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As an alternative to emailing activity log files and snapshots, SSPro can be configured to monitor
multiple machines on a network simultaneously. While some networks may not all be the same, the
following tutorial shows how to setup SSPro to work in a peer-to-peer networked environment using Windows XP.
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The first step is to install SSPro on the machine you intend to view the logged activity
from. In this example we will refer to this as the “Local Machine”.
After installation, use Windows Explorer to create a common folder to which all other machines
will log their data. In our example we have created a folder called “SSPDataDir”off the main C drive.
After you have created this common folder, right-click the folder and choose “Properties” from the popup menu.
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Select the “Sharing” tab option from the properties page. Then select the option to
“Share this folder”. For the share name type “SSPDataDir”. Next click on the “Permissions” button.
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From the Permissions Property Page place a green checkmark in the “Full Control” checkbox
for the “Everyone” user. Alternatively, you could select Full Control for individual users who will be monitored.
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Next, select SSPro’s data options tab found from within the configuration area. Select the “Browse” button to
select the newly created folder.
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Locate the directory you created in Step 1. In our example it would be the “SSPDataDir” folder off the main
C drive.
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When prompted, select “Move current database to the new location” option and click OK.
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Finally, select the data options tab from wthin the remote machine(s) configuration area
and change its data directory to point to the local machines shared common folder. You can use the browse button to search for it under the
“My Network Places” or simply type in the location. If the local machine in our example was named “FIRSTCOMPUTER” then
we would enter “\\FIRSTCOMPUTER\SSPDataDir\” in the space provided.
When prompted select “Use an existing database in the new location” option. SSPro will prompt you for the password to the existing database.
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| At this point you can configure other logging options of the remote machine, start monitoring and close the SSPro Data Viewer on those machines. The SSPro
installation on the remote machines will now log its data to the common folder on the local machine and you
can view the data in real time from that location.
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