This tutorial will guide you through usingCharter Security Suite Parental Controls.
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Launch Charter Security Suite
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Double-click on the Charter Security Suite Icon 
in the Task Bar. This will launch the application.
Click Parental Control.
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Charter Security Suite Parental Control
Step 2 of 23
Select the "Create Profiles"
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Parental Control Profile Wizard
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The Profile Wizard will launch. Click "Next".
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Parental Control - Select a Family Structure
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Select the level of control. The options are "Small Children", "Teenagers", and "Both".
Click "Next".
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Parental Control - Set Teenager Daily Usage
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This allows you to set the number of hours the teenager is allowed to browse the web. .
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Parental Control - Set Teenager Time of Day Usage
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This allows you to set a specific block of time when the teenager can browse the web.
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Parental Control - Set the Filtering Categories
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This allows you to define what type of web content will be filtered and blocked by the Parental Control.
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Charter Security Suite - Create Parent Password
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Make sure you enter a password you can easily remember. Click "Next".
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Charter Security Suite - Parent Password Hint
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To easily recover the Parental password, create a password hint here and click "Next".
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Finish Parental Control Profile Wizard
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Click "Finish" to exit the Parental Control Profile Wizard.
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Charter Security Suite - Parental Control Advanced Settings
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The Parental Control Advanced Settings allows you to view visited pages and which pages were denied access. Click the "Website List" button.
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Visited and Allowed Website List
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The Website List displays the Small child or Teenager profile sites visited. Click on the "Allowed" tab.
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Allowed Website List
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The pages allowed in the restricted profile will be listed in the Website List. The sites listed below were allowed by the Parental Control. Click the "Add" button.
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Add an Allowed Website
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To allow a website, enter the internet address in the box below. Then click "OK".
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Charter Security Suite - Change Parental Control Password
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To change the Parental Control password, click the "Change Password" button.
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Charter Security Suite - Password Change: Select Profile
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Select the Parental Control profile the you wish to change. Click Next.
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Charter Security Suite - Password Reset
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To change the Parental Control password, enter the “New password”. Confirm the password and click “Next”.
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Password Hint
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To easily recover the Parental password, create a password hint here and click ‘OK’
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Password Change: Confirmation
Step 19 of 23
The Parental Control was successfully changed. Click “OK”.
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Charter Security Suite - Advanced Settings: Teenager Webpage Filter
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Select the “Teenager” option under “Parental Control”. Click on the “Webpage Filter” tab and click "Edit".
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Charter Security Suite - Edit Teenager Filtered Webpages
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Place a check mark next to the type of pages you wish to restrict. Categories are listed below. Click “OK”.
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Charter Security Suite - Advanced Settings: Time Lock
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To select the time you would like to allow a teenager or child to access the Internet, click the “Time Lock” tab. You can then set the number of hours and the specific times that the teenager can spend on the internet. Click OK.
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Charter Security Suite - Advanced Settings: Allowed Sites
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Select “Allowed Sites” then click on “Configure” and you can block mature content.
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