Norton Family offers a wide range of services that indeed lets you monitor all your kid's activity from a well-designed web interface/console or through parental apps that are designed particularly for Android and iOS devices. You can add multiple devices to a single account which is ideal for the always-connected generation and is suited for large families. Although Norton Family can monitor Windows, Android, and iOS devices, Macbook is beyond its capability. Still, you can access the web portal on a Mac to view your child’s activity. Now, let us discuss how to use Norton Family Parental Control on a Windows device.
CREATING THE NORTON ACCOUNT
- First, go to the default browser on your computer and visit Norton’s official website.
- On the home screen, you will see the Sign in page.
- Enter your username and password to log in to Norton’s home page.
- If you haven’t created a Norton account, then fill in the details and create an account.
- If you have an active subscription, you will be able to see the Parental Control icon on your home screen.
APPLICATIONS FOR ANDROID AND IOS USERS
- If you wish to monitor your child's activities on an iPhone or iPad, then go to the App Store and download the Norton Family for Parents application.
- Follow the prompts and enter the required details that are mentioned above to finish the setup. By now, your iPhone device is under control.
- For Android devices, go to the Google Play Store and download the Norton Family Parental Control application.
- Follow the on-screen instructions carefully to set up the application and gain full access to your Android device.
Now, you have set up and enabled Norton Parental Control Software to monitor your kid’s online activities.
SETTING UP THE NORTON ACCOUNT
- After successful login, click on the Parental Control option.
- On the next page, click on Agree & Continue.
- On the Child setup page, you need to enter your child’s name or nickname.
- Next, select the restriction level (Very High, High, Medium, Low) based on your child's age.
- Based on your selection, Norton Family applies the predefined rules and restrictions on your child’s device. However, these rules can be customized later.
- In the Upload Photo icon, you can either upload a photo or can choose an avatar from the list of avatars available, and then click on Next.
- As we are considering the Windows operating system, choose Windows from the device type list and click on the Next button.
- If this is your child’s PC, then choose Yes, or else select the NO option.
- Now download the Norton Family Parental Control App. This will indeed download the EXE file on your PC.
- Once the download gets completed, open the downloaded EXE file.
- In the User Account Control window, click on Yes.
- Read the user license agreements carefully and click on Agree & Install.
- After successful installation, click on Continue to associate the current PC with your child.
- Click Edit and select the Sign in as option.
- Choose the Windows account that your child uses and hit the Save button.
- Now you need to enable the Norton Family browser extension in all the browsers, as your child might use different browsers to surf online.
- After you have enabled the browser extension, click on OK.
- Click on the Finish button to complete the setup.
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