What you should know:
When you first install McAfee All Access, you'll set up your McAfee account online and install appropriate protection for the Mac or PC on which you're installing it. During installation you can choose to install security on just the device you're using or on that device plus a smartphone. Once installation is finished, you can extend McAfee's protective umbrella to all the rest of your devices.
The online McAfee dashboard is your control center for security. You can log into it from any Mac or PC and install the appropriate security utility on that device, or send an email to a different Mac or PC with a link to installation.
The dashboard offers an overview of security status for all of your devices with McAfee security installed. Clicking a particular device gets you details about what security components are installed, and what additional components could be installed. If you've installed the McAfee Family Protection parental control system, the dashboard offers a summary of recent activities. You can also access your backups using the Web restore console.
What it offers:
A single subscription to McAfee All Access 2013 gets you security protection for all of your devices, or for all of your household's devices. From its online management console, you can easily extend protection to any of your PCs, Macs, smartphones, or tablets. If you've got a houseful of connected devices, this is the security solution for you.
The advantage:
One price protects unlimited PC, Mac, or mobile devices. Online management console to check status, add protection. Can choose AV or suite for PC or Mac. Advanced parental control with online management. Web-based access to backups. App Locker adds mobile security. New SafeKey password management.
The unfavorable:
Backups can't sync between machines. Mac parental control still doesn't have all features of PC version. Standalone security products don't rate as high as some competitors.
The price:
$ 81.99
When you first install McAfee All Access, you'll set up your McAfee account online and install appropriate protection for the Mac or PC on which you're installing it. During installation you can choose to install security on just the device you're using or on that device plus a smartphone. Once installation is finished, you can extend McAfee's protective umbrella to all the rest of your devices.
The online McAfee dashboard is your control center for security. You can log into it from any Mac or PC and install the appropriate security utility on that device, or send an email to a different Mac or PC with a link to installation.
The dashboard offers an overview of security status for all of your devices with McAfee security installed. Clicking a particular device gets you details about what security components are installed, and what additional components could be installed. If you've installed the McAfee Family Protection parental control system, the dashboard offers a summary of recent activities. You can also access your backups using the Web restore console.
What it offers:
A single subscription to McAfee All Access 2013 gets you security protection for all of your devices, or for all of your household's devices. From its online management console, you can easily extend protection to any of your PCs, Macs, smartphones, or tablets. If you've got a houseful of connected devices, this is the security solution for you.
The advantage:
One price protects unlimited PC, Mac, or mobile devices. Online management console to check status, add protection. Can choose AV or suite for PC or Mac. Advanced parental control with online management. Web-based access to backups. App Locker adds mobile security. New SafeKey password management.
The unfavorable:
Backups can't sync between machines. Mac parental control still doesn't have all features of PC version. Standalone security products don't rate as high as some competitors.
The price:
$ 81.99
