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Net Nanny
Support
Quick start
guide ( PDF)
For Support, visit Net Nanny's Support Site:
http://www.netnanny.com/support
Email Support
support@netnanny.com
or techsupport@huntel.net
Installation
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Insert the Net Nanny
CD, or double-click on the downloaded program. Depending on if you
downloaded the software or purchased a hard copy.
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On most machines it
will tell you it requires some components to be installed for Net
Nanny to work correctly. Allow all of these options to be
installed or Net Nanny will not function correctly.
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Once installed it will
reboot the computer, and start the Net Nanny installation.
When the welcome screen appears, click on the "Next"
button.
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A license agreement
should appear next, click the button that says "I
Agree".
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Next you should see a read me
file, click next again.
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The next screen you
come to is where on the computer you want to install the
program. Just keep it in the default directory that is already
there, and click "Next".
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This screen lets you
specify a name for the folder that it will place the icons on your
start menu. Accept the defaults, and click "Next".
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Click "Next"
this screen and this will allow you to start the actual installation
process.
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At the end of the
installation, if you receive a message about Adobe Acrobat not being
installed, just click ok., and then click on the finish button to
finish the installation. Click on "OK" to restart
your system.
Configuration
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Once restarted you
will see a configure Nat Nanny icon on your desktop.
Double-click this icon.
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Click the Yes button
to run the wizard.
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Type in who the
product is registered to, and click next
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Select the Yes I want
to set up an anybody account, and click next
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Click next on the
confirm window..
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Type in your
administrator password, and retype it to confirm it. Then type
in questions and answers in case you forget the password you
supplied. The click next.
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Click the finish
button to finish the wizard. No you should have a little Net
Nanny icon near the clock in the bottom right corner of your
screen. This icon means that Net Nanny is enabled.
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The current setting is
set to have everyone under the same restrictions. This way
anyone that access the internet through your computer
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If someone requires
less restriction, or is getting blocked from site deemed
appropriate, we can set up an additional user. For
instructions on this, click the link below.
Setting Up New Users
Setting up a new user can
be fairly complex, and you can really strap someone down, or leave them
wide open, based on the settings you set. The following is a basic
run through of setting up users.
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Click on your start
menu, click select programs, and then select your net nanny folder,
then choose the "Net Nanny Settings" icon.
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Enter in your administrator
password, and click ok.
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This should bring up
the System Settings window. On the left side, click on the
"User Settings" option. (Figure
1)
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This should bring up a
list of current users, and the only user that should be listed is
the Anybody user. Select one of the open users, and enter in a
username and password. It can be your HunTel.net username and
password, but it does not have to be. Then click the
"Add" button. You should now have something that looks
similar to (Figure 2).
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On the left in the
list of users, click on the new user you just created. This
should bring up the settings for this user.
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The next section is
all up to you, based on what kind of content you wish to see.
The pictures to the right give some information on what some of the
information means.
There are many more
options available to you with the Net Nanny, most of which you will just
have to play around with, or read the manual to assist you in finding
what they do. Net Nanny is a very powerful tool, however be
careful not to be too restrictive, you don't want your child to run to
you every time he/she can't access something that is ok. If you
have any further questions, or problems, contact us or Net Nanny using
the options above, or click on the contact
link at the top of this page.
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Figure 2
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Figure 3
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Figure 7
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