To use the parental controls you have previously set up with your America Online (AOL) account, follow these steps:
1. Connect to the base station with the AirPort Admin Utility.
2. Click the Network tab.
3. Select the checkbox for "Enable AOL parental controls."
4. Click Update. The parental controls are copied to the base station.
Note: You must have previously set up parental controls in AOL software. Otherwise, this will only limit broadband access and require authentication via AOL. This is described further below.
Broadband Access Blocked when Parental Controls Enabled
The AirPort AOL Parental Control feature is meant to block availability to other broadband features. Access to the Internet is controlled by authentication in the AOL client software. When this feature is enabled, all users must use an AOL client to authenticate their connection to AOL before any other broadband access will be available.
Defining the Level of Parental Control
When using AOL to control access, the level of parental control must be defined in the AOL Parental Control setup. To activate the AOL parental control feature, you must set up those controls in AOL. The Apple feature simply enables the controls for that individual user logged on to an AOL account through the base station.
You can use the AOL Parental Controls feature to control or limit access to the following:
- connection time
- access level
- instant message notes
- email control
- AOL chat
- downloads from AOL software library or other FTP sites
- newsgroups and other AOL premium services
To learn more, use the AOL keyword "Parental Controls", or click on the link from the main AOL window.
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