HT2900 Hi Is this parental control specific to a computer only ??

For example, I wish to set some parental controls on my home network so that when my children log into their iPods or PC's or iPads that they are restricted from accessing certain content ?
Can this be done by setting a parental control on the main computer only or does it need to be done on every device, or with my ISP
Thanks

That would be the user account on the computer. Parental controls have no connection with an Apple ID or iTuens Store account.
There is no way to globally manage parental controls on all devices. Parental controls on the Mac are completely separate from controls on an iOS device. For a Mac, you set the parental controls for the user's account in Mac OS X (in the System Preferences) or, as Camelot indicated, on a Mac OS X Server, something few home users have or are willing to set up.
For an iOS device, you would set up the controls on each device individuall unless you want to obtain and learn a mobile device management system such as Apple Configurator, JAMF's Casper, or another such solution. For most home users it's easist just to set up the iOS devices separately.
Regards.

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