate a Ratings bureau.
