Deployment Overview and Checklist

There are two main steps to a Spector 360 deployment: (1) Install the Server Components and (2) Install the Clients.

Step 1: Install Server Components

First, install the Server Components (Windows services and applications) at a central computer. Be sure to register your serial number and unlock Spector 360 during or following installation of these components.

Step 2: Install the Client on network computers

After installing the Server Components, you will use the Control Center (a Server Component application) to list your network computers and deploy the Client to the computers you wish to record. The Client is a hidden program that records all activity on a computer. Once the Client is installed and recording, you will be able to use the Dashboard to monitor activity on the computers.

Checklist

A successful deployment requires the following elements.

• Windows Network
  All computers should have TCP/IP Network connection and a Windows operating system. Spector 360 is designed for a Windows Domain Network, but will also work on a Windows Workgroup, Novell, Citrix, or Windows Terminal Server setup.  See Server Components and the Network.

• The "Server Components" Computer
  Install ALL the Spector 360 on a single computer (if possible) with

1. An up-to-date Windows Server 2003/2008, Windows Vista, XP Professional, or 2000 operating system

2. At least 100 GB free space, see Estimating the Database Size

3. Connection to the Internet for downloads during installation

4. A static IP address

Click here for more information about system requirements.

• Serial Number
  When you purchased Spector 360, SpectorSoft sent a serial number to the email address specified at time of purchase. During the installation you will register the serial number via an Internet connection to SpectorSoft. SpectorSoft will verify the serial number and email an Unlock Code for the number of licenses you have purchased.

• Administrator Account
  You will be asked for account credentials during Server Component Setup and Client installation. Be ready to supply the user name and password for a Domain Administrator account, or an account with administrator user privileges on each computer where you will install the Client.  See Client Recorders and the Network to learn more about requirements for remote Client installation and management.

• Dashboards Installed for Reviewing Recorded Data
  Create a Login Account for each person who will use the Dashboard. Use the Spector 360 Setup program to install ONLY the Dashboard each user's computer.  

• Working Dashboard - Database Connections
  Run the Dashboard to test its connection to the Database. If you are upgrading Spector 360 or migrating from Spector CNE, make sure you have restored or imported your previous data before installing new Clients.

• Appropriately Shared File Storage Folder
  If you wish, for security Share the File Storage folder (default is C:\Spector360Data) exclusively for Dashboard Users.

• Adjustments to Antivirus Software
  Configure the endpoint antivirus installed on your network to exclude the SpectorSoft Client signature or  "whitelist" the Client installation files in order to avoid detection and possible removal of the Client. See Configuring Antivirus to Ignore Spector 360.

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