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Print this page This link takes you to a page on the ICRA website from where you can download further filters and install them in your copy of ICRAplus. Block/allow content types Help contents ICRAplus home

Print this page ICRAplus is more than just another internet filter. It is the foundation that allows you to select and combine several filters to produce the precise solution you’re looking for. You are strongly encouraged to install one or more of the filters available for use with the system. The core unit is unlikely […]

Print this page This section of ICRAplus allows you to manage your own passwords as the controller of the filter, to add and delete new profiles, and to change individual users’ passwords. Tips for parents Help contents ICRAplus home

Print this page ICRAplus was developed with financial assistance from the European Union under the Internet Action Plan and brought together three partners: Optenet – a leading internet access control solutions provider. Based in Madrid and San Sebastin, Optenet managed the project and carried out the bulk of the development work. Optenet’s comprehensive filtering solution […]

Print this page This is the section that allows you to customize the way ICRAplus behaves. You can block or allow specific types of content and add your own web addresses that you always want to block or allow. Block/allow content types Lists More on wildcards Filter combination Tips for parents Help contents ICRAplus home

Print this page No technology can replace parental care while your children are online. Filters are part of the answer, not the whole answer to the very real problem of your children coming across material you consider potentially offensive or harmful. Many organizations offer advice on what steps you can take to help to protect […]

Print this page When you use ICRAplus with multiple profiles, each user has their own login name and password. To change a user’s password, go to the Manage profiles page and click the [Change password] button next to the relevant user’s name. You do not need to enter the user’s existing password before entering a […]

Print this page ICRAplus intercepts all incoming traffic from the internet and stores it in your computer’s memory. Each filter takes the information it needs from that memory, performs its analysis and then sends a response to the central unit. The response is encoded using the same standard used by ICRA’s self-labelling system. The central […]

Print this page If children of different ages and their parents all use the same computer, it is likely you’ll want different filtering rules to apply for different members of your family. ICRAplus supports this through filtering profiles. You might want to install several filters and choose some tight rules for your younger child, apply […]

Print this page ICRAplus is about choice: your choice of which filters to use, your choice of how the system is set up and so on. The drawback with offering you so much choice is that, well, you have to make choices – but we’ve done our best to make it as easy as possible. […]