Parental Control Software

When parents think of parental control software they think of Sentry Basic. Sentry Basic offers parents the ability to block, monitor, and control what their children can do on the computer. Sentry Basic features a revolutionary filtering engine that filters websites and popular instant messaging applications such as MySpace IM.

#1 Recommended Software For Parents

Sentry Basic is the leading web filter product recommended to parents by organizations such as the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Most recently and shockingly Sentry Basic has now been recommended to parents by the same people who produce the very content Sentry is designed to block, the adult online entertainment industry.

Online Predator Protection

Sentry Basic features many innovative parental tools to keep your child safe online. One such tool is the Online Predator Protection service that’s built right into the Basic chat filtration engine. The online predator protection service can quickly identify and alert parents when their child receives messages such as “r u alone?”

Control Instant Messengers

Have complete control of your child’s instant messengers today. Control the messengers they can use and monitor all incoming and outgoing messages from your computer.

Control Web Browsers

Instantly block inappropriate websites on installation and complete browser applications on your computer. Control access to the entire Internet or websites such as MySpace.com and Facebook.com with just a few clicks of your mouse.

Control Computer Time

Quickly and easily control the time users can log on the computer. Control computer access by number of hours or by access times. If your child tries to log in or reaches their time limit on the computer they will be immediately logged off of the computer.

Control Downloads

Stop constantly reformatting your child’s computer because they keep downloading viruses from free download sites and P2P applications. With Sentry Basic, you can instantly block limewire, bear share, and bit torrent applications. You can even block the downloading of .zip, .exe, and ftp files so only you can control what kind of software your child can install on the computer.

Instant Alerts

Receive instant alerts on your cell-phone or email whenever your child violates their online policy settings. Control up to two (2) people that can receive these violation alerts.

Web-Based Logs

With Sentry Basic, parental control software, you can access your monitored browser and IM/Chat logs easily from our web-based control panel. With Sentry’s web-based control panel you can see the information update in real-time as the user surfs the Internet or converses with a stranger.

Stealth Mode

Sentry Basic operates in stealth mode, meaning your users will never know it is installed. There are no special steps or downloads to activate this feature.