How to Stop Blocking Websites

When using public computers, websites may be blocked.

Internet filtering and controlled access is used by many businesses and schools to block certain websites to their employees or students. Parents also block their children from websites. There is good reason why some sites should be blocked, but there may be some websites you need to access. You can do so by adding exceptions to these blocked websites in the web browser that you use.

Instructions

Firefox 3.6

1. Navigate to the website you do not want Firefox to block. Click "Allow" when you receive the yellow warning bar at the top to allow the site to download add-ons for that website. The site will no longer be blocked.

2. Click "Tools" and "Options" from the menu bar at the top.

3. Click "Security" at the top. Click the first "Exceptions" button. Enter the website you do not want Firefox to block in the "Address of website" bar, and click the "Allow" button. Notice the site is now listed in the list of websites below that will not be blocked.

4. Click "Close" to close the window and save the changes.

Internet Explorer 8

1. Open Internet Explorer by clicking "Start," "All Programs" and then "Internet Explorer," or click the Internet Explorer icon on the desktop.

2. Click "Tools" in the upper right corner, and then click "Internet Options."

3. Click the "Security" tab. Click the "Restricted Sites" icon in the "Select a zone to view or change security settings" section.

4. Click on the website you do not want Internet Explorer to block in the list of restricted sites, and click the "Remove" button. Click "Close," and then click "OK" to save the changes and close the window. Internet Explorer will no longer block that website.

Opera 11

1. Open Opera by clicking the icon on your desktop, or click "Start," "All Programs" and then "Opera."

2. Click "Menu" at the top left, click "Settings" and then click "Preferences" from the side bar menu.

3. Click the "Advanced" tab and then click the "Blocked Content" button at the bottom.

4. Click the site in the "Blocked Sites" list, and then click the "Delete" button. Click "Close" and then click "OK" to save the changes. The sites you delete from this list will no longer be blocked.

References

• Windows: Change Internet Explorer Settings
• Firefox: Options Window: Security Panel
• Opera: Controlling Content