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Configure Parental Controls
Multi-Device Security from Frontier

You can modify Browsing Protection settings and Time Limits through the Frontier Multi-Device Security™ application. On a PC, profiles displayed are specific to the Windows accounts currently set up on your PC. You can modify the settings by selecting a user's profile and clicking Settings. Each account can have different settings. For example, you can enable Content Filtering for your young children to prevent their access to unsuitable web content.

Note: The Parental Controls feature is not available on a Mac.

To set up Frontier Multi-Device Security Parental Controls:

Device How to Set Up
PC
  1. Launch Frontier Multi-Device Security from the Windows User Account you wish to have parental controls on.
  2. Click Parental Controls on the left-hand menu, followed by Turn On (if not already enabled).
  3. Click on Settings to open customization of the parental control features.
  4. To filter content user may view, click Content Blocker on left-hand menu and click top right corner toggle switch so it shows green. Click the checkbox for the content to be blocked.
  5. To turn on Search Result Filter, click Search Result Filter on left-hand menu and click the top right corner toggle switch so it shows green.
  6. To set up browsing time limits for a user, click Time Limits on left-hand menu and click top right corner toggle switch so that it shows green. Adjust allowed times or number of hours user can browse.
  7. Click OK to close the Settings window or Cancel if you wish to discard you changes.
Note: Parental Controls can be different for each user.
iOS
  1. Open the Frontier Multi-Device Security App and select menu in top left corner.
  2. Tap Parental Control near bottom of menu.
  3. Slide toggle to turn Parental Controls on.
  4. Select controls or features to limit. Adjust browsing content or time limits.
Note: For browsing content, you'll see list of categories. A tick in the box means content is allowed to be seen. When content is blocked, user will see a warning.
Android
  1. Launch the Frontier Multi-Device Security app.
  2. Enter Security Code if prompted. (This prohibits your child from making adjustments to their settings.)
  3. Select Parental Controls from menu.
  4. Slide toggle to turn Parental Controls on.
  5. To limit time usage, slide toggle next to Time Limits and set daily limits.
  6. To limit content, select Web Content and select the categories which should be permitted.
  7. To limit access to apps, select Apps and choose permitted apps.
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