Apple iPad series - Page 84

Using Parental Controls
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To define what’s allowable on your iPad, follow these steps:
1. From the Home screen, tap Settings. The Settings screen appears.
2. Tap General. The General settings screen appears.
3. Tap Restrictions. An Enter Passcode screen appears.
4. Type your four-digit passcode. The Restrictions settings screen appears.
5. Under the Allowed Content category, tap a button to define what to block,
such as tapping the on/off switch to block or allow in-app purchases or to
define the movie ratings allowed on your iPad such as PG-13 or R.
6. Press the Home button.
Disabling Restrictions
By tapping the on/off buttons, you can selectively disable certain iPad features.
However, if you want to remove restrictions altogether, follow these steps:
1. From the Home screen, tap Settings. The Settings screen appears.
2. Tap General. The General settings screen appears.
3. Tap Restrictions. A Turn Off Passcode screen appears.
4. Type your four-digit passcode on the numeric keypad that appears on the
screen. A Restrictions settings screen appears.
5. Tap Disable Restrictions. A Turn Off Passcode screen appears.
6. Type your four-digit number on the numeric keypad that appears on the
screen.
7. The Restrictions settings screen appears again.
8. Press the Home button.
Additional Ideas for Using Restrictions on
Your iPad
The main reason to restrict access to different iPad features is to keep your kids
from certain content. However, you may also want to restrict your own access to
certain features to avoid the temptation to waste time.
For example, suppose you’re addicted to the Internet and keep paying
way too much for Internet access through your cellular network provider. Simply
restrictaccess to Safari and/or YouTube and remove the temptation from your
Home screen.
To make this even more effective, have someone else type in a passcode
to restrict your access to certain features. Now you won’t be tempted to turn off
these features since even you won’t have the proper four-digit passcode. (Just
make sure that you trust the person restricting your access to your own iPad, or
else you may never gain access to those features without completely resetting
youriPad.)