General Property Settings

Control Center Properties

You can view a log file, set viewing options, and enable group management from the Control Center Properties. Right-click the Control Center icon in the left pane, select Properties, and then click on the General tab.  The General tab configures basic Control Center settings.  

Log File

The Control Center audits its own activities in a log file. The log entries include updates delivered to Control Center views from background network computer scanning, user initiated actions, and some network activity. The log file provides an audit trail for technicians to trace activity and track down problems.

• Log File - The log is stored in C:\...\SpectorCNE\CEAdminRT.log.  

• Log Detail Level - The log can be recorded in three detail levels: Low, High, and Debug. During normal usage, the Log Detail Level should be set to Low. To debug events or track at the maximum detail level, it should be set to Debug.

Note: Log files can become quite large when the Log Detail Level is set to High or Debug for an extended period of time.

• Log File Size - Set the log file size in megabytes (MB). The maximum log file size is 16 MB. The default size is 1 MB. Once the specified file size is reached, the log file automatically truncates (or trims) itself to half the size specified, keeping the most recent entries in the file.

• View Log - Click this button to open the current log in the Notepad.

Computer Views

Selections you make under "Computer Views" affect the computer list in the right pane of the Control Center.

• View All Computers in Configure Computers View - Check this option to display all computers with a Client installed, a Client install pending, or a Client uninstall pending in the Configure Computers view. Clear this option to display ONLY computers with a Client installed.

• View All Computers in Monitor Computers View - Check this option to display ALL computers from the Manage Computers view in the Monitor Computers view. This is useful for viewing recordings for a computer where the Client is no longer installed or currently active (i.e., a laptop was removed from the network). Clear this option to display ONLY computers with a Client installed.

• Maintain Column Sort During Background Updates of View - Check this option to force the Control Center to maintain the sort of the computer list "as is" after a refresh. For example, if  you have clicked the Domain column header to sort the computer list by domain, a refresh of the list will not change how it is sorted. Clear this option to return to the default column sort after a refresh.

Miscellaneous

Spector CNE allows you to manage and configure multiple computers at once, as a "group." By default, all computers belong to their domain group. If you select Show Groups at the bottom of the right pane, domains instead of computers are listed. To apply actions to the group, and to define custom groups, you must enable group management on this panel.  

• Enable Computer Groups Management - Check this option to allow grouping of computers and to apply actions to a group.  Clear this option to manage individual computers. See Setting up Group Management.

Note This feature is only valid if Load Startup Computer List From File is selected in the Network Properties tab.

Monitoring

The final setting on the General panel lets you control how much data is loaded into the Viewer when you select a user or computer in the Monitor Users or Monitor Computers view.

• Load Last n Days of Events When Monitoring - The default is to load the most recent 15 days of recorded data. To load more data, increase the number of days; to load less data (for a quicker load time) decrease the number of days.  

• Do Not load Snapshot Files - Check this option to load no snapshot files into the Viewer. Clear this option (the default) to include snapshots for the time period being loaded.