Parental Control

Parental Control is a very effective method to control the Internet access, application access, and computer access for children and other users. This feature ensures that the children and other users do not visit inappropriate types of Web sites, and can only access the allowed applications so that they are safe from any virus threats and are not exposed to offensive or inappropriate content. Parents can also limit access to the computer and Internet on a day and time basis.
Ensure that you configure the following options before you configure Parental Control.

First step

Check if you are logged in as an Administrative user to the computer on which you have installed Quick Heal Total Shield. In case you are not an administrative user, we recommend that you create an Administrator account and configure it. Do not share the administrative credentials with the users for whom you are creating restricted accounts.

Second step

Create separate Standard accounts (Restricted user) for your children or other users. This way, they will have only limited access to the computer. This also helps you apply different protection policies to different users. The protection policies could include website preferences for each restricted user and a schedule for Internet access.

Third step

Set a password to restrict unauthorized users from modifying the settings or removing Quick Heal Total Shield from the computer. To see how to set password to Quick Heal Total Shield, see Quick Heal Password Protection.

Configuring Parental Control

To configure Parental Control, follow these steps:

1. Open Quick Heal Total Shield.
2. On the left pane, click Privacy and then click Parental Control.
   The Parental Control setting details screen appears.
3. Select Display alert message, if you want to receive alert message when the users visit a blocked website.
4. Under Select whom to apply the settings, select one of the following options:
   • Apply to all users: Select this option if you want to apply the same setting to all users. If you select this option, the All Users option is displayed below.
   • Apply to specific users: Select this option if you want to apply different settings to different users. If you select the Apply to specific users option, a list of all users is displayed below.
5. To configure further settings, click a user available under Select whom to apply the settings. Users are displayed based on the options whether you have selected Apply to all users or Apply to specific users.
   The protection rules screen appears. You can configure any or all of the following options based on your requirement.
   • Internet Browsing Control
   • Application Control
   • PC Access Control
6. After configuration, click Save Changes to save your settings.

Internet Browsing Control

Internet Browsing Control includes the following options.

Restricting access to particular categories of website

With this feature, you can restrict access to the websites by categories. If you restrict a website category, all the websites under that category will be blocked.
If you want to restrict most of the websites in a category but allow certain websites in that category, you can do so by restricting that category and enlisting such websites in the exclusion list.
To restrict access to the website categories, follow these steps:

1. Open Quick Heal Total Shield.
2. On the left pane, click Privacy and then click Parental Control.
   The Parental Control setting details screen appears.
3. Click a user available under Select whom to apply the settings. Users are displayed based on the options whether you have selected Apply to all users or Apply to specific users.
4. On the protection rules screen, select Internet Browsing Control.
5. Select Restrict access to particular categories of website. A list of website categories appears.
6. On the Web Category screen, select an age group under Block the website categories based on age group for restricting access to certain types of websites for your children or other users. If you can select a certain age group, optimum settings will be applied. You may customize the predefined settings for an age group if required. To reset the customized settings of an age group, refresh the same age group. You may revert to the default settings anytime by selecting the Default option.
7. Under Select access rights for below categories of website, turn on a website category to allow access to the websites or turn off to deny access. Moreover, the default settings are optimal and ideal for novice users.
   If you want to exclude a certain website from the blocked category, enlist such a website in the exclusion list. For example, if you have blocked the Streaming Media and Downloads category, but you still want to allow access to YouTube, you can do so by enlisting YouTube in the exclusion list.
   • On the Web Category dialogue, click the Exclude button.
   • In the Enter URL text box, enter the URL of the website that you want to allow users to access and then click the Add button. Click OK.
     Similarly, if you want to remove a website from the exclusion list, select a URL and click Remove. Click Remove All to delete all the URLs from the exclusion list.
8. Click OK and then confirm your preference. Click OK.
9. To save your settings, click Save Changes.

Restricting access to particular website

With this feature, you can block access to specific websites. This is helpful when you want to restrict access to certain websites or if you have a shorter list of websites to restrict.
This option is also helpful when a website does not fall in a selected category or you have restricted a website category, yet a certain website is still accessible.

To restrict access to a particular website, follow these steps:

1. Open Quick Heal Total Shield.
2. On the left pane, click Privacy and then click Parental Control.
   The Parental Control setting screen appears.
3. Click a user available under Select whom to apply the settings. Users are displayed based on the options whether you have selected Apply to all users or Apply to specific users.
4. On the protection rules screen, select Internet Browsing Control.
5. Select Restrict access to particular website and then click the Block List button.
6. Click the Add button.
7. In the Enter website text box, enter the URL of a website and then click OK. If you want to block all subdomains of the website, select Also block subdomains.
   For example, if you block www.abc.com and its subdomains, the subdomains such as mail.abc.com and news.abc.com will also be blocked.
8. Click OK, and then click OK.
9. To save your settings, click Save Changes.

Scheduling Internet access

With this feature, you can restrict your children to access Internet as per the configured time slot only. As soon as the configured time slot is over, access to the Internet is blocked.
To set Schedule Internet access, follow these steps:

1. Open Quick Heal Total Shield.
2. On the left pane, click Privacy and then click Parental Control.
   The Parental Control setting details screen appears.
3. Click a user available under Select whom to apply the settings. Users are displayed based on the options whether you have selected Apply to all users or Apply to specific users.
4. On the protection rules screen, select Internet Browsing Control.
5. Select Schedule Internet access and then click the Configure button.
   The Schedule internet access chart appears.
6. Under Specify when the user can access the Internet, select any of the following options:
   • Always allow access to the Internet: Select this option if you want to allow other users the Internet access without any restriction.
   • Allow access to the Internet as per the schedule: Select this option if you want to set restriction for accessing the Internet.
     The day and time schedule chart is activated.
   • Select the cells for the days and times during which you want to allow access to the Internet.
     The selected cells are highlighted which indicates the allowed schedule.
7. Click OK and then click OK.
8. To save your settings, click Save Changes.

