Parental controls
Parental controls in Janus are now Child Safety: rules attached to each child that cover every model, replacing the Family router and Parental controls policy templates.
What it is
Janus 2026.10.4 shipped parental controls as two templates, a Family router and a Parental controls security policy. From 2026.10.5 both are replaced by Child Safety, which attaches the rules to the child instead of to a router or a policy binding. Existing Family safety settings move over as the Kids age range, and existing auto/family routers keep working as ordinary routers.
Why you want it
A router only protects requests that ask for the router, and a policy only protects what it is bound to. Rules that follow the child cover every model they can use, including ones added later, without any upkeep.
How it works
- Age ranges (Little kids, Kids, Teens, or your own) with six categories, each Off, Answer appropriately or Block
- A tutor rule that never gives the final answer, and a kind support message with the 988 Lifeline when a child is feeling low
- Blocking works in every edition
- Security → Categories no longer lists the Family categories; a policy that already selects one keeps it
- See Child Safety for the full description
See it on your own network.
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