[KB2796] Block or allow websites or categories using Parental Control in ESET home products for Windows

Issue

Solution

macOS users: Block a website using Parental control in ESET Cyber Security Pro

This article applies to the following ESET products:

  • ESET Internet Security
  • ESET Smart Security Premium
  • ESET Security Ultimate
Before you configure ESET Parental Control

Windows user accounts must be available for each person accessing the computer. Without completing this important step, Parental Control is ineffective in shielding children from inappropriate web content.

Block or allow specific websites

  1. Set up Windows user accounts for each person accessing the computer. For information on setting up Windows user accounts, click the appropriate link below:

  2. Open the main program window of your ESET Windows home product.

  3. Click Setup → Internet protection.

    Figure 1-1
  4. Click the arrow icon next to Parental control.

    Figure 1-2
  5. Click Blocked content and settings under the user account you want to protect. Type your Parental control password when prompted and click OK.

    Figure 1-3
  6. Click the Exceptions tab and click Add. Select the action type from the Action drop-down menu (in this example, the action type Block is selected) and type the web page URL you would like to block or allow in the Website URL field. Click OK

    Figure 1-4
  7. The new website exceptions will appear in the window. Click OK to close the window.

    Figure 1-5

Block or allow website categories

  1. Open the main program window of your ESET Windows home product.

  2. Click Setup Internet protection.

    Figure 2-1
  3. Click the arrow icon next to Parental control.

    Figure 2-2
  4. Click Blocked content and settings under the user account you want to protect. Type your Parental control password when prompted and click OK.

    Figure 2-3
  5. Click the Categories tab, select or deselect the check boxes next to the categories that you want to block or unblock and click OK.

    Figure 2-4