Internet Explorer (IE) Lockdown Help

Simpliciti IE Lock is built to provide access to only a limited set of sites for your users.

The site list can be set on the local PC and protected via a password to prevent its modification by the restricted user.

Once the software is installed and Internet Explorer has been started then a padlock will appear in your windows task bar.

To access the setting screen of IE Lock simply right click on the padlock and a small menu will appear. Select the settings option.

A sample setting screen is seen below. ....

Block nuisance popups: prevents pop ups from appearing that have not been specifically launched by clicking a link.

Password: Is where the password is set, once set to a value then the setting and activate / inactivate cannot be changed without the use of the password.

Host Name: Is where you enter the site or address that you want to allow access. It works as a contains and examines the URL typed or the URL link to determine if it is allowed or not allowed.

You can also be fairly specific about pages allowed. For example, "cnn.com/weather/" This entry allows access to only the www.cnn.com/weather/ page but not the entire CNN site.

Error URL: This allows you to set your own custom error page instead of the standard Simpliciti IELock blocked message. Please ensure that if you use this feature that the page you enter is in the allowed list or when you get an error your browser could go into an infinite loop. If you do accidentally get an infinite loop,o use Alt + f4 to exit the loop and modify your host name settings to include your error page.

Please note that since it is a contains list that "cnn" and "www.cnn.com" are therefore not the same. For example an entry of just cnn would allow you to access the site http://money.cnn.com where the "www.cnn.com" entry would not.

To add a entry to the list of allowed sites simply enter it in the "Host Name" area and select the + sign button. You will see the entry you made appear in the bottom list.

To remove an entry simply click on the entry you wish to delete and then select the - sign button.

To remove all entries simply click the double -- sign button.

No changes you make are saved until you select the OK button. If you do not wish to save the changes you have made simply select the Cancel button.

Export: Once you have saved the restrictions and setting you can export them to and xml file, This allows the setting to be placed on a server for centralized use or shared with another system.

Import: Import an previously exported XML file. If you have exported and xml file and wish to have the same set up on another system, copy the xml file to this system and then you can simply import that XML file using this option.

For info on creating a restriction list on a server and have your PCs reference that list Click here.

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