PARENTAL CONTROL

A PROJECT REPORT

Submitted by

Jayasimha.G
RJ0395/09

in partial fulfillment for the module 2

of

JCHNP

IN

RJ797

RAJAJINAGAR

Jetking: BENGALURU

SEP 2010

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 JETKING : BENGALURU

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE

Certified that this project report “…………...…PARENTAL CONTROL…………”

is the bonafide work of “………………….….CHETHAN.B.R.……...................…”

who carried out the project work under my supervision.

Signature (centre manager) Signature (project guide)

Center Manager (Name) Supervisor

NO.12/69, 2nd Floor, 59th Cross

Opp. M.E.I Polytechnic, 4th Block
Rajajinagar, Bengaluru
Tel. No: 080-231582825

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I express my sincere thank Mr. Shamshuddin director of Jetking, Rajajinagar

for providing us an opportunity to do the project.

I thank our faculty Mr. Vishnu Theertha for providing us all the technical
support to complete the project.

Project done by:

CHETHAN.B.R

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 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that JAYASIMHA.G of Module-2, have been successfully

completed the mini project work of entitled “PARENTAL CONTROL” in a
particular fulfillment of the requirement for the award of Module-2 in Jetking
Institute

Place: Bengaluru

Date:

Signature of Guide Signature of Examiner

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 Table of Contents
Chapter No. Chapter Page
No.

1. Introduction 6

2. User Account 7-8

3. Features of Parental Control 9

4. Web Filters 10-12

5. Time Limits 13-14

6. Games 15

7. Allow or Block Specific

Programs 16

8. Check Activity Report 17

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 Parental Controls
If your computer is connected to a domain, Parental Controls are not available.

You can use Parental Controls to help manage how your children use the
computer. For example, you can set limits on your children's access to the web,
the hours that they can log on to the computer, and which games they can play
and programs they can run.

When Parental Controls blocks access to a webpage or game, a notification is

displayed that the webpage or program has been blocked. Your child can click a
link in the notification to request permission for access to that webpage or
program. You can allow access by entering your account information.

Before you get started, make sure that each child that you want to set up
Parental Controls for has a standard user account because Parental Controls can
only be applied to standard user accounts. To set up Parental Controls for your
child, you'll need an Administrator user account. Parental Controls cannot be
applied to an Administrator user account.

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 User account
A user account is a collection of information that tells Windows what files and
folders you can access, what changes you can make to the computer, and your
personal preferences, such as your desktop background or color theme. User
accounts make it so that you can share a computer with several people, but still
have your own files and settings. Each person accesses their user account with a
user name and password.

There are three different kinds of accounts:

 Standard
 Administrator
 Guest

Each account type gives the user a different level of control over the computer.
The standard account is the account to use for everyday computing. The
administrator account provides the most control over the computer, and should
only be used when necessary. The guest account is primarily for people who
need temporary access to the computer.

Standard user account

A standard user account lets a person use most of the capabilities of the
computer, but permission from an administrator is required if you want to make
changes that affect other users or the security of the computer.

When you use a standard account, you can use most programs that are installed
on the computer, but you can't install or uninstall software and hardware, delete
files that are required for the computer to work, or change settings on the
computer that affect other users. If you're using a standard account, some
programs might require you to provide an administrator password before you
can perform certain tasks.

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Administrator account
An administrator account is a user account that lets you make changes that will
affect other users. Administrators can change security settings, install software
and hardware, and access all files on the computer. Administrators can also
make changes to other user accounts.

When you set up Windows, you'll be required to create a user account. This
account is an administrator account that allows you to set up your computer and
install any programs that you would like to use. Once you have finished setting
up your computer, we recommend that you use a standard user account for your
day-to-day computing. It's more secure to use a standard user account instead of
an administrator account.

Guest account
A guest account is an account for users who don't have a permanent account on
your computer or domain. It allows people to use your computer without having
access to your personal files. People using the guest account can't install
software or hardware, change settings, or create a password.

You have to turn on the guest account before it can be used.

