Having a user password on PlayStation 5 is necessary because the console is often shared with friends or other users, who could enter your account at any time and without problem. However, the PS5 has a good way to control this and that is through the user password. We tell you how to create and use it, below.
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- How to create a password for PlayStation 5 user account?
- How to change the user password on the PlayStation 5?
- What are the alternatives to protect user account?
- Activate two-step verification
- Set up parental controls
- game time limit
- Disable login
- How to reset my PlayStation password?
How to create a password for PlayStation 5 user account?
- The first thing you have to do is open the settings menu on the PlayStation 5.
- Locate and select the ‘Users and Accounts’ option then scroll down the menu until you get to the option that says ‘Login Settings’.
- Select the option that says ‘Set a PS5 login key’.
- Set your new access code and voila, the password will be created, normally it is a simple four-digit code but you must still protect it and prevent someone else from having it.
- To finish, restart the console so that it turns on correctlyand verify the changes made.
With the changes made, you can make sure that nobody will be able to enter your session while you are not present or while they do not have your password, however you have to take into account that you have to disable the ‘Automatic login’ option so that of your password can work correctly.
How to change the user password on the PlayStation 5?
It is always good to change passwords after a certain period of time and on your PlayStation 5 it works the same way, so we will show you the easiest way to change your PS5 password. Remember that with this you will only improve the security of your account and session, which is important.
- Head to the Settings menu on your PS5.
- Locate and select the ‘User and Accounts’ option.
- Scroll until you find the option that says ‘Login Settings’
- Among the options you will get the one that says ‘Change your PS5 login key’, select it.
- It will ask you for your current password, enter it, then enter the new password and press ‘OK’.
What are the alternatives to protect user account?
Apart from the user password, the PS5 offers other options that can help you make your account more secure, you can use it in conjunction with the password to improve privacy or simply as a general method of protection, depending on what you want. We will show you below what the options are.
Activate two-step verification
- Enter your PlayStation 5 user and open the Settings menu.
- Then enter ‘Users and Accounts’. Click on Accounts and then ´Security´.
- In the menu that will open select the ‘Verification in two steps’.
- Now you must choose a verification method, it can be a text message or from the mobile application.
- If you choose the text message option you have to enter a phone number to which you have access, youwill press Next after placing it and after that you must enter the code that they send you by text message.
- Then you will be presented with a new series of codes that you must write down and save since in a future moment and in case you do not have your phone close by for a message to arrive, you will be able to use those codes.
- When writing them down, confirm on the PS5 by selecting the box and press ‘Done’.
Now you will have activated the verification in two steps, to complete the process completely you have to log in to PlayStation Network , by doing so you will receive a code by text message that you have to enter and that’s it, you can be sure that the verification in two steps is ready.
Set up parental controls
Parental control is an important and necessary option when you have children at home who play with the PlayStation. Parental control will allow parents to have power over the things that children can see; that is, that they consume content appropriate to their age and also limit the contact they can have with unknown friends. To configure this option you just have to follow the steps that we show you below.
- Log in to your PlayStation 5 and select the Settings menu.
- Scroll through the options until you get the one that says ‘Family and Parental Controls’, press it to select it.
- Select the option ‘PS5 console restrictions’, with this a box will open where you must place the restrictions code: 0000.
- Now you will see all the options offered by parental control and configure them to your liking. You can activate the main mode from there.
game time limit
Setting a game time limit is necessary to prevent your console from going into suspended access . To activate it you have to go to the ‘Family and Parental Control’ menu and from there locate the Family Management option , scan the QR code that they present to you, enter the PlayStation Network data and confirm the time zone, after this you can place usage time limit.
Disable login
First you have to go to the Application Settings, then select the Users and Accounts option, scroll through the new options until you get the Session Settings Configuration function and deactivate the option of ‘ Sign in to PS5 automatically ‘ by pressing on the lever on the right.
How to reset my PlayStation password?
This is quite easy, you just have to go to the Account Management menu, click on the question Having problems logging in? Press Reset password and enter your email, a confirmation email will be sent to you from which you can change the password. If the mail does not reach you, you can obtain information about it from the official PlayStation page.
