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Circle

User Guide

Table of

contents

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Getting familiar with Circle

Getting started

Using the Circle Parental

Controls App

The Home Screen
Profiles

Devices
Dashboard

Features

Circle Home Plus device

Wi-Fi devices & Circle Home Plus
Troubleshooting

Filter
Time Limits
Bedtime
Focus Time
Pause

Location
History
Usage
Rewards

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Summary of Contents for Home Plus

Page 1: ...o guide you along the way in using Circle to manage content and time spent online If you run into questions or issues don t hesitate to reach out We re here to help The Circle team support meetcircle com help meetcircle com Meet Circle Circle Home Plus Circle Parental Controls App User Guide Circle Home Plus Circle Parental Controls App User Guide ...

Page 2: ...ind balance in today s digital world This guide has been designed to guide you along the way in using Circle to manage content and time spent online If you run into questions or issues don t hesitate to reach out We re here to help The Circle team support meetcircle com help meetcircle com Meet Circle ...

Page 3: ...ted 6 Using the Circle Parental Controls App 7 The Home Screen Profiles Devices Dashboard Features 10 05 Circle Home Plus device 17 Wi Fi devices Circle Home Plus Troubleshooting Filter Time Limits Bedtime Focus Time Pause Location History Usage Rewards 15 15 16 16 11 13 13 14 14 8 8 9 9 18 19 ...

Page 4: ... Detailed breakdown of every site visited by a profile across all devices Compare online time for each profile across all devices Popular Apps Websites A popular online service made up of sites and apps Site An individual source of online content Category Collection of sites platforms sharing a common purpose Pause the Internet with the push of a button Unpause Resuming Internet access after being...

Page 5: ...d by Circle Filter4 Time Limits4 Focus Time4 Feature Description Schedule overnight offline time for each family member to make late night scrolling a thing of the past Circle settings are shared across all devices assigned to a family member profile Profiles Wi Fi ethernet or cellular data source used to access the Internet Network Term Description Any Internet connected equipment smartphone tabl...

Page 6: ...pp Apple iOS 12 or newer Android 6 0 Marshmallow or newer To find the app search Circle Parental Controls in the App Store iOS or Google Play Android Follow the in app instructions to continue 1 Create your Circle Account 2 Set up the App 3 Set up Circle Home Plus The Circle App ...

Page 7: ...Circle User Guide 7 Using the Circle App 03 ...

Page 8: ...s Create profiles for every family member so their Circle settings are shared across all devices To view a profile Tap on a profile from the home screen From here you can see their name photo and a summary of their Circle settings Tap edit in the top right corner of the screen to change the name or picture You can also delete the profile from here Tap done to save changes or cancel to go back with...

Page 9: ...en you can find a list of all assigned devices by selecting devices Dashboard Finding the dashboard If you ve assigned a family member s device to a profile they can use the dashboard from the Circle App or a web browser by visiting dashboard meetcircle com What s on the dashboard On the dashboard you ll see information for the various Circle features you ve enabled for that family member There s ...

Page 10: ... Guide 10 Features 04 Parental controls right at your fingertips Simplify how you manage your family s online screen time Circle s features let you set limits filter content and keep tabs on every connected device ...

Page 11: ... or limit time online for any assigned devices Filter settings After you select a filter level you can customize it by setting content to allowed not allowed or unmanaged by tapping the text box across from the platform or category name Content from this source is available and tracked by Circle Allowed Content is restricted by the filter Not allowed Internet traffic is allowed to freely come and ...

Page 12: ...s App Stores Downloads Digital software distribution for apps programs and more Email Electronic mail providers Filter Lifestyle Blogs Personal Sites Blogging platforms and sites with personal content Government Politics Government services politics lobbying and military Health Personal health and fitness Home Family Cooking parenting home decorating and more Issues Lifestyles Social issues philos...

Page 13: ...ry day by selecting by reward only for a Time Limit When setting Bedtime the day of the week represents the night a Bedtime begins Typical weekday Bedtime spans Sunday to Thursday with weekend nights on Friday and Saturday To set a Bedtime Tap on a profile from the home screen then select Bedtime from the feature list Turn Bedtime on by tapping the enable switch in the top right Set the Bedtime by...

Page 14: ...er with the family Home Pause To pause all Circle devices at once press the pause button on the home screen then confirm Press the same button again to unpause Profile Pause To pause a family member tap on their profile from the home screen then tap the pause button in the top left corner of the screen Press the same button again to unpause Device Pause To pause a single device tap the devices ico...

Page 15: ...vice will only work if location services are enabled on the device you are locating and Circle will notify you if this is the reason a device cannot be located Circle does not store a history of previous locations History displays a chronological list of sites viewed by a profile Toggle between Filtered and Visited to see which sites were prevented or accessed To see a family member s History Tap ...

Page 16: ...and platforms by tapping on a category A pop up menu will allow you to take action on a particular category that contributed total online time Usage Rewards are an easy way to send family members extra online time for an individual day Rewards expire at midnight so original time limits are reset the following day Rewards To send a Reward Tap on a profile from the home screen then tap the star in t...

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Page 18: ...cted devices to mange with Circle your family s Wi Fi devices New devices joining Wi Fi Circle Home Plus will discover new Wi Fi devices when they join your network You can choose if these devices are set to the Home profile or left as Unmanaged The home profile The home profile is where all shared family devices live You set a baseline filter plus any Focus Times of Bedtimes to apply to all these...

Page 19: ...le Home Plus hotspot if the app required you to do so before continuing or that you ve correctly entered your Wi Fi password credentials into the Circle App If you paired Circle Home Plus over ethernet but don t use Wi Fi or you re unable to pair wirelessly just tap skip Wi Fi pairing during setup If your Circle Home Plus seems to be creating problems for your home network try temporarily disablin...

Page 20: ...Support support meetcircle com Press press meetcircle com ...

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