13.1. How do I protect my children from online threats?
Bitdefender Parental Control allows you to restrict access to Internet and to specific applications, preventing your children from viewing inappropriate content whenever you are not around.
To configure the Parental Control, follow these steps:
1. Create limited (standard) Windows user accounts for your children to use.
For more information, please refer to “How do I create Windows user accounts?” (p. 65).
2. Make sure you are logged on to the computer with an administrator account. Only users with administrative rights on the system (system administrators) can access and configure Parental Control.
3. Configure Parental Control for the Windows user accounts your children use.
a. Open theBitdefender window.
b. Access the Privacy panel.
c. Under the Parental Control module, select Configure.
Make sure that you are logged in to your MyBitdefender account.
d. The Parental Control dashboard will open in a new window. This is where you can check and configure the Parental Control settings.
e. Click Add child on the left-side menu.
f. Enter the name and age of the child in the Profile tab. Setting the age of the child will automatically load settings considered appropriate for that age category, based on child development standards.
Check your children's activities and change the Parental Control settings using MyBitdefender from any computer or mobile device connected to the Internet.
For detailed information on using Parental Control, please refer to“Parental Control” (p. 149).
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13.2. How do I restrict the Internet access for my child?
Once you have configured Parental Control, you can easily block Internet access for specific periods of time.
Bitdefender Parental Control enables you to control the Internet usage for your children even when you are not at home.
To restrict Internet access for certain times of day, follow these steps:
1. On any device with Internet access, open a web browser.
2. Go to:https://my.bitdefender.com
3. Log in to your account using your user name and password.
4. Click Parental Control to access the dashboard.
5. Select your child's profile on the left-side menu.
6. Click on the Web panel to access the Web Activity window.
7. Click Schedule.
8. Select from the grid the time intervals during which Internet access is blocked. You can click individual cells, or you can click and drag to cover longer periods.
9. Click the Save button.
Note
Bitdefender will perform updates every hour no matter if web access is blocked.13.3. How do I block my child's access to a website?
Bitdefender Parental Control allows you to control the content accessed by your child while using the computer and enables you to block access to a website even when you are not at home.
To block access to a website, follow these steps:
1. On any device with Internet access, open a web browser.
2. Go to:https://my.bitdefender.com
3. Log in to your account using your user name and password.
4. Click Parental Control to access the dashboard.
5. Select your child's profile on the left-side menu.
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6. Click on the Web panel to access the Web Activity window.
7. Click Blacklist/Whitelist.
8. Enter the website in the corresponding field.
9. Click Block to add the website to the list.
10. Select from the grid the time intervals during which access is allowed.
You can click individual cells, or you can click and drag to cover longer periods.
Click the OK button.
11. If you change your mind, select the website and click the corresponding Remove button.
13.4. How do I prevent my child from playing a game?
Bitdefender Parental Control allows you to control the content accessed by your child while using the computer.
If you need to restrict access to a game or an application, you can use Bitdefender Parental Control even when you are not at home.
To block access to a game, follow these steps:
1. On any device with Internet access, open a web browser.
2. Go to:https://my.bitdefender.com
3. Log in to your account using your user name and password.
4. Click Parental Control to access the dashboard.
5. Select your child's profile on the left-side menu.
6. Click on the Applications panel to access the Applications Activity window.
7. Click Blacklist.
8. Type (or copy and paste) the path to the executable in the corresponding field.
9. Click Block to add the application to the Blocked apps.
10. If you change your mind, click the corresponding Allow button.
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13.5. How do I create Windows user accounts?
A Windows user account is a unique profile that includes all the settings, privileges and personal files for each user. Windows accounts let the home PC administrator control access for each user.
Setting up user accounts comes in handy when the PC is used by both parents and children – a parent can set up accounts for each child.
Choose which operating system you have to find out how to create Windows accounts.
●Windows XP:
1. Log on to your computer as an administrator.
2. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click User Accounts.
3. Click Create a new account.
4. Type the name for the user. You can use the person's full name, first name, or a nickname. Then click Next.
5. For the account type, choose Limited, and then Create Account. Limited accounts are appropriate for children because they cannot make system-wide changes or install certain applications.
6. Your new account will have been created and you will see it listed in the Manage Accounts screen.
●Windows Vista or Windows 7:
1. Log on to your computer as an administrator.
2. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click User Accounts.
3. Click Create a new account.
4. Type the name for the user. You can use the person's full name, first name, or a nickname. Then click Next.
5. For the account type, click Standard, and then Create Account. Limited accounts are appropriate for children because they cannot make system-wide changes or install certain applications.
6. Your new account will have been created and you will see it listed in the Manage Accounts screen.
●Windows 8:
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Log on to your computer as an administrator.
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2. Point your mouse to the upper right corner of the screen, click Settings and then click Change PC settings.
3. Click Users in the left side menu and then click Add a user.
You can create either a Microsoft account or a Local account. Read the description of each account type and follow the on-screen instructions to create a new account.
Note
Now that you have added new user accounts, you can create passwords for the accounts.13.6. How to remove a child profile
If you want to remove an existent child profile, follow these steps:
1. On any device with Internet access, open a web browser.
2. Go to:https://my.bitdefender.com.
3. Log in to your account using your user name and password.
4. Click Parental Control to access the dashboard.
5. Select the child's profile you want to delete from the left-side menu.
6. Click Account Settings.
7. Click Remove Profile.
8. Click OK.
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