What is Bitdefender Central and how do I use it? Quick guide

What is Bitdefender Central & How do I use it? Quick guide

In this article, we’re going to cover all the basics to get you acquainted with Bitdefender Central – both the website and the mobile app version.

What is Bitdefender Central?

Besides offering the best protection for your systems, we want you to have the smoothest experience managing and using your Bitdefender products on all of your systems (Windows-based, macOS systems, iOS, and Android mobile devices). That is why we created Bitdefender Central.

Bitdefender Central is an online platform for managing all your Bitdefender products and subscriptions. From Central, you can control security for yourself and your entire family. You can activate and manage your subscriptions, install protection, track your lost devices and run remote scans and optimizations – all in one place.

You need to create an account to sign in to the Bitdefender Central portal. Sign up or log in to your Central account wherever you are by visiting https://central.bitdefender.com/ in a web browser.

Alternatively, you can use the Bitdefender Central mobile app available on the App Store and Google Play:

Select one of the following to learn more:

How do I use the Bitdefender Central website?

This section introduces you to the Bitdefender Central website. To learn how to access Central using the mobile app instead, read – How do I use the Bitdefender Central app on iPhone and Android?

Simply open a web browser and go to https://central.bitdefender.com to access the Bitdefender Central website on any internet-connected device.

The main dashboard provides at-a-glance views of the current state of subscriptions and devices that need users’ attention. This is also where you can get the latest cybersecurity news fresh from the Bitdefender blogs.

Now let’s look over the functions of each of the Bitdefender Central modules.

My Subscriptions

• See the details of all the subscriptions and payments attached to your account.

• See the devices a subscription is used on.

• Activate a new subscription.

• Manage your subscriptions. To learn how to manage your Bitdefender subscriptions and payments follow the steps from this article – How do I manage my Bitdefender subscriptions?

My Devices

• See the list of devices on which you installed Bitdefender.

• Install Bitdefender on your Windows, Mac, iOS, or Android devices.

• Remotely control the devices Bitdefender is installed on. Here are the commands you can run from Bitdefender Central on your Windows-based systems (if Bitdefender is installed):

1. View and Fix the issues that Bitdefender reports on the device.

2. Quick Scan and System Scan – can be run on the system.

3. Optimize the system – for computers with Bitdefender Total Security.

4. Run a Vulnerability scan on the computer.

5. Use the Anti-Theft feature – for Windows devices that have Bitdefender Total Security or Bitdefender Mobile Security for Android: Locate, Wipe, Lock.

My Offers

• Receive only personalized offers – which are 100% tailored to your systems’ security needs.

Digital Identity Protection

Discover whether your personal information has ever been leaked across the Internet and receive instant alerts about any new breaches. Here are the Bitdefender Digital Identity Protection features:

- Digital Footprint Visualization – see exactly how much of your personal info has been made public or stolen.
- Continuous Identity Monitoring – be aware of sensitive information about your identity found on the Dark Web and public databases.
- Real-Time Alerts – get alerts about identity theft attempts such as data breaches, account take-overs, and social media impersonations.

Parental Control

• Activity – displays child activity based on hours spent and their activity on the device.

• Applications – displays the applications that the child uses on the device.

• Websites – displays the general domains of interest that the parent can allow or block.

• Phone contacts – displays the list of contacts that the child has on the Android device. Contacts can be blocked by the parent.

• Child Location – a list of areas defined by the parent to be notified when the child enters or leaves those zones (E.g. home, school).

• Screen time – limit access to your child’s devices within specified hours, during bedtime. Allow access to the child’s devices for a specified time, during the daytime. Choose a time when the child can’t use any of the assigned devices (E.g. at bedtime). Available on Windows, macOS, and Android.

Premium Services

• Take a look at our Premium Services portfolio.

• Purchase a new premium service to fix your computer remotely.

Support

• Watch popular how-to videos.

• Find or get help regarding Bitdefender products.

Ask the Community

• Join the Bitdefender Expert Community to find answers, exchange ideas, and connect with other cybersec savvy people.

Bitdefender Account

• Personal information – Adjust your personal info for personalized offers, change the language for your Central account and for the Bitdefender product that you are installing on your Windows systems.

• Password and security – Change the password to your account or enable 2-Factor Authentication.

• Data & Privacy – (Un)subscribe from newsletters and other emails or delete your Central account.

VIDEO – How to use the Bitdefender Central website

Learn more about Bitdefender Central’s most important features from the video below.

How do I use the Bitdefender Central app?

This section introduces you to the Central app, the mobile app of the Bitdefender Central hub. To learn how to access Bitdefender Central from a web browser instead, read – How do I use the Bitdefender Central website on any device?

Users can search and install the Bitdefender Central app on iPhone, iPad, and Android from the App Store and Google Play respectively.

The main dashboard provides at-a-glance views of the current state of subscriptions and devices that need users’ attention. This is also where you can get easy tips to improve the security of your devices.

Now let’s look over the functions of each of the Bitdefender Central app features.

Devices

With the Central app you can:

See the list of devices protected by Bitdefender.
Install Bitdefender protection on all your Windows, Mac, iOS, or Android devices
Scan, clean, and optimize any device remotely

Locate, lock, wipe your lost or stolen devices to prevent unauthorized access with the Anti-Theft feature – for Windows devices that have Bitdefender Total Security or Bitdefender Mobile Security for Android.

Notifications

Get an instant notification whenever Bitdefender detects a threat
Receive security updates for your devices 24/7

Parental Control

Limit Screen Time & Pause Child Profile: restrict device access on your children’s devices. BOX users can block Internet access on all a child’s assigned devices, including game consoles and smart TVs
Web filtering
Location reporting & Safe Check-in for a child’s mobile devices

Bitdefender BOX

Bitdefender Central works with Bitdefender BOX to secure and manage your smart home:
Set up your Bitdefender BOX
Manage all devices in your home network
Change your Wi-Fi name and password
Pause the internet connection on your devices
Discover your devices and group them under your Bitdefender BOX network
Check protection status and connectivity status for all your connected devices
Filter your devices by status or by user
Create profiles for your family members and allocate devices to them
Protect your kids online and manage screen time with parental controls
Get real-time notifications for threats blocked by Bitdefender BOX: anomaly detection, unencrypted banking information sent, botnet attacks

VIDEO – What is the Bitdefender Central app?

Find out more details about the Bitdefender Central app from the video below.

A spaceship needs a command center. From Bitdefender Central, customers can safely command all their devices.