General settings - Restrictions

 

This section allows the computer supervisor to restrict access to certain program sections or items, in order to ensure that nobody modifies these sections without his/her permission. In order to set passwords for certain program sections (scheduled scans, Web content filter, Updates, etc), go to the Restrictions section, by clicking the Settings button in the main program window. The following screen will be displayed:

 

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Sections to restrict. This shows the different program sections or items that can be password protected. Each of them can be selected by enabling the checkbox on the left of the item.

 

The computer supervisor can restrict access to the following program sections: antivirus protection, firewall protection, anti-spyware protection, anti-dialer protection, anti-spam protection, Web content filter, and Updates.

 

Once access has been restricted, only the computer supervisor will be able to access the settings of the areas listed above, by entering a valid password.

 

Supervisor password. It allows the computer supervisor to enter a password, in order to prevent other computer users from accessing the settings of the restricted areas.

 

·      Password: Enter the password you have assigned or want to assign.

·      Confirm password: Repeat the password you have entered in Password.

 

If you want to set a new password, click on Change password. The following options will be displayed.

 

·      Enter previous password: If a password has already been set, you can change it, but first of all you must enter the previous password in this section.

·      New password: Enter the password that you want to use to protect access to certain program sections or items (those checked in the previous list).

·      Confirm new password: If you have entered a password for accessing these items and their configuration and you want to modify it, you can do so through this option.

 

Several buttons appear at the bottom of this tab. By clicking on OK, the changes to the configuration will be saved. By clicking Default, the default settings of the tab after the program was installed will be restored. By clicking on Cancel, the changes to the configuration will be neither saved nor applied.