Browse Safely Online with K9 Web Protection

K9 Web Protection is is a free (for home use only) software that helps protect your children and family from unwanted content online. Because of the nature of the Internet, there are millions of contents online that are not suitable for children. Protecting them from disturbing content is becoming a challenge everyday. But with K9, you can do it easily and for free on your home computers.

K9 also helps stop viruses from infecting your computers by preventing you from going to websites that are known to distribute malware and spyware software. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to install and configure K9 on your home computers.

To get started, request a free license (home use only) http://www1.k9webprotection.com/get-k9-web-protection-free
You must register and enter the license key which will be sent to your email address before you can use K9.

After requesting for a free license, check your email for the license key. When you get the email with the license, http://www1.k9webprotection.com/getk9/download-software
to download K9 Software.

When prompted, click ‘Next’ and type the license key as well as K9 administrator password. This password you enter will be used to configure K9, so make sure to keep it a secret.

Next, click ‘Finish’ and restart your computer.

After restarting, click ‘Start –> Blue Coat K9 Web Protection Admin’

Then type the administrator password you created earlier and click ‘OK’

Next, click ‘Setup’

Finally, begin configuring K9. You can select different categories or choose ‘Custom’ to customize K9 the way you want it.

When you’re done configuring, click ‘Save’ and you’re done.