Home Internet Security
While teaching and modeling digital citizenship is good for both school and home, there still needs to be some sort of security system in place at home.
When I asked Mr. Constant to do some research, he came up with a multitude of ideas, from articles to software to router initiatives. Many thanks go to him for compiling this list.
The two main options are software that is installed on the home computer and a configured wireless router (the little box with antennas that creates the WiFi in your home). There are advantages and disadvantages to both. We recommend doing research before diving into any of these.
If you have one that works for you at home, please let us know by emailing it to me: djoubert@cbs-no.org
Good overall article explaining it family internet safety from hardware to software monitoring in pretty plain english:
About.com's Family Computing Site
Software Web Filter Info
NetNanny Still one of the top rated software filters (interesting feature for admin you can see their blocked list:
Net Nanny
Cyberpatrol -- another brand of software control
CyberPatrol
Cybersitter -- another brand of software control
CyberSitter
Pretty well done video on how to setup router for content filter:
YouTube Video on Setting Up Parental Settings on a Router
If you have a Netgear router already:
Netgear's Live Parental Control's Setup
If you have a Belkin router already (and it has parental controls already built-in. There is a yearly subscription):
Belkin Parental Control PDF
Here is a PDF that goes with the 2Wire routers common to ATT users, how they can filter:
AT&T 2Wire Router PDF
This article explains how to set parental controls on a standard Trend Micro (Netgear) model router
Trend Micro Router PDF
Tutorial for Linksys parental control:
Linksys Guide Site
Mr. Constant really likes the iBoss as an option. Here's information on the iBoss hardware filter:
iBoss
iBoss review on YouTube (cannot be viewed on a Mac or iPad):
iBoss Video Review on YouTube
When I asked Mr. Constant to do some research, he came up with a multitude of ideas, from articles to software to router initiatives. Many thanks go to him for compiling this list.
The two main options are software that is installed on the home computer and a configured wireless router (the little box with antennas that creates the WiFi in your home). There are advantages and disadvantages to both. We recommend doing research before diving into any of these.
If you have one that works for you at home, please let us know by emailing it to me: djoubert@cbs-no.org
Good overall article explaining it family internet safety from hardware to software monitoring in pretty plain english:
About.com's Family Computing Site
Software Possibilities
Here is a site that lists many software filters:Software Web Filter Info
NetNanny Still one of the top rated software filters (interesting feature for admin you can see their blocked list:
Net Nanny
Cyberpatrol -- another brand of software control
CyberPatrol
Cybersitter -- another brand of software control
CyberSitter
Router based services
Pretty well done video on how to setup router for content filter:
YouTube Video on Setting Up Parental Settings on a Router
If you have a Netgear router already:
Netgear's Live Parental Control's Setup
If you have a Belkin router already (and it has parental controls already built-in. There is a yearly subscription):
Belkin Parental Control PDF
Here is a PDF that goes with the 2Wire routers common to ATT users, how they can filter:
AT&T 2Wire Router PDF
This article explains how to set parental controls on a standard Trend Micro (Netgear) model router
Trend Micro Router PDF
Tutorial for Linksys parental control:
Linksys Guide Site
Mr. Constant really likes the iBoss as an option. Here's information on the iBoss hardware filter:
iBoss
iBoss review on YouTube (cannot be viewed on a Mac or iPad):
iBoss Video Review on YouTube
