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Spector 360 relies on hidden Recorder software, Server Components, a SQL Server Database instance, and the Control Center and Dashboard applications.
A hidden program on each user's PC, the Recorder automatically runs whenever the computer is on, recording user activity. It captures email sent and received, chat and instant messaging, keystrokes typed, web sites visited, programs used, network connections made, documents transferred, and log on/off times. The Recorder automatically uploads its recorded data files (containing "event" records) to the Data Vault Server at regular intervals.
The Recorder is configured,
installed, and managed from the Spector 360 Control Center application.
You will view the activity captured by the Recorder from the Spector 360
Dashboard.
Server components are Windows services installed at a central location that communicate with the Recorders.
Primary Server - Communicates
with Recorders to provide licensing and software updates. A Recorder will
not record unless it can establish network connection to the Primary Server.
Control Center Server - Communicates with network computers
and the Control Center Application to handle communication with computers
and remote configuration and installation of the Recorder on computers.
Data Vault Server - Receives recorded activity from Recorders
on the network, sends Email Attachment and Screen Snapshot files to File
Storage folders, and processes the "raw" recorded data for insertion
into the Spector 360 Database.
Web Filter Server - OPTIONAL. Enforces Web Filtering rules.
Computers where the Recorder is installed query the Web Filter Server
before accessing the Internet, and the Web Filter Server applies filtering
rules provided by the Spector 360 Database.
The Spector 360 Database is a SQL Server instance that stores and retrieves recorded Recorder data, Web Filtering data, Event Alert data, Dashboard and Control Center users, and other Spector 360 configuration information. The File Storage Location holds Email Attachment and Screen Snapshot files associated with event data in the Database. All Dashboard users will log in to the Database and access the File Storage location to view recorded activity.
The Spector 360 Control Center application manages the Server Components, the Recorders, and the Database. The Control Center can also be used to set up or change centralized Alerting and Web Filtering policies. Multiple Control Centers can be installed, but all Control Centers communicate with one centralized Control Center Server and one Database.
Installed on managers' computers, the Dashboard application communicates with the Spector 360 Database to display recorded activity in charts, graphs, and detailed grids. The Dashboard allows managers to query the database by date, time, user, computer, and other event criteria, and schedule automatic reports. All Dashboards load data from one centralized Spector 360 Database.
Recorder