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The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of NetPurifier Version 3, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of NetPurifier Version 3 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of NetPurifier Version 3. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of NetPurifier Version 3 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of NetPurifier Version 3
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the NetPurifier Version 3 item
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- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of NetPurifier Version 3 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of NetPurifier Version 3, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the NetPurifier service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of NetPurifier Version 3.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the NetPurifier Version 3 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

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                                  V ersion 3 September 1, 20[...]

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     The products described in this User's Guide are licensed produ cts of NetPurifier, Inc. This U ser's Guide contains pro prietary information protected by copyright, and this User's Guide and all accompanying so ftware and documentation are copy righted. NetPurifier, Inc. , hereafter re ferred to as NetPuri fier, does not warrant [...]

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                            Ta ble o f Co nten ts........................................................................ i Introd uc tion a nd Ge ttin g Sta rte d ........................................... 1 -1 Features ............................................... .........[...]

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                            DNS ........................................................................................... .....3-8 Com pleting the DN S/Gatewa y Configur ation .................................3-8 DHCP Conf igurati on ............................ .....[...]

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                                               !          "      #        !          "      #    ?[...]

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                          $ $ $ $ H o w N e t P u r i f i e r W o r k s O v er v ie w NetPurifier is a hardw are-and-software, set-it-and- forget-it device that plugs into your networ k and redirects all Internet traffic to itself. Only the NetPuri fier communicates directly with the [...]

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                           % % % % Se ns it iv i ty L ev e l s Level 1 This level is suggested on ly for the youngest chil dren or where the strictest policy is enforced.  In co rp o r a te s v er y s tr ic t fi l t e ri ng a nd m i n im al d ow nl oa d i ng c a p ab il it ie s.[...]

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                          & & & & Level 4 This level is suggested f or public access points s uch as kiosks and library terminals, High School and colleges a nd filtered adult use.  P o rn i s no t al lo w e d.  W e b b a s ed e ma il a ll o w ed .  D o w nl o[...]

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                           ' ' ' ' through this document, we hav e added blue-colored hot lin ks to the Table of Contents, index, chapters, and appendi xes in this User’s Guide. Clic king one of these hot links au tomatically moves you to that location in this[...]

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                          ( ( ( ( G e t t i n g S t a r t e d NetPurifier suggests that the followi ng order of installation and configuration is follow ed. 1 . H a ve t h e fo l lo w i ng i nf or m a t i on a v ai l a b l e w h e n i n st a l l i ng a n d c o n fi gu r i n g N e tP u[...]

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             "     )           $ $ $ $                 $           #     )                #     )         [...]

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             "     )          $ $ $ $     $ $ $ $ Po wer O n an d I n di ca t or L ig h t s After all connections are made NetPurifier may be powered on by pressing the power sw itch on the front of the unit. The green indicator light indicates t hat NetPuri fier is p[...]

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             "     )           $ $ $ $     % % % % Wi nd ow s 2 00 0/ XP 1 . R i gh t c l ic k M y N et w o r k Pl a c e s 2 . C l ic k P ro p er ti es o f th e L o ca l A re a N et w or k y ou a r e u si n g . 3 . D o ub le c l ic k In te rn et P ro to c o l . 4 .[...]

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             "     )          $ $ $ $     & & & & M a k i n g a c o n n e c t i o n NetPurifier is accessed b y pointing your brow ser to 192.168.1.9:10000. Upon a success ful connection y ou will see: F i g u r e 2 -2 : W e b m i n L o g i n You are n[...]

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         "     "     )            % % % %                 %       #    #      #    #      #    #      #    #    ?[...]

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         "     "     )          % % % %     $ $ $ $ C h a n g in g t h e d ef au l t p a s s wo r d Upon successful lo gin you will be presented w ith the W ebmin interface. F i g u r e 3 -2 : S el ec t W e b m i n Us e rs After clicking on Securit y you will be [...]

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         "     "     )            % % % %     % % % % To change the default pa sswo rd enter the new password, change the Password drop down selection to set to , click on Sav e. Important: NetPurifier is factory conf igu red to allow login access from any [...]

  • Page 18

         "     "     )          % % % %     & & & & D N S / G a t e wa y C o n f i g u r a t i o n F i g u r e 3 -4 : S el ec t N e two r k C on f i g u r a ti o n In this section the DNS a nd Gateway settings of your network w ill be configured. [...]

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         "     "     )            % % % %     ' ' ' ' N e t wo r k In t er f ac e s ( IP A dd re ss Co nf ig u ra ti on ) NetPurifier is factory conf igu red to an IP of 192.168.1.9 w ith a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. I f your network [...]

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         "     "     )          % % % %     ( ( ( ( Warning: Entering the wrong IP address and subne t mask will cause you to lose communication with NetPurifier. If you do not remember the in formation entered you w ill not be able to reconnect with NetPurifier.[...]

  • Page 21

         "     "     )            % % % %     * * * * R o u ti n g a n d G at e way s F i g u r e 3 -8 : E nt e r in g Ga t e w ay I P Enter the IP address o f the Internet Gateway that NetPurifier wil l use to access the Internet. This may be the same Inte[...]

