Introduction to Computers
The Computers screen displays all computers added to Teramind, along with details such as last seen timestamps, online status, and operating systems. From here, you can manage devices by toggling monitoring, editing profiles, archiving or restoring endpoints, etc. For On-Premises and Private Cloud environments, this screen also allows you to remotely deploy the Agent and manage updates.
1. The report comes with a few pinned filters applied by default. You apply additional filters by clicking the Filters button. Check out the Filters section to learn more about filters.
2. Click the Remote install agents to deploy the Teramind Agent remotely. This feature is available on On-Premises deployments only. For more information, check out this article.
3. Click the Deployments button to see the status of the remote deployments. This feature is available on On-Premises deployments only. For more information, check out this article.
4. Click the Three Dots
at the corner to access the Dashboard Actions menu. From the menu, you can export the report as a CSV file.
5. Click the Three Dots
in front of a row to access the Computer Actions menu. From the menu, you can perform various actions, such as open the computer details (open profile), enable/disable monitoring, update agent, etc. Check out the Single Computer Actions section to learn more.
6. You can click the Checkboxes
in front of computers to select multiple computers to perform batch actions on them. Check out the Multi-Computer/Batch Actions section to learn more.
7. Click the Grid
icon to add or remove columns from the report. For instructions on organizing columns and rows within a grid widget, refer to the Adjusting Columns and Rows section.
Here’s a description of each column:
Computer Name: shows the name of the computer. Clicking the name will take you to the computer’s details page. If you see a Warning
icon next to a Mac, it means it has one or more OS permissions disabled. See the Viewing macOS Permissions section for more information.Last Login: shows when the user last logged in or “Online” if they are currently online.
Operating System Type: shows the installed OS type.
Operating System: shows the OS version.
Agent Type: shows if the computer has a Stealth or Revealed Agent installed.
Agent Version: shows the Agent version.
Status: shows the status of the computer:
Monitored/Not Monitored: whether the computer is monitored or not.
Archived: you archived the computer (from its Actions menu).
IP: shows the IP address of the computer.
Online Count: shows how many users are online from a computer.
Online Agents: shows a list of users who are online.
Viewing a Computer’s Details / Monitoring Reports
Click Open Profile from a computer’s Actions menu or click a computer’s name to access its monitoring reports.
Activity Log
The Activity Log tab shows a chronological record of app and web activities of all users on this computer for the selected date range. It comes with an activity % chart, an hourly keyboard/mouse heatmap (activity % by hour), and top tasks performed (measured in total work hours), followed by a detailed event grid logging timestamp, employee, app/domain accessed, duration, and other details for each recorded session.
1. At the top-left corner, you will see the computer name and its online/offline status. If the computer is online, you can click the Live View button to watch the desktop live on the Session Player. If the computer is offline or Live View is unavailable for any reason (e.g., missing Mac screen recording permissions) - you will see when it was last online instead.
2. You can turn monitoring on/off for the computer by clicking the Monitor
toggle button.
3. The Actions menu lets you perform several actions:
Update agent (On-Premises): to update the Agent to the latest version. This option is available on On-Premises deployments only.
Uninstall Agent: to uninstall/remove the Agent from the computer.
Archive / Restore: Choose Archive to remove the computer from all dashboards and reports. The Restore option will bring the employee back.
Computers aren't permanently deleted when archived; instead, they are hidden from computer lists and filters.
Archiving automatically disables monitoring. Restoring an archived computer won't turn monitoring back on - you'll need to re-enable it manually.
4. The Export menu lets you export the video and the dashboard data:
Export data: lets you export the video recording. The process is similar to exporting video from the Session Player.
Export data as CSV: exports the data from the grid widget as a CSV file.
Export PDF: lets you export the charts/grids displayed on the dashboard as a PDF file.
5. Click the Edit profile button to edit the computer’s information/settings, such as clearing the print spool, setting up auto delete of recordings, etc.
6. Under the computer’s name, you'll find the computer's basic profile information. This includes details like its operating system (OS), IP address, installed Agent, and a list of the last online employees. Depending on your window's size, you might not see all the employees. If this happens, you'll see a "+number" (e.g., "+34"). You can hover over this number to view the remaining employees. If it's a Mac, you'll see an additional macOS Permissions column that displays the status of its permissions. See the Viewing macOS Permissions section for more information.
7. Below the computer’s info, you will see several tabs. These tabs are similar to the Preset dashboards available under the Dashboards menu. For more information about each tab, check out the sections below.
8. On top of the main widget area is the filters section. Each tab on the dashboard comes with a few pinned filters applied by default. You can apply additional filters by clicking the Filters button. Check out the Filters section to learn more about filters.
9. Click the Three Dots
in front of a row to access the computer's Context Menu. You can also access it by right-clicking directly on a row. From the Context Menu, you can:
Show details record: will open an Activity panel on the right side of the screen, where you can see detailed info about an activity. You can also view the screen recording of the activity or print the details by using the View Record and Print buttons on this panel.
