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family safety on PS vita
vixen1500
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We have Microsoft family safety on the kids computers with time restrictions and I can block web sites.
But they have now started using their PS vita and playstation 3 to access it.
Anyone know how I can put the same restrictions on when they use their games machines?
But they have now started using their PS vita and playstation 3 to access it.
Anyone know how I can put the same restrictions on when they use their games machines?
Typically confused and asking for advice
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If you wish to block all devices on your network from unsavoury sites/set time restrictions then do it in your router (assuming it allows for it).Understeer is when you hit a wall with the front of your car
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Quiet_Spark wrote: »If you wish to block all devices on your network from unsavoury sites/set time restrictions then do it in your router (assuming it allows for it).
just wanting to restrict kids time usage
we have a sky router dont know if you can set anything on thisTypically confused and asking for advice0 -
we have a sky router
In which case this Sky Community forum thread might be of help:
http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Unlimited-Lite-Connect-broadband/managing-devices-connected-to-router/td-p/15491010 -
I'm sorry, but restrictions are nothing more than a placebo, there are countless ways around them and kids WILL find these holes. My ex's 7 year old son was able to bypass restrictions on her (my ex) PC, simply from instructions given by the young lad next door.
I firmly believe that children should not be allowed to access the internet without adult supervision.
We've had all this internet censorship nonsense forced upon us by the govt, by appealing to the parents who want somebody else to look after their kids online.
This watered down internet and loss of freedom, has done nothing to kerb what children do/see, has done nothing to stop pedos, nothing to stop piracy, but has lead us unto a state where the internet can be filtered and controlled for political interest and the profiteering of large political corporate sponsors.
My advice is get into your router settings and block the devices you mentioned from having internet access at all and then password protect the router. With internet only being available on one PC, which can be supervised and checked (internet history) at all times.
Oh and with some research you can set the router to disallow only web browsing on these other devices, by blocking outgoing port 80 traffic.“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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Strider590 wrote: »I'm sorry, but restrictions are nothing more than a placebo, there are countless ways around them and kids WILL find these holes.
I firmly believe that children should not be allowed to access the internet without adult supervision.
We've had all this internet censorship nonsense forced upon us by the govt, by appealing to the parents who want somebody else to look after their kids online.
This watered down internet and loss of freedom, has done nothing to kerb what children do/see, has done nothing to stop pedos, nothing to stop piracy, but has lead us unto a state where the internet can be filtered and controlled for political interest and the profiteering of large political corporate sponsors.
My advice is get into your router settings and block the devices you mentioned from having internet access at all. With internet only being available on one PC, which can be supervised and checked (internet history) at all times.
This is the right answer, the old advice of only allowing kids internet use on a PC that is under adult supervision is still the best.0 -
Doesn't stop the kids from resetting the router to defaults though.Strider590 wrote: »My advice is get into your router settings and block the devices you mentioned from having internet access at all and then password protect the router.Understeer is when you hit a wall with the front of your car
Oversteer is when you hit a wall with the back of your car
Horsepower is how fast your car hits the wall
Torque is how far your car sends the wall across the field once you've hit it0 -
Quiet_Spark wrote: »Doesn't stop the kids from resetting the router to defaults though.
Well that sort of behaviour warrants punishment, does anybody still remember how to do that? how about removal of games consoles/etc for a week/month? I mean seriously, who's the adult?
Failing that, lock the damn thing in a cupboard/box/something.
It'd be extremely easy to tell if someone reset the router.
Yes I have a zero tolerance approach (although fair), children treated like "mates", will treat you like scum.“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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People who rely on electronic "dummies" to keep their offspring quiet probably can't be bothered to occasionally check by calling up a known blocked URLStrider590 wrote: »It'd be extremely easy to tell if someone reset the router.Understeer is when you hit a wall with the front of your car
Oversteer is when you hit a wall with the back of your car
Horsepower is how fast your car hits the wall
Torque is how far your car sends the wall across the field once you've hit it0
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