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FEATURES of parental control
You can adjust the individual settings that you want to control. You can control
the following areas:

 Windows VistaWeb filters:

You can restrict the websites that children can visit, make sure children
only visit age-appropriate websites, indicate whether you want to allow
file downloads, and set up which content you want the content filters to
block and allow. You can also block or allow specific websites.

 Time limits:
You can set time limits to control when children are allowed to log on to
the computer. Time limits prevent children from logging on during the
specified hours and, if they are already logged on, they will be
automatically logged off. You can set different logon hours for every day
of the week.

 Games:
You can control access to games, choose an age rating level, choose the
types of content you want to block, and decide whether you want to allow
or block unrated or specific games.

 Allow or block specific programs:

You can prevent children from running programs that you don't want
them to run.

To turn on Parental Controls:

1. Open Parental Controls by clicking the Start button , clicking Control

Panel, and then, under User Accounts, clicking Set up Parental Controls.‌
 If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation,
type the password or provide confirmation.
2. Click the standard user account for which you want to set Parental
Controls.
3. Under Parental Controls, click On, enforce current settings.

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Windows VistaWeb filters:

The Parental Controls web filter rates the content of websites, and it can block
some websites based on the content categories you decide are objectionable.
Turning on the web filter should significantly reduce the number of
objectionable websites your children might view, but it does not offer absolute
protection. Because objectionable content is subjective, the filters might not
block all of the content that you want them to block.

There are four restriction levels that are designed to identify content you want to
block:

 High:
Children's sites include content that is understandable and usable by
children, and that is appropriate for them. The language of a children's
site is typically aimed at 8 to 12 year-olds, and the concepts presented are
accessible to younger minds. When you choose this level, you permit
your child to see children's sites, as well as any website that you add to
the list of allowed websites

 Medium:
With this level, websites are filtered based on web content categories.
This lets your child explore the wide range of information on the Internet,
but not see content that is inappropriate. You should review the online
activity report to see what sites your child visited or tried to visit.

 None:
No web content is automatically blocked.

 Custom:
This level also uses content categories to filter websites, but allows you to
filter more content categories.

Regardless of which restriction level you choose, you can always allow or block
specific websites by adding them to the Allow and block list.

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You can restrict web content in the following categories:

 Pornography: The website contains sexually explicit material for the

purpose of arousing a sexual interest.
 Mature content: The website contains sexually explicit information that
is not of a medical or scientific nature.
 Sex education: The website provides information on reproduction and
sexual development, sexually transmitted disease, contraception, safer
sexual practices, sexuality, or sexual orientation.
 Hate speech: The website advocates hostility or aggression toward an
individual or group on the basis of race, religion, gender, nationality,
ethnic origin, or other involuntary characteristics; denigrates others or
justifies inequality on the basis of those characteristics; or purports to use
scientific or other commonly accredited methods to justify aggression,
hostility, or denigration.
 Bomb-making: The website advocates or provides instructions for
causing physical harm to people or property through use of weapons,
explosives, pranks, or other types of violence.
 Weapons: The website sells, reviews, or describes weapons such as guns,
knives, or martial arts devices; or provides information on their use,
accessories, or other modifications.
 Drugs: The website promotes, offers, sells, supplies, encourages, or
otherwise advocates the recreational or illegal use, cultivation,
manufacture, or distribution of drugs, pharmaceuticals, intoxicating
plants, chemicals, and paraphernalia.
 Alcohol: The website promotes or offers for sale alcoholic beverages or
the means to create them; supplies recipes or paraphernalia; or
encourages alcohol consumption or intoxication.
 Tobacco: The website advertises, promotes, offers for sale, or otherwise
encourages the consumption of tobacco.
 Gambling: The website lets users place a bet or participate in a betting
pool (including lotteries) online; obtain information, assistance, or
recommendations for placing a bet; or receive instructions, assistance, or
training about participating in games of chance.
 Unrated content: Content that is not rated by the web filter.

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To automatically block web content
1. Under Parental Controls, click On, enforce current settings.
2. Click Windows Vista Web Filter.
3. Click Block some websites or content.
4. Under Block web content automatically, click the content level you want.

To control access to specific websites

You can also specify specific websites to allow or block.

