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Creating application blocking rules – Smart Technologies Smart Sync 2010 User Manual

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SMART Sync comes with six application blocking rules:

Name

Description

Block Internet Explorer

Blocks the web browser

Block Windows Games

Blocks Windows games, such as Solitaire

Block Windows Media
Player

Blocks Windows Media Player

Block All Except Internet
Browser

Blocks all applications except the web browser

Block All Except
Microsoft Office

Blocks all applications except the Microsoft Office
applications (Word, Excel®, PowerPoint® and so on)

Block All Except
SMART Notebook SE

Blocks all applications except SMART Notebook SE

(This rule is useful if you’re using SMART Sync as part of
SMART Classroom Suite™ interactive learning software.)

Creating Application Blocking Rules

You can create application blocking rules in SMART Sync Teacher. Alternatively, you

can load rules created by other teachers (see Sharing Application Blocking Rules on

page 66) or use rules created by an administrator or teacher in SMART Sync

Administrator Tool.

To create a rule

1. Click Applications

.

The Applications view appears.

2. Click Add New

.

The New Application Blocking Rule dialog box appears.

3. Type a name for the rule in the Enter Block Rule Name box.

4. Click Block the following applications to allow all applications except those

you include in the rule.

OR

Click Block all except the following applications to block all applications

except those you include in the rule.

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