Restrict the use of applications and peripherals

Parental control allows you to restrict the use of the Internet browser by children, as well as games or videos on discs with age restrictions. Select a user from (settings)> [family control/family management], then choose the restrictions you want to apply to this user.

PlayStation 4 (PS4)

Playstation 4 parental controls via family management allow you to restrict content with mature content, manage screen time and limit expenses. You can also deactivate the Internet browser and access other features such as PlayStation VR. Using the PS4 console, you can also activate parental control restrictions on the PlayStation Network to ensure the safety of children online while they play.

Face your child to see who knows more about PlayStation Network parental controls with Press Start for PlayStation Safety.

What do I need?

Access to the PlayStation 4 console (PS4) and a PlayStation Network account for parents and tutors.

Restrictions that you can apply

Access to applications

Browser access

Game notes

Inappropriate contents

online games

Confidentiality and identity theft

Purchases

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Step by step instructions

These steps have been recreated on a PS4 console:

How to configure parental control

The configuration of parental controls on PlayStation 4 helps protect children online while they play and look at content. They also help you monitor the use of the PS4 console by your child.

To configure parental control:

Step 1 – using your account, Connect to the PlayStation 4 console. This account serves as a family manager.
2nd step – Press Up on the controller, then navigate right Until you arrived at the icon that looks a bit like a case and says Settings below. Press X To select it.
Step 3 – Scroll down has Parental control/family management and press X To select. From there, you can enter Family management To configure users and parental controls.

Add family members

You can add any user who uses the PS4 console on the family management screen. This will help you define user authorizations for adults and children.

To add family members:

Step 1 – Of Parental control/family management screen, highlighting Family management and press X.
2nd step – Select Create a user. Enter the name of the user first name And date of birth Then select Following.
Step 3 – Configure the relevant parental controls:

Age level for games

This feature allows you to define the maximum age level in the games to which your child can access. The age you define means that they can access all the content within and below this level. It is a good idea to define this according to their age and to make adjustments later if necessary.

Age level for Blu-ray and DVD Video discs

If your child is likely to look at content via Blu-ray or DVD, you can define limits for the content he is allowed to look.

Use of PlayStation VR

Since the VR is not appropriate for young children, most platforms suggest 13+ and PlayStation suggesting 12+, if your child is younger, you can limit his access to the VR, if necessary.

Internet browser use

If you don’t want your child to use the console as an internet browser, you can deactivate this option.

Step 4 – Highlight Confirm and press X To select.
Step 5 – Choose if your child can access the PlayStation Network. If you do this, be sure to configure checks in the PSN.

You can also play Press Start for PlayStation Safety with them to test their knowledge of the PlayStation Network to protect them.

Personalize user permissions

Once all the users have been added, define their authorizations to make sure that the checks you have implemented are not changed. You can also allow other confidence adults to make changes.

To configure user authorizations:

Step 1 – Of Parental control/family management screen, accessible via the PS4 console settings, select Family management.
2nd step – Select it user you wish to modify. Configure it as Tutor or provide Family members information.
Step 3 – For Children’s profiles, You can define content filters and expenditure limits under Parental control::

Content display created by other players

You can deactivate content display, including videos, images and text shared by other players on the PlayStation Network. This is ideal for young children because there can be inappropriate content for their age.

Age filtering for online content

Here you can restrict access to content online for your child. He will also mask the contents and games of the PlayStation Store according to the age of your child you defined when creating his account.

Monthly expenditure limit

You can define monthly limits for game purchases and other content for each user. All funds come from the family manager portfolio, to which they will have to add money.

Step 4 – Of user screen, You can also stay on top of the screen time.

Reading time settings

This helps you manage screen time. You can also see how long they have spent playing per day to help them balance their screen time.

Step 5 – Of user screen, scroll until Reset password, that they can use to access the PlayStation Network.

See the PlayStation Network Parental Control Guide to add additional security.

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Restrict the use of applications and peripherals

Parental control allows you to restrict the use of the Internet browser by children, as well as games or videos on discs with age restrictions. Select a user from (settings)> [family control/family management], then choose the restrictions you want to apply to this user.

You can also define restrictions for other users than family members who have never connected to PlayStation ™ Network.

Age limit for games

The combination of the parental control level that you have set for each child on your PS4 ™ system and the level of parental control for the game limit the games to which the child can play.
For example, if you want to restrict the use of a game with a “4” parental control level, define the parental control level of your PS4 ™ system on the lower figure “3”. By defining the level of parental control on your PS4 ™ system on “3”, users will not be able to play games whose level is “4” or more.

Verification of parental control levels for games

Disk games are sold in packaging labeled with information on the classification level. For the games you buy and download the PlayStation ™ Store, see the game detail page for this information. To understand how the game classification levels correspond to parental control levels, see the table below.
To display on the screen the parental control level of a game, select the game in the content zone, press the Options key, then select [Information]. If a game has age restrictions, the parental control level will appear in the field [parental control].

Combinations of game classification labels and parental control levels

Parental control level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Approximate user age	0	3	6	10	12	–	15	17	18	–	–
North America/Central America and South America *1 (excluding Brazil)			*2	*3
Europe *4 /Africa *5 /India (excluding Portugal, Germany and South Africa)
Germany
South Africa
Australia				*6
New Zealand
Russia
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates					*7	*8
Japan
Korea				*9
Taiwan
Singapore	General
Iarc
Brazil *10

*1 Excluding Brazil *2 Approximate Age of the User: 13 years *3 Approximate Age of the User: 17 years *4 Excluding Germany *5 Excluding Africa from the South *6 Approximate User Age: 15 years *7 Approximate Age of the User: 18 years *8 Approximate Age of the User: 21 years *9 Approximate Age of the User: 19 years old *10 These classifications are not compatible with the level of parental control of the PS4 ™ system. Define the level of the PS4 ™ system by referring to the approximate age of users in the table above.