If you do not see all Dasbhoard tool buttons, click the >> button below the tools.
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To use the Dashboard, you need:
A
Dashboard login account.
Your Spector 360 Administrator will provide you with a login name and
password, or tell you that your Windows authentication will be used.
Network
Access to the Database.
Your Dashboard computer must have network access to a Spector 360 SQL
Server instance (the Database) with permission to user recordings. Your
Spector 360 Administrator will make sure your login account has the appropriate
access.
To get started:
Double-click the Dashboard icon on your Desktop, or open the Windows Start menu and select All Programs, Spector 360 and Spector 360 Dashboard.
Wait as the program loads and the splash screen appears. A login prompt appears on the splash screen when the program has loaded.
Note: If no login prompt appears, you may have logged in already under Windows authentication and you don't need to log in again.
Read these Help topics for an overview of the Dashboard:
Scenarios try these step-by-step tutorials
As you begin reviewing recorded data, refer to each activity type under "Viewing Recorded Events" in the Table of Contents for this Help in order to understand and interpret the data you are viewing.
Note: You will not be able to view data with the Dashboard until data has been collected and processed for the Database. Check the Criteria date settings to make sure you aren't excluding data that you need to see.
First, determine what kind of information you need to see. Click a button in the lower left navigation pane to open the Dashboard tool.
Quick View shows top statistics. The recorded data is consolidated in comparative graphic charts for at-a-glance conclusions. Use Quick View to answer questions such as:
Which users do the most Web surfing or Chat/IM during work hours?
What were the top online searches entered for the previous year?
Which computer is using the most network bandwidth?
Who's communicating with clients most often?
Who's logging in early and spending the most time engaged in activity? Who's taking long breaks?
Search lets you query all users and data. Search finds the needle in the haystack by returning matches to your search term(s) from any or all users or activities in the database. Search results link to other data views for further investigation. Use Search when you're not sure which type of activity to query:
Who leaked confidential information to a competitor? Search for a keyword or phrase in all users' Email, Webmail, Instant Messages, Keystrokes, and all other recorded events.
Was there any communication following a major transition that might affect stockholder behavior? Focus in on a time period and search across all user activity for the telling words.
Is John Doe planning to leave the company? Search all of his recorded activity.
Data Explorer mines all data from one activity. Access all email, all chat/IM, or all online searches. Use Data Explorer to delve into questions such as:
What was the content of chat conversations in "Dept. X" during a critical two-week period?
What file transfers were performed last month, and which domains and documents were involved?
Which users/computers printed files on device "Laser Printer 55" last week, and which files were printed?
How many Keyword Alerts were detected this last month, which users caused the alerts, and what were the circumstances?
User Explorer calls up all recorded activities for one person. See Screen Snapshots, email and chat contents, online searches performed, and other activity of one user. User Explorer answers questions such as:
If John Doe is causing Keyword Alerts, what is he up to? Explorer his activity on the dates of the alerts.
John Smith left the company last week; what was he doing during his last days?
If Mary Black is using the most network bandwidth, does it have to do with work or is she downloading music?
Reports provide formatted presentation. The predefined Reports provide the same data comparisons and overviews as the default Quick View charts, but in a format that you can print, email, or include in a document. Use Reports to:
Use Quick View summaries to highlight behavior issues or top performers.
Prepare Aggregated reports to draw conclusions about productivity and resource usage.
Prepare Detail reports to prove compliance or prove suspicions of wrongdoing.
Get a rundown of activity of each user.
A Dashboard user with a "Master" Login account can also schedule generation and delivery of automatic reports. See Managing Scheduled Reports.
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The Dashboard provides numerous ways to customize your view of the data. You can switch from a bar graph to a pie chart, or adjust the background color and margins of a report. You can add or remove data columns to clarify a grid display. Once you have a view of data you like, you can save it in a folder you create. |
Management tools manage the Spector 360 data. Users with Dashboard "Master" Login accounts can:
Set up and manage other Dashboard login accounts.
Edit resource names or descriptions, and define resource groups for easy criteria selection.
Configure and manage Website Filtering.
With additional "Allow Database Maintenance" privileges, manage the Spector 360 Databases.
See the Management Tool.
Starting the Dashboard
