Symantec NIS2005 manual Temporarily turn off security protection

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Temporarily turn off security protection

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Temporarily turn off security protection

There may be times when you want to temporarily turn off security protection. For example, you might want to see if it is preventing a Web page from appearing correctly.

Only Supervisor users can temporarily turn off security protection. Child and Teenager users cannot turn off any portion of the program.

wTurning off security protection also turns off all of the individual security features.

To temporarily turn off security protection

1In the main window, click Security.

2In the lower-right corner of the window, click Turn Off.

3In the pop-up window that appears, in the drop-down list, select how long you want to turn off security protection, and then click OK.

To ensure that your computer remains protected, you can turn on security protection manually if you complete your task before the time that you specified concludes.

To turn on security protection

1In the main window, click Security.

2In the lower-right corner of the window, click Turn On.

If the Norton Internet Security icon appears in the Windows system tray, you can use it to turn on and turn off security protection.

To turn off security protection using the icon in the Windows system tray

1In the Windows system tray, right-click the Norton Internet Security icon, and then click Disable Norton Internet Security.

2In the pop-up window that appears, in the drop-down list, select how long you want to turn off security protection, and then click OK.