Parental Controls
Parental Controls
What are Parental Controls?
Parental Controls are a free easy-to-use feature that allows parents to control their children's online experiences.
Parents can choose from three levels of protection for each child and, if they wish, they can further fine-tune access to email, instant messages, chat rooms, premium services, and web sites.
When the free AOL Parental Controls software is installed on your computer, your child will be able to surf the Internet and visit age-appropriate Web sites based on his/her age group.
The software enforces the AOL Parental Controls protections no matter what browser your family uses (AOL Client or Browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator). All users must sign-in to AOL Parental Controls before going online. Requiring password access to Internet-related programs reduces the risk of children encountering potential threats or inappropriate websites while online.
We’ve made AOL Parental Controls extremely easy to set up and use. It takes about ten minutes to set it up with our simple to use online set up. Once you’ve set up, you’re done! You and your kids simply sign in, once, each time you go online and we help reduce the risk of them encountering inappropriate websites online. To set it up, click on the link below!
http://parentalcontrols.aol.co.uk
More than One Computer in the home?
If you have children who may be using additional computers for Web surfing and you want the protection of AOL Parental Controls, you will need to install the AOL Parental Controls software on each computer.
ONLINE TIMER
About the Online Timer
How much time should your kids spend on the Internet? It's entirely up to you. With Online Timer, you control the amount of time, hours during the day, or even days of the week that your kids can go online with AOL.
To set it up, sign into http://parentalcontrols.aol.co.uk and click ‘Edit’ next to the child for whom you wish to set up online timer. Scroll down to the Time Limits setting.
WEB BROWSING
AOL offers three levels of Web Browsing Controls so that you can choose what's best for your individual child's age and maturity.
Customize Web Browsing Controls for a Child's Screen Name
As parents, you should get to know your children's online friends and favorite online areas, just as you know their neighborhood friends and what they watch on television.
If you encounter a Web site that you feel should be accessible to your child but it is not or you encounter a Web site that you think should be restricted from your child, you can allow/ block the specific Web site using Web Browsing Controls.
Remember, there is no better safeguard than parental supervision!
To block or allow a site:
1. Go to http://parentalcontrols.aol.co.uk
2. In the User Name section, click the desired screen name.
3. Next to the Edit: section, click the Web Browsing link.
CONTROLS
Remove Parental Controls
Uninstalling AOL® Parental Controls will allow anyone accessing your computer to have full unrestricted access the Internet.
To remove the Parental Controls
1. Sign on to AOL Parental Controls with your Master or Adult screen name.
2. Right- click the AOL® Parental Controls icon in the Systray menu (bottom right hand of screen).
3. Select the Uninstall.
4. Select the AOL Parental Controls application and click Uninstall.
5. You may be prompted to restart your computer to complete the uninstallation
Uninstall AOL® Parental Controls
You may uninstall AOL® Parental Controls by following the steps listed below.
To uninstall AOL® Parental Controls for Internet Access Controls versions 2.0 or above:
1. Open the Control Panel.
• If using Windows 98, 2000 or Me click the Start button, click Settings, and then click Control Panel.
• If using Windows XP click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs icon.
3. In the Currently installed Programs and updates: list, click AOL Uninstaller(Choose which Products to Remove) to select it, and then click the Change/Remove button.
Note: If using windows® 98 click the Add/Remove button.
4. Click the AOL Parental Controls box to place a check mark in it, and then click the Uninstall button.
5. In the AOL Uninstaller window click the OK button.
6. Click the Yes button, and then click the Restart button.
To uninstall AOL® Parental Controls for Internet Access Controls versions 1.3 or below:
1. Go to http://parentalcontrols.aol.co.uk
Note: If prompted sign in using your screen name and password.
2. Click the screen name for which you wish to change the settings.
3. In the Settings window, under the Software Download section click the AOL Parental Controls link.
4. In the AOL Parental Controls section click the Directions to uninstall AOL Parental Controls link.
5. Under For Internet Access Controls versions 1.3 or below: click the Uninstall Internet Access Controls 1.3 or below link, and then follow the on screen instructions.
Note: If you are prompted to verify your screen name and password, please type your master screen name and the password.
ACTIVITY REPORTS
Set up Activity reports
Ever wondered what your kids are doing online? Thanks to AOL Activity Reports you can do so. Every time your children go online, you automatically receive an e-mail report that lets you know:
• The Web sites your child visited
• The Web sites your child was blocked from viewing
• E-mails your child opened and sent
• The AIM name and number of IMs your child sent and received
To manage the AOL Activity Report:
1. Sign in to the AOL® software using the master screen name.
2. Go to http://parentalcontrols.aol.co.uk
3. In the Screen Names section, click the desired screen name.
4. In the Edit: section, click the Activity Reports link.
5. In the Activity Reports section, click the ON option and follow the instructions.