Settings

Background / General Information

In this area you can set your own background image instead of the default background of Child Control. This image then appears in connection with the warning messages on the child device. For best results, we recommend a transparent PNG graphic with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. The image must not be larger than 900 KByte.

Under General Information you will find current information about the software/app used as well as the operating system version. The date of the last synchronisation and the currently used serial number and its validity period are also displayed. You can also enter a new licence/serial number or change the access password at any time via the "Change" link.

Options Android

Here you can define if and when warnings of time lapse should be shown to the user. Extensions are automatically deleted at the beginning of a new day. Select the appropriate option to transfer unused extension times. Do not stop Audio in block screen: If a device limit is reached, Child Control stops the audio output after 10 seconds at the latest. If you do not want to stop the audio output, please select this option. See also FAQ special case audio apps.

Extension request visible: The extension request button is available in the app. This allows the child to request additional time. Activate the options in the Email Report or install the Parent App to receive extension requests. A sent release request is automatically deleted after 8 hours.

View reports visible: The Reports button is available on the child device. This also allows the child to view the logs (read only).

View limits visible: The Limits button is available on the child device. This allows the child to view the limits (read only).

Do not stop audio in block screen: Normally, if a limit has been reached and the Child Control block screen is displayed, audio driver is stopped as well. Tick this checkbox to display block screen but keep audio playing.

View reports visible: The Reports button is available on the child device. This also allows the child to view the logs (read only).

View limits visible: The Limits button is available on the child device. This allows the child to view the limits (read only).

Time Counting Android

Set here the type of time counting. The time counting decides how apps and the total time are counted. Here you have the choice between two different models. V1 model: In this mode, Child Control checks the current foreground app every 10 seconds and increases its times as well as the total time. Home screen (launcher) as well as the Child Control app are counted and also increase the total time. In the past, with this model there was sometimes the phenomenon that times of individual apps were counted too high and special display forms (picture-in-picture) were not recognised. The remedy was to deactivate the notifications for apps that were counted too high (as these were sometimes incorrectly recognised as apps). In this model, no times are counted if you have set Child Control to OFF (Web Portal -> Action -> Child Control OFF). When resetting the times, all values are deleted, including those of the current day.

V2 Model: Here we use the times per day counted by the operating system (OS). The home screen (launcher) as well as the Child Control app itself are not counted and do not increase the total time. To avoid rounding differences, apps are counted by the minute (even if the runtime was less than a minute). Since this model is based on the times counted by the OS, times are also recorded in which you had explicitly set the parental control to OFF (Web Portal -> Action -> Child Control OFF). When resetting the times, the current daily values are restored immediately.

Options WIndows

Select here in which intervals before the time expires a warning message should be issued to the user. Please note that if the pre-warnings are switched off, the user may not have time to save important work (e.g. in a text program). Therefore, please be very careful when switching off the early warnings. Please note that in active extension phases (both PC and Internet time) no more early warnings are displayed.

Hide warnings after 15 seconds: When a message is displayed (e.g. "5 minutes remaining"), the user must confirm it by clicking "Close". By selecting this option, the message is automatically hidden again.

Beep instead of warning (game mode): In addition to the warning message on the screen, you can have a warning tone played. The acoustic message only refers to the pre-warnings. This feature is useful when playing DirectX or other games that suppress Windows screen messages. At least your child will still hear an audible warning sound to let him know that the time is about to expire.

Device limit reached: Here you can select what should happen after time limits have expired. By default, the Kisi lock screen is displayed. Select Shutdown to turn off the PC when the device limit expires. If you select Log off, the user will only be logged off, but Windows services may continue to run. The Windows lock screen option calls the Windows lock screen (which can also be accessed with the Windows+L key combination).

Pause timers: Here you can specify if and when a time count should be paused. This can be the case, for example, when a screen saver is running. Note: A running screen saver is not recognized by the parental control if it was started via a link. If you want to start the screen saver manually, a corresponding entry is available in the context menu of the status display (right click on the Parental Control icon in the taskbar). If a certain program should stop the counter, please define it in the Programs section. Add the corresponding program to the "Always allowed" group and additionally set the check mark at "When all counters are HOLDED in the foreground".

Disable Fast User Switching: If you select this restriction, the option to change the user (Windows Start menu -> Change user) is no longer available.

Import/Export Profiles

If you want to import and export settings, use the Profiles section. For more information, see the chapter Profiles.

Self-Protection

Not described in help file yet. More information coming soon. Contact us for support.

Roaming

Roaming means common time counting and common settings for several devices/users (e.g. Windows PC and mobile phone). More information on how to use roaming can be found in the Roaming settings.

Delete device and data

WARNING: The app must always be uninstalled directly on the children's device! Instructions on how to do this can be found in the Uninstall chapter. Only use this function if the device is no longer available (stolen, broken, etc.) All data for this device will be permanently deleted from the web portal. However, the app itself remains on the device! Your account (login data) is not affected, see chapter Delete Account.