- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (7-day trial); $2.99 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows XP/Vista
- Date added: July 15, 2008
- Total Downloads: 1,195
- Downloads last week: 34
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 5 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on January 22, 2009
Jumping through the preinstall registration hurdles may turn off some users, but those extra steps demonstrate this user-monitoring utility's attention to detail.
Sentry Total Family Protection is a client-server based application for filtering and monitoring PC use--ostensibly to protect children and other family members from visiting inappropriate sites or making inappropriate connections through IM and other methods. All settings and logs are accessible through the developer's Web-based control panel. The application's link requires you to register before you even download the executable, and installation is a multistep process involving a system reboot, so many users may get exasperated before the application is even viable on their systems. But once the utility is up and running, configuring its settings and using its features are very easy to master, for its online interface is designed with clarity and easy navigation in mind.
Sentry performed very well in our tests. We liked how simple it was to set up the profiles for system users and the real-time details provided in system-use logs, which were categorized among applications, browsers, and IM packages. Setting up black lists and managing access for users was also easy to accomplish, and we liked the simplicity offered for switching to and from stealth mode. Scheduling and restricting use time also was easy to manage. In all facets of our tests, the application responded quickly and satisfactorily.
The trial limit is rather brief, but the monthly charge is reasonable. This monitoring software will appeal to anyone wanting a simple, easy-to-use filtering system to protect their children from the web's less savory elements.
Publisher's description
From SearchHelp :Sentry Parental Controls: Total Family Protection is more than the average parental control product, offering parents full control and monitoring of their child's Internet and computer activity. With Sentry Parental Controls: Total Family Protection parents control and view every instant message (IM) conversation, Web site visited, and application used on their child's computer.
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Version: Sentry Total Family Protection 40.0.0012
Pros: Very simple to use and installing is real easy too. This is a very interesting piece of software because it comes packed with so many control features. The very affordable $2.99 a month price tag helps too :)
Cons: Nothing, so far this product has given me no problems at all.
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Version: Sentry Total Family Protection 40.0.0012
"This software saved my relationship with my kids"
Pros: Its easy to use and install, their live help desk is great, it really works
Cons: there are no Cons
Summary: I upgraded from Sentry Lite and bought Sentry Total Protection.
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