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         "     "     )          % % % %     + + + + D N S F i g u r e 3 -9 : E nt e r in g DN S Se tt i n g s Enter the DNS settings that NetPuri fier will use to resolve Domain Names. These may be the same DNS servers that the client computers are using. W he n [...]

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         "     "     )            % % % %     , , , , D H C P C o n f i g u r a t i o n NetPurifier can operate in conjunction w ith an existing DHCP server or with its own built-in D HCP server. In either ca se the key to the successful operation o f NetPu[...]

  • Page 24

         "     "     )          % % % %     - - - -  S e tt in g u p th e S u b n e t F i g u r e 3 -1 1 : Se le c t i n g Ne t wo rk Click on the current IP a ddress as shown abov e to expose the DH CP subnet settings F i g u r e 3 -1 2 : Se tt i n g[...]

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         "     "     )            % % % %         Edit Client Options The example below shows the factory defaults fo r setting the DHC P Client options If your netw or k uses different settings then replace the values show n with yo[...]

  • Page 26

         "     "     )          % % % %     $ $ $ $ P o r t B l o c k e r Port Blocker allow s the selective enabli ng and disabling of ports. This can restrict or allow the use of certain applications such as email, peer-to-peer music sharing and ins[...]

  • Page 27

         "     "     )            % % % %     % % % % C h a n g in g P o r t B lo ck er C o nf ig u ra t i o n F i g u r e 3 -1 5 : Ch a n g i ng P or t Bl o c k er C on f i g u r a ti o n En ab li n g C om mo n P o r t s To enable services such[...]

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         "     "     )          % % % %     & & & & A dd in g U s e r D e f in ed P or t s If a port is not listed it ma y be entered manuall y by entering the port number in User De fined Ports. A range of ports ma y be entered by usi[...]

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         "     "     )            % % % %     ' ' ' ' C h a n g i n g l e v e l s , l i s t s a n d m e s s a g e s C h a n g in g L e v el s Changing Sensitivity Levels on NetPuri fier is as si mple as clicking on the level [...]

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         "     "     )          % % % %     ( ( ( ( F i l t er M at ri x Smart Filter Technolog y B=banne d Descripti on Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Smart Filt er Threshold 50 100 150 200 Banned Sites Filter B=banne d Descripti on Level 1 Level 2 [...]

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         "     "     )            % % % %     * * * * Banned File Extension s B=banne d Descripti on Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 .cpl Co ntrol Panel extens ion B .crt Sec urity certificate B .dll W in dows system file B .exe Program B B B .h[...]

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         "     "     )          % % % %     + + + + B=banne d Descripti on Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 .pif Sho rtcut to MS-DOS progra m B .prf Microsoft Ou tlook profile settings B .reg W indows registry entries B .scf W indows Explorer comman d [...]

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         "     "     )            % % % %     , , , , B=banne d Descripti on Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 .cdr Mac di sk image B .dmg Mac d isk image B .smi Mac sel f mounting disk image B .sit Mac c ompressed file B .sea Mac comp ressed file[...]

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         "     "     )          % % % %     $- $- $- $-  A dd in g t o t h e E x c e p ti on S i t e li st To access the Exception Si te list click on Exception Site Lis t. Place sites that you w ish to except from NetPuri fier filtering in the Exception Site Lis[...]

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         "     "     )            % % % %     $ $ $ $ A dd in g t o t h e E x c e p ti on I P li st To access the Exception IP list click on Exceptio n IP List . Place the IP’s of computers that y ou do not want filtered by NetPurifier in this[...]

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         "     "     )          % % % %     $$ $$ $$ $$ C h a n g in g t h e A cc es s De n i ed p ag e m es s ag e  F i g u r e 3 -1 9 : Ch a n g i ng A cce ss D en i ed Me ss ag e W he n NetPuri fier determines that an Internet pag e should not be shown to t[...]

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  • Page 38

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       )          )          & & & &     $ $ $ $ N e t wo r k F l o w 1 . U s e r re qu e st s w e b p a ge ( 1) . Ne tP ur i fi e r ch ec ks i n t e r na l c a c h e fo r pa ge . If l oc al ly c ac he d, N et P u r i fi e r re sp on ds t o re qu e s t i m m e[...]

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       )          )            & & & &     % % % % B l a c kl i st NetPurifier maintains a B lacklist of sites that have been deemed unacceptable. The list is categorized as follow s : Categories Advertising Mail Aggressive Pornography Audio-vi deo Proxy[...]

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       )          )          & & & &     & & & & Sm ar t F il te r T ec h n o lo gy Blacklists and the PICs rating sy stem are very e ffective if the offending web site is known and if they properly rate themselves. 100’s of new sites cateri [...]

  • Page 43

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                 0                            /          !        1           !        1           [...]

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                 0                $ $ $ $ T e c h n i c a l S u p p o r t NetPurifier provides techni cal phone support at 866 875-1254 . Email support is avail able at support@netpuri fier.com . You can also fax your questions to us at ou r 24-hour fax number: 408 -[...]

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