WiFi parental controls

[Daniel Brott]

I was hoping to get my son a Lumia 520 to use as an mp3 player. I will not be activating the phone. My only concern is that he would still have access to WiFi and I don't want him to have access except when I can monitor him. Are there any parental controls for wifi either natively or through an app? Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[N_LaRUE]

Not sure how old your son is but have you looked into this? Setting up Kid's Corner | Windows Phone How-to (United Kingdom)

If it's just going to be used as a MP3 player then delete the WiFi connection once you're done setting up the phone. I think you still need to setup a MS account for the phone to work.

 

[Daniel Brott]

Not sure how old your son is but have you looked into this? Setting up Kid's Corner | Windows Phone How-to (United Kingdom)

If it's just going to be used as a MP3 player then delete the WiFi connection once you're done setting up the phone. I think you still need to setup a MS account for the phone to work.

appreciate the response. My son is 8 years old. I'd like to not totally kill the WiFi but just want a password or something on it so he can't get to it on his own. It's not so much a problem at home as we have secure WiFi which needs a password but sometimes he goes out with friends or family to mcdonalds it someplace like that and could access WiFi there, so I'm looking for a way to restrict access on the phone itself without totally disabling it. Thanks!

 

[Daniel Brott]

I think I figured out a way to do this. I could put all the music, apps, etc. On kids corner and only let him access that. This way he can't access the WiFi settings. Anyone see a reason why this would not work? Thanks!

 

[anon(7917514)]

Apps corner would possibly be a better solution for what the OP is after.