Norton™ Family Premier

A smarter way to protect your kids online

Norton™ Family Premier

Safe surfing and socializing for kids, peace of mind for you

  • Keep your kids safe from online bullies and stalkers
  • See what your kids are really doing online
  • Set limits on your kids' computer time
  • Monitor your kids' mobile device activities1

 

Also works with
Windows 7,
XP and Vista.

Benefits

  • Let your kids enjoy the good stuff on the Web
    • Encourages discussion between you and your kids about their online activities to help you teach them safe online behavior and habits.
    • Designed to be completely transparent, kids know Norton Family is there, and they have a say in setting the rules, so they're more likely to follow them.
    • The free Norton Family mobile app1 keeps you in the loop on your kids' online and mobile activities even when you're on the go.
  • Protect your kids from online dangers
    • Lets you monitor and block websites your kids visit, and lets you see what they search for online.
    • Shows you how your kids represent themselves on social networking sites, including the name, age and email address they use.
    • Gives you detailed information about the videos your kids watch on YouTube and other top video sharing sites2.
    • Emails monthly or weekly reports on your kids' online activities, including how long they're online each day.
    • Lets you set limits on ow much time your kids can spend on the computer.
  • Keep an eye on your kids' online activities even when you're on the go
    • Lets you easily check in on your kids anytime, from any computer connected to the Internet, so you'll always know what they're up to.
    • With the free Norton Family mobile app, you can monitor your kids' online activity from your mobile device1.
    • Sends you an email if your kids try to visit websites they shouldn't or if they're not following your online rules.
  • Monitor your kids' mobile activities, too1
    • Lets you download the free Norton Family mobile app to your kids' smartphones and tablets, so you can also monitor their mobile device activities.
    • Tracks all the websites your kids visit, or attempt to visit, using their mobile devices, and lets you block specific sites.
    • Tells you who your kids text.
    • Shows you all the apps your kids have installed and uninstalled on their mobile devices.
    • Helps ensure the apps on your kids' mobile devices are age-appropriate.
    • Lets you remotely monitor kids' computer and mobile activities and change settings right from your iOS or Android™ device, even while on the go.

Features

  • Web Monitoring & Blocking – Tracks your kids' online activities and shows you all the websites your kids visit or attempt to visit on their PC or mobile device1. Lets you block specific sites or types of sites that you feel are inappropriate for your kids.
  • Video Monitoring – Gives you detailed information about the videos your kids watch on YouTube and other popular video sharing sites2. Lets you view a quick snippet of each video, so you can make sure that your kids aren't watching videos they shouldn't be.
  • Time Limits – Lets you set limits on how much time each of your kids can spend on the computer. You can even limit computer use to specific hours or days of the week.
  • Time Reporting – Creates easy-to-read reports which let you see how much time your kids spend on the computer. Summaries are broken down by individual, so you'll know how much time each kid is spending online and if you need to set or change time limits.
  • Social Network Monitoring – Shows you what social networking sites your kids belong to, and lets you see the name, age and profile picture they use on each site, so you'll know how they represent themselves online.
  • Search Monitoring – Tracks the words, terms and phrases your kids search for online. Gives you greater insight into your kids' online interests, and lets you know if they are intentionally seeking out blocked sites or inappropriate content.
  • Custom Alerts – Automatically alerts you via email when your kids do something they shouldn't, such as ignore a warning or attempt to visit a blocked site.
  • Norton Family Mobile App1 – This free app lets you also keep an eye on your kids' mobile device activities, so you can help keep them safe from mobile threats. It also lets you access Norton Family Premier from your mobile device, so you can keep an eye on your kids wherever you go. (App must be downloaded separately.)
  • Consolidated Reporting – Shows you all your kids' online activities and the amount of time they've spent on the computer during the past 90 days (compared to 7 days for Norton Family).
  • Weekly and Monthly Email Reports – You can have Norton Family Premier email you detailed reports of your kids' online activities every week, once a month or both.

Microsoft Windows Requirements

Macintosh Requirements

Operating Systems Supported

Norton Family for Windows is supported on the following operating systems:

  • Microsoft Windows 8* (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) Starter/Home Basic/Home Premium/Professional/Ultimate
  • Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit, Service Pack 1 or later) Home Basic/Home Premium/Ultimate/Business
  • Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit only, Service Pack 2 or later Home/Pro/Media Center Edition (2005 and above)

Hardware Requirements

The following are the recommended system requirements to use Norton Family for Windows:
  • 300-MHz or higher processor
  • 512 MB of RAM (256 MB minimum)
  • 100 MB of available hard disk space

Browser Support

Norton Family client for Windows supports the following browsers in Microsoft Windows:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later1 (32-bit only)
  • Mozilla® Firefox® (32-bit only)1,2
  • Google Chrome™1,2

Norton Family does not support Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit version.
* Does not support Windows 8-style browsing.
1As made available by Symantec within your service period.
2Supports current and the most recent previous 32-bit major releases.

Internet Connection

You must have an Internet connection to access Norton Family and to download and install Norton Family Client for Windows. When you use Norton Family, Norton LiveUpdate automatically updates your computer.

Adobe Flash Player

You must install Adobe Flash Player 10.x or higher to view the Norton Family video.

Operating Systems Supported

Norton Family for Mac is supported on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.7
  • Mac OS X 10.8

Hardware Requirements

The following are the recommended system requirements to install Norton Family for Mac:

On Macs with OS X 10.7 or OS X 10.8:

  • Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
  • 2 GB of RAM
  • 200 MB of available hard disk space

Browser Support

Norton Family can be accessed using the following browsers:

On Macs with OS X 10.7 or OS X 10.8, Norton Family monitors and records each kids Web and social networking activities on the following browsers:

  • Mozilla® Firefox® 4.1 or later (32-bit and 64-bit) 1,2
  • Safari® 5.1 or later

Safari® 5.1 and later versions support Web Monitoring and Web Blocking only.
Monitoring of personal information, social networking, search and video are not supported at this time.

1As made available by Symantec within your service period.
2Supports current and the most recent and previous 32-bit major release.

Internet Connection

You must have an Internet connection to access Norton Family and to download and install Norton Family Client for Mac. When you use Norton Family, Norton LiveUpdate automatically updates your computer.

Adobe Flash Player

You must install Adobe Flash Player 10.x or higher to view the Norton Family video.

Android Requirements

iOS Requirements

Android™ Mobile Devices
  • Android v2.2 and above
  • 550 MHz processor
  • 256 MB of RAM
4 MB of available disk space

iOS Mobile Devices

  • iPod touch® 2nd generation
  • iPod touch® 3rd generation (late 2009 models with 32 GB or 64 GB)
  • iPhone® 3G
  • iPhone® 3GS
  • iPhone® 4
  • iPad™
  • iPad™ 2
  • iOS3 or higher
  • Internet Access

1Most features available on Android™ devices only unless otherwise specified for iPod Touch®, iPad® or iPhone®

2Norton™ Family Premier monitors videos that your kids view on hulu.com, YouTube.com and video.google.com. It does not monitor or track YouTube videos that have been embedded on other websites or blogs.

1 Year Protection: Use of the Norton Family service is subject to acceptance of Terms & Conditions found at onlinefamily.norton.com.

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