my.ChristianityOnline.com

Using Netsweeper Dial-up Filter

What are the categories and how can I use them to block sites?

How do I block a site?

How do I unblock a site?

How do I override the filter for normal browsing?

Can I stop my child from instant messaging?

How many computers can I put Netsweeper on?

How can I limit the time my computer is used by my kids?

What are the categories and how can I use them to block sites?

Netsweeper has grouped sites into categories which can be blocked or allowed. Here is how you can change the blocking status of the different categories.

Open the URL for Christianity Online: http://filter.christianityonline.com:8080
Log in with your full email address and password for the master account. Hit "Submit."
Click the link for "Categories" to view the categories.

Select the custom categories you wish to block by putting a check in the box in front of the category. If you want the default settings you can simply click the button for "Default." If you want to deselect all, click the button for deselecting all categories.

Click "Submit" to save your settings change.

How do I block a site?

Netsweeper gives you an opportunity to block particular sites that are not blocked by your selected categories. Here is how you can set up Netsweeper to block specific sites.

Open the URL for Christianity Online: http://filter.christianityonline.com:8080
Log in with your full email address and password for the master account. Hit "Submit."
Select the "Deny List" from the menu.

Type in the URL or address of the site you want blocked. If you want everything at that domain blocked, type in just the domain.com part of the address. If you only want that page to be blocked, specify the full URL. If the site has multiple subdomains, such as
- www.yahoo.com
- my.yahoo.com
- mail.yahoo.com
- personals.yahoo.com
- groups.yahoo.com

Click the "Add" button. Notice the URL is added to a list below.

How do I unblock a site?

Netsweeper gives you an opportunity to allow viewing of particular sites that are blocked by your selected categories. Here is how you can set up Netsweeper to allow viewing of specific sites.

Open the URL for Christianity Online: http://filter.christianityonline.com:8080
Log in with your full email address and password for the master account. Hit "Submit."
Select the "Allow List" from the menu.

Type in the URL or address of the site you want allowed. If you want everything at that domain blocked, type in just the domain.com part of the address. If you only want that page to be blocked, specify the full URL. If the site has multiple subdomains, such as
and you only want to allow one of them, specify the subdomain in the URL or address field. You can enter www.yahoo.com to allow the search engine. The other subdomains should be blocked if yahoo.com was blocked.

Click the "Add" button. Notice the URL is added to a list below.

How do I override the filter for normal browsing?

Netsweeper gives you an opportunity to bypass the filter for a period of time. Here is how you can set up Netsweeper to bypass the filter for a designated period of time.

Open the URL for Christianity Online: http://filter.christianityonline.com:8080
Log in with your full email address and password for the master account. Hit "Submit."
Select the "Disable Filtering" link from the menu.

Choose "All Websites" and set the time period from the "Duration" drop down box. Click "Submit."

The filter will be off for the period of time you selected in the drop down box.

Can I stop my child from instant messaging?

This version of Netsweeper does not block the main stream instant messengers. It will, however, block instant messaging through a web page by blocking that category.

How many computers can I put Netsweeper on?

Each computer that gets online can use a filter. Remember that you can only use one computer dialed into your account at a time.

How can I limit the time my computer is used by my kids?

This version of Netsweeper does not support time limits for browsing.