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  1. Help · Parental controls Parental controls on a Windows PC: an overview NetSecWall's parental controls combine four tools behind one settings password: a website category filter, an internet bedtime, a daily time limit and always-blocked apps.
  2. Help · Parental controls Set up parental controls on a child's PC, step by step Set a settings password first, then open Protection ▸ Parental controls…, switch protection on, pick website categories, add a bedtime or daily limit if you want, and click Save.
  3. Blog · Family & kids online Can kids get around parental controls? An honest answer Yes. A determined child can get around almost any parental control, especially with admin rights, another device or a VPN. You can make it much harder, and talking to them does more than any setting.
  4. Blog · Family & kids online Parental controls on a Windows PC without a Microsoft account Windows' own family features need Microsoft accounts. Without them, give your child a standard local account and use an on-PC tool that filters sites and sets a bedtime and daily limit.
  5. Help · Parental controls Lock NetSecWall with a settings password Open Protection ▸ Settings password…, type a password twice and click Save. Settings, protection changes, parental controls, the Rules tab, quitting and allowing new apps then need it.
  6. Help · Parental controls Set a daily internet time limit In Protection ▸ Parental controls…, set the Daily internet time limit in minutes and click Save. Time counts only while the PC is online; at the limit, the internet is off until midnight.
  7. Help · Parental controls Set an internet bedtime (curfew) In Protection ▸ Parental controls…, tick Block all internet during these hours, set From and until (overnight is fine), pick the days and click Save. The internet goes off at that time.
  8. Help · Plans, licenses & billing Which plan do I need? Monitor, Plus, Family or Pro Monitor ($50/yr) shows what connects. Plus ($100/yr) adds threat intelligence and detection. Family ($150/yr) adds blocking and parental controls. Pro ($200/yr) adds the WFP engine and alerts.
  9. Help · Getting started A tour of NetSecWall's menus and keyboard shortcuts NetSecWall has seven menus: File, View, Protection, Security, Reports, Tools and Help. Open each with Alt and its letter. Ctrl+Tab switches tabs, and Delete removes selected rules.
  10. Help · Blocking & firewall rules Block website categories: ads, adult, gambling, social media and more Open Protection ▸ Content categories… and tick Block for any of the 13 categories, or pick a Profile preset. NetSecWall then blocks the addresses those sites resolve to, in every app.
  11. Help · Blocking & firewall rules Cut all internet access instantly with Block all outbound Choose Protection ▸ Filtering mode ▸ Block all outbound (panic). Every program on the PC loses internet access until you switch the filtering mode back to Monitor only or Learning.
  12. Help · Enterprise & Management Server Deploy policy to groups with the policy wizard Build a group tree, then open Policy ▸ Deploy with wizard: pick a template, adjust it, choose the groups and deploy. PCs apply it at their next check-in, or at once if you push a resync.
  13. Help · Blocking & firewall rules Filtering modes, profiles and the panic switch Filtering mode decides how NetSecWall treats new apps: Monitor only, Learning, or Block all outbound. Profiles are one-click presets for which website categories are blocked.
  14. Help · Plans, licenses & billing How the 7-day free trial works Every NetSecWall install gets 7 days with every feature unlocked, with no card, account or key. The trial is tied to the PC, starts when the app first goes online, and reinstalling doesn't reset it.
  15. Help · Blocking & firewall rules How to block an app from accessing the internet Right-click the app in the Live tab and choose Block this app, then permanent, 10 minutes or 1 hour. NetSecWall adds a block rule and closes the app's open connections.
  16. Help · Getting started How to uninstall NetSecWall (and keep or remove your data) Uninstall NetSecWall from Settings ▸ Apps. It always removes the service and its firewall rules, then asks whether to delete your settings, history and downloaded lists too.
  17. Help · Plans, licenses & billing Move your license to another PC Sign out on the old PC to release its license, then sign in or activate the same key on the new one. If the old PC is gone, open a support ticket and ask for it to be released.
  18. Help · Android app NetSecWall for Android: what it does and how it works (beta) A free beta DNS firewall for Android 7.0 and newer. It blocks ad, tracker and malware domains on the phone itself, with no root and no account. It isn't on Google Play yet.
  19. Help · Troubleshooting No internet after blocking something? How to get it back Look at the status bar first. If it ends in "Block-all ON", everything is cut on purpose, so turn it off. If not, one rule is usually to blame, and the Rules tab will show it.
  20. Help · Plans, licenses & billing Sign in or activate a license key Open Help ▸ Sign in to NetSecWall…, then sign in with your account email and password, or click Have a license key?, paste your key and click Activate key. It needs internet once.
  21. Help · Blocking & firewall rules Windows Firewall rules or the WFP packet filter: which engine to use NetSecWall enforces blocks with Windows Firewall rules (the default), its own WFP packet filter, or both. Keep Windows Firewall unless another tool keeps overriding NetSecWall's rules.
  22. Help · Privacy & your data Your data and your privacy: what NetSecWall keeps and sends Your traffic history, DNS log and rules stay on your PC. NetSecWall sends a license check, downloads its lists and checks for updates; analytics are off unless you turn them on.
  23. Blog · Family & kids online A daily internet limit that counts time online, not screen time A screen-time limit counts every minute the PC is in use. NetSecWall's daily internet time limit counts only time when the PC has an open connection, in 30-second steps, and resets at midnight.
  24. Blog · Family & kids online Block games during homework time Block the game programs themselves, not just gaming websites. NetSecWall can cut a game's internet for good or for an hour, block gaming sites, and hold new apps until you approve them.
  25. Blog · Networking explained Encrypted DNS (DoH): what it hides, and from whom DNS over HTTPS encrypts the names your PC looks up, so the Wi-Fi owner and your ISP can't read them. The resolver you use still sees every name, and the addresses you then connect to stay visible.
  26. Blog · Family & kids online How to block adult websites on Windows 10 and 11 Use a family DNS filter on your router, a filter on the PC, or both. NetSecWall blocks its Adult / Porn category, around 900,000 domains, for every browser and app on the PC, behind a password.
  27. Blog · Family & kids online How to block gambling sites on a PC Block the Gambling website category on the PC and lock the setting behind a password someone else holds. No filter catches every gambling site, so pair the block with support beyond the computer.
  28. Blog · Family & kids online How to set an internet bedtime on your kid's PC Set a schedule that switches the internet off at night, on your router or on the PC itself. NetSecWall's bedtime blocks all internet on the PC between two times you choose, overnight included.
  29. Blog · Product news Introducing the NetSecWall Help Center and blog The NetSecWall Help Center at /kb/ has step-by-step guides with real screenshots, sorted by topic and product and searchable. The blog at /blog/ explains the problems behind them.
  30. Blog · Small business & IT Managing firewall policy across dozens of PCs without a cloud console Group the PCs on a Management Server you host yourself, set one policy with the wizard, lock what users mustn't change, and let each PC apply it at its next check-in. No cloud console.
  31. Blog · Product news NetSecWall 1.2.0: Family and Pro leave beta NetSecWall 1.2.0 takes Family and Pro out of beta, signs the installer and app, downloads every list from NetSecWall's servers on all plans, and brings license-key entry back into the app.
  32. Blog · Small business & IT Network visibility for a small office without an IT department Watch three things on each PC: programs you don't recognize going online, unusually large uploads, and threat-list hits. Then add phone alerts and a 15-minute weekly review. No IT staff needed.