Monitoring LANs


Your Local Area Network (LAN) is comprised of independent computers that are connected to each other to share data and resources such as printers. These computers are linked together within a limited area, to localize the sharing of data to a building or group of buildings.

Administrators of LANs install LAN Monitoring Software to the computers on the LAN to keep track of the use of each computer. Having the resources to monitor, control, and maintain a LAN is important for business and scholastic settings.

Student vs. Employee Monitoring

LAN ServerWhen students use school computers, it's important to ensure that the student remains focused on schoolwork. Also, if you are teaching a class on how to use certain programs on the computer, you can demonstrate to students by controlling their computers from your desk.

There are obvious reasons for monitoring office and business computers. This makes sure that your employees are on their best behavior and representing your company properly. Monitoring your LAN will help you save money lost to wayward employees.

Logged Network Monitoring

Once you install LAN Monitoring Software to your LAN, it will immediately begin monitoring activity of each client computer. Monitored data are stored as text or jpeg files, and can be printed up easily from your administrative interface.

Logged LAN monitoring allows you to retrace each computer's steps to hold users responsible for their actions. You will have undisputed evidence to show what an individual did while using a computer on your LAN.

Logged Features:

  • Keystrokes Typed
  • Applications Executed
  • Document Recording
  • Chat/IM Conversations
  • Emails Sent and Received
  • Websites Visited

By keeping a log for monitoring your LAN's monitored data, you are able to make sure that your LAN is not being exploited for improper use.

Live Network Monitoring

You also have the ability to view computers you're monitoring on your LAN live! You will be able to see that each user is doing what is supposed to be done. You will be able to check on one, some, or all of the computers at once.

Live LAN Monitoring allows you to watch keystrokes as they happen. Physically, there is no better way to monitor computers on a LAN. Could you imagine monitoring with each computer by walking around to keep an eye on things?

LIVE Monitoring Features

  • Real time Screens, Events, and Keystrokes
  • View Temporary Histories
  • View Open Ports
  • View Recent Documents Used
  • View Active Processes, Services, and System Info
  • View Browser Favorites

Wired vs. Wireless Networks

Wired LANThere are pros and cons to either wired or wireless LANs. Wired networks are LANs that have each computer connected with a network wire. Running wires is more difficult than a wireless system, but connection speed and network security are stronger on a wired system.

Wireless systems are becoming well encrypted to avoid unwanted connection to your LAN. Laptops and handheld computers are able to move freely in the prescence of a wireless LAN. Although data transfer may be slower on a wireless system, the speed of a wireless system generally exceeds the bandwidth of your broadband connection. You may use LAN monitoring software on both wired and wireless LANs.

The Truth Can Hurt and Help

You may be offended by some of the monitoring data you record. LAN Monitoring software is designed so that you can record offensive behavior on your LAN. It's best to know for certain by monitoring who is misbehaving instead of having just an accusation or no clue at all.

Monitoring the truth about the activity on your LAN will actually help you figure out what happened if something goes wrong. Your business will benefit by adding structure to you LAN with LAN Monitoring Software.