parental controls
Help articles tagged “parental controls”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.