Child Protection

The Child Protection feature in the FRITZ!Box allows you to specify when and for how long individual computers or Windows users may use the Internet. For instance, you can define that your children are allowed to use the Internet connection only on weekdays between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and then only for one hour.

Note: The Internet /Child Protection menu is only available after you have entered your Internet account data in the Internet / Account Information menu and established a connection to the Internet.
The "Internet / Child Protection" menu is not available if you configured the FRITZ!Box as a DSL modem or as an IP client in the "Internet / Account Information" menu.

  • Child Protection can be set up for all computers, no matter what operating system they use.
  • In the Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems, Child Protection can be configured for each user individually. For this you have to install a client on the computer, which is available for download free of charge from the AVM web site. >> Click here for instructions for downloading and installing the client.

Enable Child Protection

Enable this setting to switch on the Child Protection function in the FRITZ!Box. As soon as this setting has been enabled, a table will be displayed on this page. The table shows the computers and users for which you can configure Child Protection.

Users and Computers The "Users and Computers" column displays the computers by name and the users by the name of their user accounts. If the computer name is not known to FRITZ!Box, the IP address of the computer is displayed instead.
The "SYSTEM" user is a special case. It only appears in this overview under certain conditions. >> Click here for an explanation of the "SYSTEM" user.
Internet Use The "Internet Use" column displays how long the user is allowed to use the Internet.
Used Today The "Used Today" column displays how long the Internet has already been in use. The time listed here is always given with reference to the current date.
edit Click this button to change the Child Protection settings.

>> Click here for information about how the online time is counted for child protection.

>> Click here to read about how the Child Protection settings of the computer and the user accounts interact.

Internet use is unrestricted for computers with Child Protection disabled.

When this setting is enabled, computers with child protection disabled can use the Internet without any time restrictions.

Internet use is blocked for computers with Child Protection disabled.

When this setting is enabled, computers with child protection disabled cannot use the Internet.

Note: If you want to ensure that the Child Protection settings cannot be changed by unauthorized users, protect the FRITZ!Box user interface with a password. Password protection for the FRITZ!Box can be configured using the "System / FRITZ!Box Password" menu command.