Cisco Headend Digital Broadband Delivery System User Guide
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Parental Control Options
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Parental Control Options That Affect the Subscribers’ Experience
Introduction
The SARA Application Server allows you to select optional behaviors related to
parental control functions. This section describes the parental control options that
affect the subscribers’ experience.
What Parental Control Options Affect the Subscribers’ Experience?
The following parental control options are available:
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Restricted Unblocking. Specify whether subscribers can turn off parental control
for an individual program, channel, or block of time.
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Block by Rating. Specify whether subscribers can block programs by rating.
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Block by Time. Specify whether subscribers can block programs by time.
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Block Channels from Quick Settings. Specify whether subscribers can block or
unblock channels from the Quick Settings Menu.
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Turn Parental Control On and Off from the Quick Settings Menu. Specify whether
subscribers can turn parental control on or off from the Quick Settings Menu.
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Select Channels to Block by Default. Select channels that will blocked by default
on the set-top.
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Select Ratings to Block by Default. Allows the cable service provider to
automatically block programs with a certain rating during staging.
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Block Titles of Programs. Prevent titles of blocked programs from appearing in the
IPG, Recorded List, Scheduled Recordings screen, or Recorded Program Options
screen.
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Enable the Blocking PIN Lockout. Specify whether you lock out all blocking PIN
entries after a subscriber enters an incorrect PIN according to the lockout
parameters that you enter.
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Specify the Length of the Timer that Starts When a Subscriber Enters an Incorrect
Blocking PIN. Specify the length of the timer (in minutes) that starts when a
subscriber enters an incorrect blocking PIN.
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Specify How Many Times a Subscriber Can Try to Enter a Blocking PIN. Specify
how many times a subscriber can try to enter an incorrect blocking PIN within a
specified time before being locked out from the channel.
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Specify the Length of Time That a Channel is Locked Out
When a Subscriber Enters an Incorrect Blocking PIN. Specify the length of time (in
minutes) that a channel will be locked out if a subscriber enters an incorrect
blocking PIN too many times in a specified time frame.
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Specify the Telephone Number to Call When Channels are Locked Out. Specify
the telephone number that displays when a channel is locked out because a
subscriber entered an incorrect PIN too many times in a specific time frame.
The procedures for configuring each option are covered next in this guide.