P E A R L   E C H 0   U S E R   G U I D E  

Controlling Access to Rated Content 

The PICs rating system relies on content providers voluntarily rating the 

content they create and distribute. On Web pages, Information exists in the 

header (hidden part) of the Web page that contains the rating code for that 

page. Pearl Echo looks at the page rating code and compares it to the Profile s 

levels you specify in the "Manage Content Ratings" section of the Security 

menu. 

There are various rating systems that have been developed and are currently 

being used on the Internet. You use Pearl Echo to define acceptable rating 

levels for each rating system you want to use. For example, if the familiar 

Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rating system where used, you 

might set Pearl Echo to block all rated material that is rated "R" or above. As 

you browse to a Web page, Pearl Echo would check the rating of the page. If 

the page used the MPAA rating system, Pearl Echo would check the rating and 

block the page if it where rated "R" or above. Pearl Echo can be set to 

monitor multiple rating systems simultaneously. You can also set Pearl Echo 

to block any content that is not rated. 

For more information on this subject or to practice using this feature, please 

see the 

Pearl Echo Tutorial in the online help. 

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