Installation

NetVizor includes two separate installation programs that you can use:

• NetVizor Monitoring Client (NVClientInstall.exe): this program performs the actual recording and monitoring of the PC. This program must be installed on each PC you wish to monitor for monitoring and remote control.
  
  
• NetVizor Viewer Software (NVViewerInstall.exe): this program allows you to view all the PC's on your local network group. With this software you can easily point and click through different PC's to view all activities from a central location. This software can be installed on any PC you wish to monitor your network from.

By installing NetVizor you agree to the standard legal disclaimer and EULA specified HERE.

Installing the NetVizor Monitoring Client

NetVizor's monitoring client can be installed on a PC in seconds. The installation is self configured so you only need to double click the NVClientInstall.exe file. The installation takes a few seconds - nothing will appear to happen as the client installs in stealth. The default HOTKEY to access the software is CONTROL+ALT+SHIFT+M and the default password is 'spytech' (no quotes). Once you access the software you can change the password, specify access privileges, change logging settings, etc. When the client is installed it will automatically start monitoring and will be available for remote access.

Installation Path: x:\program files\nvclient\sysdiag.exe

Installing the NetVizor Viewer

NetVizor's viewer is easily installed by running the NVViewerInstall.exe. Simply install the viewer and run it (NetVizorViewer.exe) and you will be presented with a list of PC's in your local workgroup on your network.

Installing the NetVizor Client across your Network

Since NetVizor is tailored for network usage it is very easy to deploy it across your LAN. The three methods below will show you how NetVizor can be deployed across your network.

METHOD ONE - Remote Network Installation

NetVizor can be quickly installed remotely across your network with the NetVizor Viewer without having to visit each computer. Please see our visual install guide here for a detailed walkthrough.

For troubleshooting for the remote network install method please see NetVizor's FAQ here.

METHOD TWO - Batch File Installation

1. Create a .bat file with the line "\\server-name\netvizor-folder\NVClientInstall.exe" (no quotes), where server-name is the name of the server on your network, and netvizor-folder is the name of the shared folder storing the NVClientInstall.exe.

2. If you wish to have previously created NetVizor filter/program settings applied with your batch file copy the nvopts.dat, nvfa.dat, and nvfw.dat files from your Windows folder into the \\server-name\netvizor-folder\ directory. Then add the following line to your batch file (replace %windir% with the name of the Windows directory on the target computer (ie: WINNT or Windows)

• XCOPY /S /Y \\server-name\netvizor-folder\*.dat %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\*.dat

3. Run the batch file on every computer you want to install NetVizor on - the client will self-install in stealth, as described above.

Sample Batch File (copy and paste into notepad and save as a .bat file to use):

REM making connection to shared NetVizor folder...
NET USE \\server-name\netvizor-folder\
REM running the main NetVizor installer
\\server-name\netvizor-folder\NVClientInstall.exe
REM copying over the previously made NetVizor settings and filters
XCOPY /S /Y \\server-name\netvizor-folder\*.dat %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\*.dat
REM deleting the network connection...
NET USE /DELETE \\server-name\netvizor-folder\

METHOD THREE - Logon Folder Installation

1. Place the NVClientInstall.exe file in your domain controller logon folder on your network

2. Add the following commands to your logon script that is contained in your domain controller folder (replace $logondir$ with your domain logon folder)

if exist "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\nvopts.dat" goto :NOINSTALL
copy "$logondir$\NVClientInstall.exe" "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\NVClientInstall.exe"
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\NVClientInstall.exe

:NOINSTALL

3. Users will automatically install NetVizor when they logon.

ADVANCED INSTALLATION GUIDELINES

With NetVizor's centralized monitoring capabilities you may find the need to customize the installation on each PC that you intend to monitor. For instance, if you want to have each PC use a website filter database you have compiled you will want to configure each client to use this list - without having to manually export it to each client (very time consuming). Here is a way to circumvent this tedious footwork.

1. Install the NetVizor client on a PC you want to monitor. Configure it as needed (including logging settings, website filters, and application filters).

2. From the SETTINGS menu click on 'Export NetVizor Settings' - specify a file to save the settings to. For instance: settings.exp

3. From the FILTERS menu click on 'Export Website Filters' and 'Export Application Filters' - specify a file for each of these settings exports as well. For instance: websites.exp and applications.exp

4. Place these .exp files in your logon folder (like we've described in method two above).

5. Add the following commands to your logon script that is contained in your domain controller folder (replace $logondir$ with your domain logon folder) These lines should be added AFTER the 'shell' command indicated above in method two. These settings will copy over your exported files and set them as the current configurations for the remote PC to use.

• copy "$logondir$\settings.exp" "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\nvopts.dat"
• copy "$logondir$\websites.exp" "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\nvfa.dat"
• copy "$logondir$\applications.exp" "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\nvfw.dat

Settings can be pushed to machines later on, as well, via the Viewer's Synchronization feature.