Application Control

Application Control includes the following options.

Restricting access to particular categories of applications

With this feature, you can restrict access to the applications by categories. If you restrict an application category, all the applications under that category will be blocked.
If you want to restrict most of the applications in a category but allow certain applications in that category, you can do so by restricting that category and enlisting such applications in the exclusion list.
To restrict access to the categories of applications, follow these steps:

1. Open Quick Heal Total Shield.
2. On the left pane, click Privacy and then click Parental Control.

The Parental Control setting details screen appears.

3. Click a user available under Select whom to apply the settings. Users are displayed based on the options whether you have selected Apply to all users or Apply to specific users.
4. On the protection rules screen, select Application Control.
5. Select Restrict access to particular categories of application and then click the Categories button. A list of application categories appears.
6. Turn on an application category to allow access to the applications in that category or turn off to deny access.
   If you want to exclude certain applications from the blocked category, enlist such an application in the exclusion list.
   • On the Application Category dialog, click the Exclude button.
   • Click the Add button and browse an application to add to the exclusion list. Click OK.
     Similarly, if you want to remove an application from the exclusion list, select the application and click Remove. Click Remove All to delete all the applications from the exclusion list.
7. Click OK and then click OK.
8. To save your settings, click Save Changes.

The following table describes the categories.

Restricting access to particular application

With this feature, you can block user access to specific applications. This is helpful when you want to restrict user access to certain applications or if you have a shorter list of applications to restrict.
This option is also helpful when an application does not fall in a selected category or you have restricted an application category yet a certain application is still accessible.

To restrict access to a particular application, follow these steps:

1. Open Quick Heal Total Shield.
2. On the left pane, click Privacy and then click Parental Control.
   The Parental Control setting details screen appears.
3. Click a user available under Select whom to apply the settings. Users are displayed based on the options whether you have selected Apply to all users or Apply to specific users.
4. On the protection rules screen, select Application Control.
5. Select Restrict access to particular application and then click the Block List button.
6. Click the Add button and browse an application to block it.
   Similarly, if you want to remove an application from the blocked list, select the application and click Remove. Click Remove All to delete all the applications from the blocked list.
7. Click OK and then click OK.
8. To save your settings, click Save Changes.
   Note: Application Control will function only if Virus Protection is enabled.

PC Access Control

With this feature, you can restrict your children to access your computer or laptop as per the configured time slot only. As soon as the configured time slot lapses, the computer will be locked. However, they can log on with their credentials after the allotted time is over but for forty-five seconds only. They can log in as many times as they prefer, the computer will be locked every forty-five seconds.

To configure PC Access Control, follow these steps:

1. Open Quick Heal Total Shield.
2. On the left pane, click Privacy and then click Parental Control.
   The Parental Control setting details screen appears.
3. Click a user available under Select whom to apply the settings. Users are displayed based on the options whether you have selected Apply to all users or Apply to specific users.

On the protection rules screen, select PC Access Control and then click the Configure button. The Schedule PC access chart appears.Under Specify when the user can access the PC, select any of the following options:

• Always allow access to the PC: Select this option if you want to allow users to access your computer without any restriction.
• Allow access to PC as per the schedule: Select this option if you want to set a time-slot for accessing the computer.
  • Daily access time limit: Lets you allot time on hourly basis. Users can access the computer for the allowed time duration at any point of time during a day.
  • Daily access time-slots (clock time): Select the cells for the days and times during which you want to allow access to the computer. Users can access the computer only during the allowed time window.
    The selected cells are highlighted which indicates the allowed schedule.
• Click OK and then click OK.
• To save your settings, click Save Changes.

Creating an Administrator account

This feature allows you to install and remove an application on the system or change any settings, including Parental Control. This ensures that only you as a parent have full control on your system.
To create an Administrators account, follow these steps:

1. Click Start > Control Panel.
2. Click User Accounts.
3. Your account type is displayed below your user name. Check if your account type is Administrator. If your account type is not Administrator, you need to change it to Administrator Account.

Setting Password Protection to Quick Heal Settings

You can protect the settings of Quick Heal Total Shield by turning Password Protection on. Password Protection ensures that your settings are protected from modification by any unauthorized users.
To know about how to enable password protection of Quick Heal Total Shield, see Password Protection.

Creating restricted user accounts

The restricted user accounts limit the users only to their account and prevent them from taking full control of the computer. This helps protect your computer by preventing a user from making changes that may affect security privileges.
To create restricted user accounts, follow these steps:
For Microsoft Windows XP operating system:

1. Click Start > Control Panel > User Accounts.
2. Under User Accounts, click Create a New User Account.
3. Fill in Account Name and click Next.
4. Select Limited.
5. Click Create Account.

For Microsoft Windows 7 SP 1 or later operating system:

1. Click Start > Control Panel > User Accounts.
2. Under User Accounts, click Manage Other Account.
3. Click Create a New User Account.
4. Fill in Account Name and select Standard user.
5. Click Create Account.