techbeck Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Looking for some simple/quick to setup software to limit what a kid can see on the internet. Like what sites he can go do and so on. And recommendations? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Me too Inertia 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 Me too But me first haha Inertia and The Evil Overlord 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Seperate VLAN with OpenDNS like I got Then make sure the SSID in your access point is assigned to the 2nd guest VLAN and that should do it. You have 2 seperate isolated networks and filtering policies! You can also install something like meraki systems manager for full control. goretsky 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiranui Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 http://www1.k9webprotection.com/ +Warwagon, goretsky and sc302 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goretsky Supervisor Posted January 13, 2015 Supervisor Share Posted January 13, 2015 Hello, Solid Oak Software's CYBERsitter, ContentWatch's Net Nanny are two standalone packages. Also, check to see if your security software has any parental control features, too. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted January 13, 2015 MVC Share Posted January 13, 2015 http://www1.k9webprotection.com/ We used k9 before, Along time before though. Don't know what its like now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 Will look in to K9. Dont really want to use an Open DNS and create a VLAN. Just for one kid and for my sister. Her son is starting to use the computer more. Will check out the others as well. Thanks for the suggestions. The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SledgeNZ Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Microsoft Family Safety does the job well. Allows pretty much everything you need to allow \ disallow access. Reporting is very good as well. Aergan, Ian W, firebelly and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc302 Veteran Posted January 13, 2015 Veteran Share Posted January 13, 2015 I have used k9 for years and is always my goto, unless the av solution provides a parental control feature like eset smart security. http://www.eset.com/us/home/products/smart-security/?CMP=knc-gbr-ess&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=smart-security&gclid=COz8-vWbkcMCFYgAaQod9J8AaA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 Microsoft Family Safety does the job well. Allows pretty much everything you need to allow \ disallow access. Reporting is very good as well. Will check that out to. May be a little before I can test the software. depends when my sis is available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted January 13, 2015 MVC Share Posted January 13, 2015 Another Plus for k9 .. I set a friend up with it who's 7 year old son was searching YouTube for boobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intersect Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 There are some great tools listed on the site below that will help you lock down the system to if that is what you want to do. http://www.instantfundas.com/2010/09/5-alternatives-to-windows-steadystate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typu Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 apart from technical assistance, the most important prevention is educating your kid what to see and what not. there is no way you can shut off your kid from the evil of the nets. goretsky 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aergan Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Microsoft Family Safety does the job well. Allows pretty much everything you need to allow \ disallow access. Reporting is very good as well. I use this for my kids, it works very, very well (so long as they're only using a Windows 8.1 machine). We both get a weekly report of their program & website access and can allow / deny software & websites (EXE, program name, path, address or category) on the machine or manage via the Microsoft website. It's built into Windows, costs you nothing extra, works and does a good job. firebelly 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc302 Veteran Posted January 13, 2015 Veteran Share Posted January 13, 2015 apart from technical assistance, the most important prevention is educating your kid what to see and what not. there is no way you can shut off your kid from the evil of the nets. Yes and no, you can lock down the computer they are using in your house to approved sites. You can lock down their mobile or tablets to your approved sites, you can't lock down other devices that you have no control over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typu Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Yes and no, you can lock down the computer they are using in your house to approved sites. You can lock down their mobile or tablets to your approved sites, you can't lock down other devices that you have no control over. exactly. control in your home, but apart from that, none. so i vote for prevention, not control, which is very different. on the other hand, when i was a child, broadband or the internet as it is now simply did not exist. controls were not really necessary. the world today is kinda sick, which makes a close and healthy relationship with your kid even more important. but for that it needs room for its own to develop independence. dialogue is key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendrome Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Windows 8.1? Doesn't it have built in Parental controls? Ian W 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebelly Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I use this for my kids, it works very, very well (so long as they're only using a Windows 8.1 machine). We both get a weekly report of their program & website access and can allow / deny software & websites (EXE, program name, path, address or category) on the machine or manage via the Microsoft website. It's built into Windows, costs you nothing extra, works and does a good job. i agree. I just recently set it up for both my kids and i am pretty happy with the results Aergan 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Here is what I did. 1. Installed DD-WRT on my Linksys router. 2. Setup the DHCP server with device reservations for each of the kid's devices 3. Lock their IP addresses to OpenDNS by adding lines to the Firewall custom script. They can't even attempt to change the DNS, as the firewall forces DNS calls to OpenDNS. They can, however, change their IP address and that will bypass my setup. If they figure that out, they can look at as much porn as they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 apart from technical assistance, the most important prevention is educating your kid what to see and what not. there is no way you can shut off your kid from the evil of the nets. I agree with your sentiment, however in my case the issues revolves around a divorce and a suspicious ex who thinks my wife does anything and everything wrong. He was accusing us of letting his kids watch Internet porn and it was easier to just setup a block at the router level and say "No, we really don't because it is blocked" and then show him that it is blocked rather than trying to reason with insanity. The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 exactly. control in your home, but apart from that, none. so i vote for prevention, not control, which is very different. on the other hand, when i was a child, broadband or the internet as it is now simply did not exist. controls were not really necessary. the world today is kinda sick, which makes a close and healthy relationship with your kid even more important. but for that it needs room for its own to develop independence. dialogue is key. Which would be great, but watching their every move whilst they're using the pc isn't exactly practical 100% of the time, this is why I was asking Windows 8.1? Doesn't it have built in Parental controls? 7 has some controls, but it's limited, I was looking for more control over the content they're viewing Ian W 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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