Staff Monitoring Tools and Computer Restrictions

Tools and Restrictions can be used to run immediate actions on employee computers and apply rules that stay active.

This feature allows managers to react fast during incidents, enforce work policy, and keep employee computer use under control.

Typical use cases include:

• Showing an urgent message on all selected computers during an incident.
• Locking USB, printing, or Task Manager during exams, audits, or sensitive projects.
• Setting daily time limits so employees log off after allowed usage time.
• Quickly restarting or locking selected computers when policy is violated.
• Applying temporary controls while managers investigate suspicious activity.
• Restoring normal access after the monitoring or incident action is finished.

Tools Tab (Immediate Actions for Employee Computers)

This tab executes actions immediately on selected computers. The console executes actions directly on selected employee computers.

Tools tab actions and what each action does:

Action	What it does
Power On	Turns on selected computers (Wake-on-LAN, if available).
Power Off	Shuts down and powers off the computer.
Reboot	Restarts the computer.
Stand by	Puts the computer to sleep.
Hibernate	Saves current work and powers down.
Log off	Signs out the current user.
Lock workstation	Locks the current user session.
Lock computer	Blocks keyboard and mouse use until admin unlocks it.
Unlock computer	Removes the lock set by Lock computer.
Start screensaver	Starts the screensaver on the remote computer.
Stop screensaver	Stops the screensaver on the remote computer.
Clear desktop	Clears desktop items from view (depends on OS support).
Lock USB drives	Blocks USB storage use.
Unlock USB drives	Allows USB storage use again.
Lock DVD/CD-ROM	Blocks DVD/CD drive use.
Unlock DVD/CD-ROM	Allows DVD/CD drive use again.
Disable Task Manager	Stops users from opening Task Manager.
Enable Task Manager	Allows Task Manager again.
Disable Printing	Stops printing.
Enable Printing	Allows printing again.
Disable Ctr+Alt+Del	Turns off Ctrl+Alt+Del options on supported systems.
Enable Ctr+Alt+Del	Turns Ctrl+Alt+Del options back on.
Mute	Mutes system sound.
Unmute	Unmutes system sound.
Blank Screen	Shows a blank screen to the user.
Unblank Screen	Shows the normal screen again.
Disable UAC	Turns off UAC prompts on supported Windows computers.
Enable UAC	Turns UAC prompts back on.
Disable Security Notif.	Turns off security notifications on supported Windows computers.
Enable Security Notif.	Turns security notifications back on.

Additional commands in this tab:

Command	What it does
Send Keystrokes	Sends keyboard input to selected computers. Supported macros are {ESC}, {TAB}, {ENTER}, {WIN}, {CTR}, {CTR-ALT-DEL}, {BACKSPACE}, {INSERT}, {DELETE}, {HOME}, {END}, {PGUP}, {PGDN}, {LEFT}, {UP}, {RIGHT}, {DOWN}, and {F1} to {F12}. {CTR-ALT-DEL} sends the real secure key combination (it is not typed as text).
Open Website or Document	Opens a website URL or document path on selected computers.
Start Program	Runs a command on selected computers as logged user or SYSTEM and shows command output.

Restrictions Tab (Persistent Employee Computer Restrictions)

Use this tab for restrictions that stay active. Unlike Tools, these settings are applied globally to all employee computers (not only currently selected computers).

Persistent restrictions available in this screen:

Restriction	What it does when Enabled
Lock computer	Keeps keyboard and mouse blocked until you disable this restriction.
Lock USB drives	Keeps USB storage blocked.
Lock DVD/CD-ROM	Keeps DVD/CD drive use blocked.
Disable Task Manager	Keeps Task Manager disabled.
Disable Printing	Keeps printing disabled.
Disable Ctr+Alt+Del	Keeps Ctrl+Alt+Del options disabled on supported systems.
Mute	Keeps sound muted.
Blank Screen	Keeps screen blank.
Set Audio Volume	Keeps a fixed sound level.

When you enable a restriction, the action is applied right away. When you disable it, the reverse action is sent (for example lock USB / unlock USB). Settings are stored on the remote computer and applied again after reconnect.

Time Restrictions Tab (Daily Computer Time Limits)

This tab is based on daily active usage minutes per user.

Time-restriction actions available in this screen:

Action	What happens after the configured daily usage threshold
Power Off	Shuts down the computer.
Reboot	Restarts the computer.
Stand by	Puts the computer to sleep.
Hibernate	Puts the computer into hibernation.
Log off	Signs out the current user.
Lock workstation	Locks the current user session.

The agent checks usage regularly. When daily limit is reached, it runs the selected action. If Show message is enabled, users first see your message, then the action runs. Restrict Administrator accounts decides if admin sessions are also limited.