GuardWare - Screen Shield™ Home Use

The Control Panel is used to configure the way ScreenShield will operate, and to view and analyze any event in the Log. The Control Panel provides access to all aspects of ScreenShield operation. The Control Panel is password protected to prevent unauthorized access to the ScreenShield settings.

Enable / Disable

ScreenShield can be enabled and disabled using the General Control Panel setting. You also have the option to disable ScreenShield for X minutes, which suspends the Detection Engine for the specified period of time. After the specified time period, ScreenShield will be automatically reactivated.

Detection Engine

Once installed, ScreenShield's Detection Engine runs constantly. There is no user intervention required to start the Detection Engine - it will start automatically every time the PC is turned on.

Settings allow you to adjust the sensitivity levels of ScreenShield's Detection Engine to images displayed on the computer screen. The default ScreenShield settings are designed to provide an acceptable level of protection against pornographic images.

Setting also allow you to determine whether ScreenShield will lock the PC upon detection of a pornographic image or just log the event. ScreenShield offers three (3) Modes of Operation.

Lock / UnLock

The Lock / Unlock settings allow you determine what action(s) ScreenShield should take when locking and unlocking the computer screen. (ScreenShield will only lock the computer screen when running in Active Mode.)

• Display the ScreenShield block screen to prevent viewing of suspect images
• Display a custom lock message or use default message
• Disconnect any modem connections that are active when the screen is about to be locked
• Restart delay setting specifies the time period that ScreenShield should wait, after the PC has been unlocked, before scanning the screen again.

Password Protection

You can change your password using the ScreenShield Control Panel. You may also specify a different password to unlock the PC when running in Active Mode.

Log

The Log is ScreenShield's audit trail that contains information on suspect images flagged by the Detection Engine as well as details of any error messages.

The log lists all the events and errors that have occurred since the log was last cleared including: a description, user name, event code and time/date stamp. A snapshot of the PC screen taken when ScreenShield detects a suspect image is also logged with each event.

About

Contains general copyright, product version, license and contact information. It also features a 'Default Button' that is used to reset all ScreenShield settings to the original (default) settings.