This guide outlines two primary methods for controlling which applications are monitored in Teramind: completely suspending all application monitoring, or refining the list of applications that are monitored.
Method 1: Completely Suspend Monitoring of a Channel
A. For a Group
You can turn off the monitoring of an entire monitoring channel (e.g., Applications, Websites, etc.) for a group of users from the Configurations > Monitoring Profiles.
If you use this method to turns off the Applications monitoring channel, it will suspends all application tracking (including screen recording, activity logging, and keystrokes) for the selected profile:
1. From the main menu, navigate to Configurations > Monitoring Profiles.
2. Select the desired monitoring profile from the list (e.g., "Compliance Team"). You will see a list of monitoring channels.
3. Click the Toggle 
button next to the desired monitoring channel (e.g., Applications, Websites) to turn it off. This action disables monitoring for that entire channel for all users, computers, departments, and Active Directory groups assigned to the profile.
B. For a Single Employee
You can turn off the monitoring of an entire monitoring channel (e.g., Screen Recording, Applications, Websites, etc.) for a single employee from their profile's Monitoring tab:
1. Select Employees from the main menu.
2. Select an employee by clicking their name. You will be taken to the employee's details screen.
3. Click the Edit Profile button. A panel will open on the right-side of the screen.
4. Select the Monitoring tab.
5. Turn off the channels you don't want to monitor for that profile/group by clicking the Toggle button in front of the channels.
6. Click the Apply changes button to apply and save the changes.
If you change the monitoring setting of an employee, a "Custom profile" will be automatically created and assigned to the employee. Each employee can have their own unique custom profile. A custom profile will override any other monitoring profile(s) the employee is part of.
Method 2: Suspend Monitoring of Selected Applications
If the Applications channel is enabled, you can configure detailed rules to specify which applications are monitored, using either an inclusion or exclusion list. This is can be done from the Configurations > Monitoring Profiles screen:
1. Navigate to Configurations > Monitoring Profiles.
2. Select the relevant Monitoring Profile.
3. Click the Edit 
button next to the Applications channel to access the detailed settings.
4. Choose one of the following two options: Monitor all apps and keystrokes or Monitor only selected apps and keystrokes.
5. If you have selected the Monitor all apps and keystrokes option, you can monitor all applications by default, but exclude specific programs:
Use the Exception button to add the specific applications you do not want to monitor. You can use a Shared List to quickly add multiple applications.
You can add special conditions (e.g., exclude the app only if it’s run from a certain IP address or a Range of IP addresses).
You can check the Don't monitor keystrokes for these applications option to disable keystroke logging in addition to suspending the main activity monitoring and screen recording for those applications.
6. Use the Monitor only selected apps and keystrokes option if you want to monitor only specific applications:
Use the Apps button to specify the applications you want to monitor. You can use a Shared List to quickly add multiple applications.
You can also suspend monitoring of selected applications for a single employee from their employee profile.
Check out the Applications monitoring settings section of the User Guide to learn more about these settings.