Set Network Limits (Parental Controls)

You can schedule regular internet downtimes, for example, parental control of internet devices.  

You can stop a user's device from accessing the Internet during specific times or days, such as homework time for your children.  Schedules that specify common limits for homework and bedtime are automatically set up for convenience.  You can use these, modify them, or create new schedules.  You can also delete or delay any set schedules.

Use this two-step process to set network limits: 

• Specify the schedule/limits you want to implement or use the defaults.  
• Apply the limits to selected users.

Schedule Network Limits on Fing Web App (Fingbox, Agent, and Desktop Monitored networks)

You can use the default schedules for Homework and Bedtimes or create new ones.

Use Default Schedules

If you want to use default schedules (Homework and Bedtimes) do this:

1. Select the People card, or select People from the left Navigation menu.  The detailed Who's Online window is displayed.
2. Select the schedules by clicking on the Hamburger icon on the right side and click Edit. The Schedule Internet Limits window is displayed.
3. Select the schedules by clicking on the Hamburger icon on the right side and then select Edit. The Schedule Internet Downtime window is displayed.
4. Enable the toggle switch at the top of the window.
5. Customize the name for the schedule if you want to change it.
6. Select the weekdays, start time and end time.
7. Select the users that the schedule applies to (at least one user must be added).
8. Click Save to apply the schedule.

 Create New Schedule

If you want to create a new schedule do this:

1. Select the People card, or select People from the left Navigation menu.  The detailed Who's Online window is displayed.
2.  Select the Enable switch button.
3. Add the name schedule.
4. Select the weekdays, start time and end time.
5. Select the users that the schedule applies to (at least one user must be added).
6. Click Save to apply the schedule.

Delete, Delay, or Restore a Set Schedule Using Fing Web App

You can remove or postpone set schedules.  You can also restore a delayed schedule.

Delete/Remove a Schedule

To delete a set schedule, select the Hamburger (ellipsis) icon next to the schedule, and then select Delete from the drop-down menu.  

A confirmation pop-up window is displayed.

Select Delete on the pop-up window to confirm that you want to delete the schedule.

Delay/Postpone a Running Schedule

You can delay/postpone a running/active schedule. If you want to apply a delay to an active schedule do this:

1. Select the People card, or select People from the left Navigation menu.  The detailed Who's Online window is displayed.
2. Select the schedules by clicking on the Hamburger (elipsis) icon on the right side and select Delay.
3. Select the delay period you want to apply, and select Limit internet.
4. Click the Limit Internet button to apply the delay schedule.

Restore a Delayed Schedule

If you want to restore a delayed schedule do this:

1. Select the People card or select People from the left Navigation menu.  The detailed Who's Online window is displayed.
2. Select the schedules by clicking on the hamburger icon on the right side and click Restore.

Schedule Internet Access and Downtime Using a Fing Monitoring Agent with the Fing Mobile App

1. Open the Fing Mobile App.
2. Click Overview on the bottom toolbar
3. Click the Online Users widget. Alternatively, click the blue See devices button and click the People tab.
4. Scroll down and click the blue Create new schedule button. If you have any Scheduled Internet Pauses scheduled, they will be displayed here.
5. Select the type of schedule: Bedtime, Homework, Generic.
6. Select the days and times you want to pause the user's Internet.
7. Click the user you wish to restrict.
8. Click Save.

Schedule Internet Downtime Using the Fing Desktop App

1. From Overview, click the Users widget. Alternatively, click the Online Devices widget and then click the People tab.
2. Scroll down to Schedule Internet downtime and click the blue Create new schedule button
3. Select the type of schedule: Bedtime, Homework, Generic and click OK.  The Edit page is displayed.
4. Select the days and times you wish to pause the user's/device's access to the Internet. You can also name the schedule.
5. Click the user you wish to restrict from accessing the Internet on these days and times
6. Enable the Internet downtime schedule Switch button near the top right.
7. Click Add to save the schedule.

Troubleshoot Internet Downtime on Desktop App

The most common problems or system messages you may encounter are lack of permission to apply a schedule or your network context has not be set to "home" or "office".   See Troubleshooting Block and Pause for more troubleshooting tips.

Lack of Permission to Apply Schedule

If you cannot apply a schedule, you have not accepted the Terms&Conditions of the service, and may see this message. 

To fix this, do this:

1. Open the Desktop dashboard, and select Network on the left sidebar or navigation bar.
2. If the section Pause/Block device is missing from the Network window, it means you have not accepted the Terms and Conditions.  See Block a Device Using Fing Desktop.

 Your Network Context is not set to Home or Office

The network context must be set to Home or Office to use the internet downtime or block and pause feature.  If the network context has not be set to Home or Office, you wll see this message.

 Check your network validation by clicking on the Network tab on the sidebar and reaching the section Pause/Block Devices.

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