Screenshots

What it is:

A screenshot is an image of the computer screen at a certain moment, i.e. an image of the entire desktop with currently open windows and the taskbar. If two or more monitors are supported, all screens are visible on a screenshot.

What it is for:

In most cases, screenshots can be used to judge about the work of a certain user throughout a day. For example, how often the window of the ICQ client or an Internet Explorer window with adult content appears there instead of the program the user is supposed to work with. Also, a screenshot is the most obvious evidence of an employee's indecency since it take quite a lot to make a fake screenshot.

How it is implemented in StaffCop:

Screenshots are the most visual and simplest type of reports. This type of monitoring means making screenshots at the specified intervals.

You can use the administrative module to view screenshots from remote computers in real time. To do it, open the agent and select the "Screenshot" tab. To refresh it, press F5 or select the "Refresh" item in the context menu.

Reports show screenshots chronologically with thumbnails for convenient navigation.

Note: being image files, screenshots represent the log type that occupies the largest amoung of space. That is why it is not recommended to set a small interval (less than 5 minutes).