Parental controls for user accounts, enable
For your kids, you can set up with the help of the system settings, a child lock. To restrict access to key features of Mac OS X.
- Run the system preferences in your Dock.
- Click on "parental control".
- Now press on the lock icon and then enter your Administrator password.
- Now select the left of a user and the menu for parental controls appears to the right.
- Above you can see the five different "Apps" - tab, "Web", "persons", access time" and "Other".
The menu for parental control
Access to Apps and communications limit
The communication to others of the set for the particular user to your liking. The access to Apps from the App Store, you sort according to the particular age group of your children.
- Under "Apps" you can define whether each user can only have access to selected programs and whether Apps from the App Store are allowed. In addition, you can specify which age groups of Apps can be downloaded. Approved Apps can be highlighted in the list with a checkmark.
- If you want to restrict communication with other users, click on the tab "people". Here you limit the Multiplayer features for the platform "Game Center". For email and iMessages, you can restrict the Sending of messages to certain contacts.
Communication limited
Website blocking and access times to regulate
Adult websites you can block. If you want your kids to visit only a certain group of web sites, enter them into a list. Also, the access times on the Mac set for your children.
- The tab "Web" contains a variety of options for access to websites. So, you can restrict, for example, visiting adult websites "as well as possible automatically," or the visit on the specified websites limit. By clicking on "Customize ..." to enter the respective Website, which should not be visited by the respective users.
- The Option "access times" regulates the number of hours for the use of the Macs. Here you determine how many hours the user on weekdays, or on week-ends can make use of the Computer. In addition, you can define a time period for the night's rest.
- Features like dictation, the print management or the built-in camera, you can disable it under "Other".
Parental control: time rules
Your mobile devices you can protect With a parental control for the iPhone and iPad.
