Functions

Description

Agent Status

Displays active user accounts, IP addresses and last check-in times.

Agent Logs

Displays logs of:

• Agent system and error messages
• Execution of agent procedures, whether successful or failed.
• Configuration changes made by a user.
• Send/receive data for applications that access the network.
• Application, System, and Security event log data collected from managed machine.
• Alarm log
• Remote control log
• Log monitoring

Log History

Specifies how long to store log data.

Event Log Settings

Specifies event log types and categories included in event logs.

Deploy Agents

Creates agent install packages for installing agents on multiple machines.

Create

Creates machine ID accounts and/or install packages for installing agents on single machines.

Delete

Deletes machine ID accounts.

Rename

Renames existing machine ID accounts.

Change Group

Reassigns machines to a different machine group or subgroup.

LAN Watch

Uses an existing agent on a managed machine to periodically scan the local area network for any and all new devices connected to that LAN since the last time LAN Watch ran.

Install Agents

Installs the agent on a remote system and creates a new machine ID / group ID account for any new PC detected by LAN Watch.

View LAN

Displays the results of the latest LAN Watch scan.

View AD Computers

Lists all computers listed in an Active Directory when LAN Watch runs on a system hosting Active Directory. Installs agents on AD machines.

View AD Users

Lists all Active Directory users discovered by LAN Watch when LAN Watch runs on a system hosting Active Directory. Creates VSA users from AD users.

View vPro

Displays hardware information about vPro-enabled machines discovered while running LAN Watch.

Copy Settings

Mass copies settings from one machine account to other machine accounts.

Import / Export

Imports and exports agent settings, including scheduled agent procedures, assigned monitor sets, and event sets, as XML files.

Suspend

Suspends all agent operations, such as agent procedures, monitoring, and patching, without changing the agent's settings.

Agent Menu

Customizes the agent menu on managed machines.

Check-In Control

Controls agent check-in frequency on agent machines.

Working Directory

Sets the path to a directory used by the agent to store working files.

Edit Profile

Edits machine account information.

Portal Access

Sets up accounts to allow machine users remote control access to their own machines.

Set Credential

Sets a logon credential for the agent to use in Patch Management, the Use Credential procedure command, Endpoint Security, and Desktop Policy and Migration.

Update Agent

Updates the agent software on managed machines.

File Access

Prevents unauthorized access to files on managed machines by rogue applications or users.

Network Access

Lets you approve or deny network access on a per application basis.

Application Blocker

Application blocker prevents any application from running on a managed machine.