Creating and Managing an Approved Sites List

When High Filtering is set, a user can only access Web sites included in the Approved Sites List. The Approved Sites List contains a list of Web sites that are considered appropriate for users of all ages to view.

 

An Approved Sites List is different from Web Content Filtering. An Approved Sites List contains sites that are considered appropriate for users of all ages to view. Web Content Filtering filters sites that are considered inappropriate for any user to view.

Note: If you configured Pioneer Complete Suite for multiple users or if you have required a password for changing Pioneer Complete Suite settings, you have to log in as a Privileged User or provide your E-mail address and Password in order to create or manage an Approved Sites List.

Making an Approved Sites List

To make an Approved Sites List:
  1. On the Pioneer Complete Console, click the Internet Controls button Internet Controls button.

  2. On the Internet Controls menu, click Internet Controls Settings.

Internet Controls Menu

In the Pioneer Complete Suite Settings window, the right pane displays the Internet Controls settings.

Note: If you configured Pioneer Complete Suite for multiple users, select the user for which you want to make an Approved Sites List from the drop-down list at the top of the right pane.

  1. For the Web Content Filtering option, select High Filtering, and click Set Details.

  2. In the Approved Sites List window, click Select All to select all the categories displayed on the Approved Sites List window, or select only the items on the list that you want to approve for viewing. By default, all items are selected. If you only want a few items on the Approved Sites List, click Unselect All and then check the sites you want to include.

For example, in the Art and Museums folder, select Art Collections and Museums and Dance for Kids.

A description for each selected item displays in the About the selected list area.

  1. An Approved Sites Index Page is created by default that contains all selected categories and sites therein. This index page is set as a home page for a user that uses High Filtering and allows you to comfortably surf the approved sites. The button Reset Start Page in the Approved Site List window can be used to reset the user's start page to Approved Sites Index Page. This button is only available when the browser start page is no longer set to the Approved Sites Index Page.

Note: To restrict users from changing the home page in the Microsoft® Internet Explorer Options after you have set the home page to the Allowed Site List Index Page, refer to Restricting Users From Bypassing Internet Controls.

  1. Click OK to return to the Pioneer Complete Suite Settings window.

  2. Click Apply. If you require your E-mail address and Password to change Internet Controls Settings, the Password Required dialog box displays. Type your E-mail address and Password, and click OK.

  3. Click OK to close the Pioneer Complete Suite Settings window.

Editing an existing Approved Sites List

At any time you can add or remove sites from the Approved Sites List.

To edit an existing Approved Sites List:
  1. On the Pioneer Complete Console, click the Internet Controls button Internet Controls button.

  2. On the Internet Controls menu, click Internet Controls Settings.

In the Pioneer Complete SuiteSettings window, the right pane displays the Internet Controls settings.

Note: If you configured Pioneer Complete Suite for multiple users, select the user for which you want to edit an Approved Sites List from the drop-down list at the top of the right pane.

  1. With the Web Content Filtering option High Filtering selected, click Set Details.

  2. Check (Clear) the check box to the left of the Web site category that you want to add to (remove from) the list.

Note: If you want to add (remove) all the Web sites listed, click Select (Unselect) All.

  1. Click OK to return to the Pioneer Complete Suite Settings window.

  2. Click Apply. If you require your E-mail address and Password to change Internet Controls Settings, the Password Required dialog box displays. Type your E-mail address and Password, and click OK.

  3. Click OK to close the Pioneer Complete Suite Settings window.