Manually Approve Members + Protect Images

Hello! I just installed the program and I have a couple of questions that I'm hoping someone has the answer to.
I'm offering a free membership but I want to manually approve members who register. Is there a way to do this?
I also want to protect certain images on the site. Would I accomplish this by the URI Access Restrictions?
Thanks in advance for your help.
I'm offering a free membership but I want to manually approve members who register. Is there a way to do this?
I also want to protect certain images on the site. Would I accomplish this by the URI Access Restrictions?
Thanks in advance for your help.