1. Under Parental Controls, click On, enforce current settings.

2. Click Windows Vista Web Filter.
3. Click Block some websites or content.
4. Click Edit the Allow and Block list.
5. In the Website address box, type the address for the website you want to
allow or block, and then click Allow or Block.

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Time Limits:
You can set the hours that your children can be logged on to the computer. If
they try to log on at other times, they’ll get a message saying that they’re not
allowed to log on. If they’re logged as their time limit approaches, they’ll get
warnings that they’re about to be kicked off. As a parent (and as the computer
administrator), you can always override the settings—for example, if your child
has an important paper due the next day.

In order to set time limits for a user, all you have to do is figure out what
the hours should be that you would like to allow access to the PC and
select the hours that correspond on the table. In order to highlight the
cells in the table, take your mouse pointer and hover over the squares
you want. Then click and drag the mouse pointer over the cells you
want. This will turn the cells from white to blue, indicating that the hour is
restricted and off limits to this user.

That’s it! Easy, huh?! The time limits will also give the user a 15 minute
and a one minute warning to let them know that their available session is
about the shut down.

Until next week, stay safe out there!

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In this example, Iris is prevented from using the computer between 8:00 P.M.
and 7:00 A.M.

To set up time limits

1. Open Parental Controls by clicking the Start button , clicking Control
Panel, and then, under User Accounts, clicking Set up Parental Controls.
2. Under Parental Controls, click On, enforce current settings.
3. Click Time Limits.
4. In the grid, click the hours that you want to block.

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Games:
Games are the reason why many kids want to have their own computer. How
are you supposed to know which games are appropriate for kids? One way is to
check the ratings. Most countries or regions have ratings boards, which
establish standard ratings that are applied to games before they are sold. You
can use the ratings to help determine whether a particular game is appropriate or
not. Don’t rely on ratings alone though, because they’re still subjective.

To control games based on ratings

1. Under Parental Controls, click On, enforce current settings.
2. Click Games.
3. Under Can <person's name> play games?, click Yes.
4. Under Block (or allow) games by rating and content types, click Set game
ratings.
5. Choose the rating level that you want to allow.

You can also use content descriptors to help you determine whether a game is
appropriate for your kids. Content descriptors are standard descriptions of the
content that a game contains—content that some people might find
objectionable for children.

To control games based on content descriptors

1. Under Parental Controls, click On, enforce current settings.
2. Click Games.
3. Under Can <person's name> play games?, click Yes.
4. Under Block (or allow) games by rating and content types, click Set game
ratings.
5. Under Block these types of content, select the content categories that you
want to block.

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Allow or Block Specific Programs:
You might want to control which programs your kids have access to. For
example, I've been using Microsoft Money at home for years, and I'd like to
restrict access to that program. Also, by specifying which programs your kids
have access to, they won't be able to automatically use any program that they
download from the web without your knowledge.

To specify which programs to have access

1. Under Parental Controls, click On, enforce current settings.
2. Click Allow and block specific programs.
3. Click <Person's name> can only use the programs I allow.
4. Select the programs that you want to allow. If the program you want
doesn't appear in the list, click Browse to find it.

Note
Make sure that you select all of the programs that you want your child to be
able to use. Parental Controls will block any program not selected in the list.

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Checking activity reports
Once you’ve got Parental Controls set up, it’s time to play a little Big Brother.
You can review activity reports that detail your children's activities online.
You’ll see a list of the most recent websites visited, the most recent websites
blocked, files downloaded and blocked, and other information.

To set up and view activity reports

1. Open Parental Controls by clicking the Start button , clicking Control

Panel, and then, under User Accounts, clicking Set up Parental Controls.
2. Under Activity Reporting, click On, collect information about computer
usage.
3. Click View activity reports to see an activity report.

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 CONCLUSION
Hence the project is about PARENTAL CONTROL. I completed this
project with all information with trouble shooting.

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 REFERENCE

I was able to complete my project by reading the Operating System Support

Skills and some websites with the guidance of our faculty and also the books
provided by the institute and also I express my thanks to the technical trainer
providing such a good coaching which were useful for me to complete my
project successfully.

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