View Record: will launch the Session Player so that you can view the video recordings. Note: you can also click the Movie Camera
icon next to a timestamp to view the screen recording.Classify: will open the Classify Activity panel, where you will be able to classify the apps/websites. See the Classifying Applications and Websites as Productive/Unproductive section to learn more.
Investigate: will open the Employee's Details page for the selected employee.
10. On the grid widget, click the Grid
icon to add or remove columns from the report. For instructions on organizing columns and rows within a grid widget, refer to the Adjusting Columns and Rows section. While most columns and data points in the grid widget are self-explanatory, certain productivity time metrics (e.g., Productive Time, Unproductive Time) may require further explanation. You can find more information about these in this article.
Alerts
This tab shows behavior rule violation alerts. It’s similar to the Behavior Alerts dashboard.
Snapshots
This tab shows screen recordings of all the users on the computer. It’s similar to the Live View > Snapshots dashboard.
Live Montage
This tab shows the live desktop previews of all users on the computer. It's similar to the Live View > Player dashboard.
IP History
This tab shows the IP addresses from which the computer logged in over the selected time period.
Emails
This tab shows the email activities of all users on the computer. It’s similar to the Emails dashboard.
File Transfers
This tab shows the employee’s file activities, such as Access, Read, Write, Web Upload/ Web Download, etc. It’s like a combined dashboard of File Events and Web File Events dashboards.
Viewing macOS Permissions
To monitor a Mac computer properly, the Teramind Agent requires specific system permissions such as screen recording, accessibility, etc. to be enabled in macOS.
You can check their status in the Computer's Details screen under the macOS Permissions section.
If at least one permission is enabled, you will see a view like the one below:
To see a list of all permissions, click the small Help
icon. A pop-up window will appear, displaying a complete list of required permissions:
If none of the permissions are enabled, a warning message will be shown instead:
Check out this article to learn how to apply the permissions.
System Alerts for Missing Permissions
If you're an Administrator, you'll receive a system alert when you log into the dashboard if any monitored Mac has its permissions disabled.
If more than one computer is missing permissions, you will see this alert: If it’s a single computer, then you will see this alert: |
Computer Actions Menu
Single Computer Actions
1. Click the Three Dots
n front of a computer to access its Actions menu. You can also access it by right-clicking directly on a row (Note: you can also access the Actions menu from the Computer Details screen, on any tab). The menu offers the following actions:
Open Profile: to view the computer's details/activity reports.
Edit Computer Info: to edit the computer’s information/settings, such as clearing the print spool, setting up auto delete of recordings, etc.
Enable Monitoring / Disable Monitoring: to toggle monitoring on/off. On the Revealed Agent, the user will not be able to log in if you disable the monitoring. If they are already logged in, they will be logged out immediately.
Update Agent / Cancel Update Agent: to update the Teramind Agent with the latest version. The Cancel Update Agent option is shown when you click Update Agent. It will let you cancel the update process.
Note that the Update Agent and Cancel Update Agent options are available on On-Premises deployments only. Also, note that the update process isn’t supported for Windows 7/8 and Windows Server 2012.
Uninstall Agent / Cancel Uninstall Agent: Uninstall Agent will remove the Agent from the computer. The Cancel Uninstall Agent option is shown when you click Uninstall Agent. It will let you cancel the uninstall process. Note that these options are only available for the Stealth Agent.
Archive / Restore: Choose Archive to archive the computer. The Restore option will bring it back.
Computers aren't permanently deleted when archived; instead, they are hidden from computer lists and filters.
Archiving automatically disables monitoring. Restoring an archived computer won't turn monitoring back on - you'll need to re-enable it manually.
Multi-Employee/Batch Actions
1. Select one or more computers by clicking the Checkbox
in front of a computer's name.
2. An Actions menu will be shown near the top-right corner. From the menu, you can perform actions such as enabling/disabling monitoring, archiving (deleting) the computers, etc. The actions are the same as the Single Computer Actions.
3. Click the Apply button after you have selected an action.
Editing Computer Info/Settings
Select the Edit Computer Info option from the Computer Actions Menu to edit its information:
Enable Auto Clear Print Spool: This option is available when the Teramind Agent is installed on a print server. When this option is enabled, the Teramind Agent will check the print spooler every 10 minutes and delete documents older than 6 hours.
Notify when offline: When you enable this option, you can specify one or more Email addresses that will get an email notification whenever the selected computers go offline. You can also specify the Computer offline threshold (in seconds). The system will wait until this threshold is reached before sending out the notification email. The default and minimum value is 180 seconds.
Delete recordings older than: This option is available on On-Premises deployments only. It lets you delete recordings older than a certain days. A value other than 0 will override the Retention Period settings on Monitoring Profiles > Screen Recording.
















