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How to Set Restrictions for Extra E-mail Users on WebTV

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Make sure your kids don't get into trouble on the Internet. Set restrictions for them easily on WebTV.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • WebTV
  • Televisions
  • Internet Access
  1. Step 1

    Sign on to the Home screen with your subscriber name.

  2. Step 2

    Click on Settings.

  3. Step 3

    Click on Extra Users.

  4. Step 4

    Click on the user name you want to set restrictions for.

  5. Step 5

    Click on "No web restrictions" to change the restrictions for Web viewing.

  6. Step 6

    Click on either "Unrestricted access," "Surfwatch screening" or "Kid-friendly only" to set the kinds of Web pages the user can view. Unrestricted users can view all sites. Surfwatch screening blocks sites deemed "mature" viewing by the Surfwatch software. Kid-friendly only lets the user see sites that have been marked by the software as appropriate for children.

  7. Step 7

    Click on "Can use e-mail" to let the user send and receive mail or click on "block e-mail" if you want to disable mail. Then click Continue.

  8. Step 8

    Click on "No chat restrictions" to change chat restrictions.

  9. Step 9

    Choose "Public rooms only" or No Chat, then click Continue. No Chat prevents the user from entering any chat rooms. "Public rooms" means that the user can't engage in "private" chats with individual chat users.

  10. Step 10

    Click on "Can build web pages" to change that restriction.

  11. Step 11

    Click the checkmark to prevent the user from creating Web pages, then click Continue.

  12. Step 12

    Click Done three times.

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