Set up parental controls in the Fritz box

If you have a Fritz Box, you do not need to install an additional child protection program on your computers. We'll show you how to activate the child lock in the FritzBox to control your children's surfing behavior.

Find and activate the child lock setting of the FritzBox

So that you don't have to have a queasy feeling when your children surf the Internet alone, you keep full control with the child lock integrated in the Fritz Box.

1. First you have to open the FritzBox user interface.
2. Now you have to find the menu item "Child lock". In older versions you will find this item directly under the menu item "Internet". In the current FRITZ! OS version 05.50, click on "Internet" in the menu on the right, then select the "Filter" option (see picture).
3. Here you can see in the list all devices that were previously active via your network. Select the desired mobile phone or the computer that you want to provide with parental controls by clicking the Edit button on the right.
4. There you must first check the box "Access rules active" at the top. Now you can edit the access rules for the selected device.

Setting up FritzBox parental controls: Configure access rules for individual devices

Now you can choose, among other things, when and for how long your children can surf the Internet and which pages may or may not be visited.

• Under the first point "Time restriction" you can select exactly at what time the device is allowed to be online and on which days of the week. You can also set a maximum online time (see picture).
• Under the second point "Filters for websites" you can choose, among other things, that secure HTTPS connections are prohibited, so that applications such as Facebook or online banking are prohibited. You can also create your own white and black lists. So you can either block certain pages or just allow a handful of pages.
• Under the last point "Blocked network applications" you can block certain services such as BitTorrent so that your children do not accidentally use illegal services.

The practical tip relates to FRITZ! OS version 05.50. In other versions, content and menu items can be arranged in different places. In this news article, we will show you how to get even more out of your FritzBox.