How to Set Parental Controls in Mac OS Tiger
Mac OS Tiger is a powerful operating system that incorporates great security features both for adults and children. Parents in particular will enjoy the amount of flexibility they have for protecting their children while they use the system. You can easily set the parental controls to filter questionable material from websites, iChat and even email.
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Instructions
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Log on to the system administrator's account. In many cases your account, as that of the computer's owner, will be the system administrator account.
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Click the Apple icon in the Finder menu bar.
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Scroll to "System Preferences" and click "Accounts."
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Click on the user account you intend to set up with parental controls.
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Click "Parental Controls."
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Configure the Finder & System section of the family controls. From within the Finder & System you will be able to configure specific user accounts.
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Set "Limits" for the operating system itself. This doesn't necessarily add a level of protection, but it does adjust the interactivity of the interface, making it easier to use for younger children.
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Click on the menu option of one of the features you wish to establish controls on. For example, click "Safari" to adjust parental control over Internet usage, or click the "iChat" option to adjust how they communicate with people over the Internet.
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Click the "Mail" option to filter emails and email addresses. You can type the email address directly into the Control window, or you can perform a copy/paste.
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Filter iChat buddies by removing contacts from the Address Book.
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Tips & Warnings
Feel free to set your filters and blocks as high as you want. The more you filter using the parental controls, the better protected your child is going to be. You can always reset email addresses, usernames and websites to "safe" at a later time.
Click the Lock icon if for any reason menu options are dimmed and unusable. The Lock icon will change to appear like an "open" lock and the menu functions will be enabled.
New website threats crop up all the time, as do malicious emails and Internet users. While choosing to set the parental controls is a proactive step towards protecting your children, you still need to adjust the parental controls from time to time to reflect any changes.
