SmartLock Pro Plus Audit View OPERATOR GUIDE January 2015
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Table of Contents Introduction... 5 Requirements... 5 Setup... 6 Sharing the Pro Plus Data Folder... 6 Mapping a Network Drive... 12 Installing the Audit View Software... 13 Configuration... 23 Pro Plus Software Status... 23 View Settings... 23 Date Selection... 24 Report Generation... 24 Page 3 of 24
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Introduction SmartLock Pro Plus (SLP+) Audit View is a stand-alone utility included with Smartlock Pro Plus which allows real time transactions to be viewed on a PC in addition to the one running the SmartLock Pro Plus software. Audit View can be run on any other PC which has access to the data folder of the PC running SmartLock Pro Plus through drive mapping. Requirements Audit View requires a networked environment of computers. The system hosting the SmartLock Pro Plus software must be set up to share the SmartLock Pro Plus data folder with the systems which will run Audit View. Page 5 of 24
Setup Setting up a network share and installing the software can be accomplished by following the steps outlined below (note experience setting up network shares is a requirement and may require assistance from your IT staff). SHARING THE PRO PLUS DATA FOLDER NOTE: On Windows 7 & 8, the ProgramData folder is hidden by default. Follow the steps below to unhide the ProgramData folder. On Windows 7: Using the Windows Explorer, navigate to your PC s C Drive. On the toolbar at the top of the window, click Organize -> Layout -> Menu Bar. Page 6 of 24
You will now have access to a second toolbar at the top of the window. Click on Tools -> Folder Options. The Folder Options window will appear. Click on the View tab, and in the Advanced settings: list find the Hidden files and folders heading, then select the option Show hidden files, folders, and drives. After you have selected this setting, click OK. Page 7 of 24
You will now be able to see the ProgramData folder. Page 8 of 24
On Windows 8: Using the File Explorer, navigate to your PC s C Drive. On the toolbar at the top of the window, click on the View tab, and tick off the box beside Hidden items. You will now be able to see the ProgramData folder. Sharing the Pro Plus Data Folder: Share the parent folder of the SmartLock Pro Plus data folder on the system running SmartLock Pro Plus. Using the File Explorer (Windows Explorer in Windows 7), browse to the parent folder which is typically "C:\ProgramData\Cansec\Smartlock Pro Plus" (Windows 7 & 8) or C:\Program Files\Cansec Systems Ltd\Smartlock Pro Plus (Windows XP & 2000). Right click on the folder and select the Properties menu item, then click on the Sharing tab. Page 9 of 24
Click on the Advanced Sharing button. Check off the Share this folder option, then click Apply. Click on Permissions. Page 10 of 24
Check off the permissions boxes that say Change and Read, then click OK. The Permissions window will close. Back on the Advanced Sharing window, click OK. Page 11 of 24
MAPPING A NETWORK DRIVE Map the shared SmartLock Pro Plus data folder on the PC you want to install SLP+ Audit View on. Open the File Explorer (Windows Explorer in Windows 7), click on Computer (called This PC in Windows 8.1), then click on Map Network Drive. Type in the folder path (in the format \\computername\shared folder *), or browse to the folder and select it by clicking the Browse button. Make sure the box beside Reconnect at sign-in is checked off. * Replace computername with the name of the PC running SmartLock Pro Plus, and shared folder with the name of the shared SmartLock Pro Plus data folder on that PC. Click Finish. Page 12 of 24
INSTALLING THE AUDIT VIEW SOFTWARE NOTE: If you are running Windows 7 or 8, you may need to follow the following procedure in order for the shared Pro Plus folder to show up during SLP+ Audit View installation. The following steps are to be done on the PC which you intend to install the Audit View software on. From your Start Menu, select Run. Type in regedit and click OK to open the Registry Editor. Page 13 of 24
Navigate your way to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows \CurrentVersion\Policies\System. Page 14 of 24
In the pane on the right, right click and scroll from New to DWORD (32-bit) Value and click on it. Name the new entry EnableLinkedConnections. Page 15 of 24
Right click on the entry you just named and click on Modify. Change Value data to 1. Click OK. Reboot your PC for these changes to take effect. Page 16 of 24
Installing the Software Run the SLP+ Audit View installation file and you will be greeted with the first step of the installation process. Click Next. Page 17 of 24
Click Next to install the program to the default installation folder, typically "C:\Program Files\Cansec Systems Ltd\SLP+ Audit View" (32-bit version of Windows) or C:\Program Files (x86)\cansec Systems Ltd\SLP+ Audit View (64-bit version). Or, click Change, then browse to and select a different location to install the software to. Click Next to proceed. Page 18 of 24
Select the location of the SmartLock Pro Plus data folder. If Pro Plus was installed on the PC you are installing Audit View on, select Local Installation. If Pro Plus was installed on a different PC, select Network Installation. Click Next to proceed. Page 19 of 24
Click Change to browse to and select the parent folder of the SmartLock Pro Plus data folder. If Pro Plus was installed on the same PC you are installing Audit View on, the default location of the folder is typically "C:\ProgramData\Cansec\Smartlock Pro Plus" (Windows 7 & 8) or C:\Program Files\Cansec Systems Ltd\Smartlock Pro Plus (Windows XP & 2000). If Pro Plus was installed on a different PC than the one you are installing Audit View on, click Change to browse to and select the SmartLock Pro Plus folder you mapped in the previous steps. Click OK to select the mapped folder. Once you have selected the SmartLock Pro Plus data folder, click Next to proceed. Page 20 of 24
Click Install to begin the installation. Page 21 of 24
The software installation has completed successfully. Click Finish. Page 22 of 24
Configuration Once Audit View is running, the following options may be viewed and changed to control the display of information. PRO PLUS SOFTWARE STATUS You can tell if SmartLock Pro Plus is running from within the Audit View software. Each time Audit View is run, the status bar will display Getting SmartLock Pro Plus status. After about 10 seconds, the message will change to SmartLock Pro Plus is running. or SmartLock Pro Plus is not running. depending on whether the software is running or not. VIEW SETTINGS Choose Edit and then View Settings from the menu, or click the Settings icon on the toolbar to display the viewer event filter. Page 23 of 24
DATE SELECTION Audit View allows real time transactions to be viewed, but may also be used to show events from previous time periods. Choose a time period from the dropdown list to see events from Today, Yesterday, This Week or This Month. REPORT GENERATION To generate a report, choose File then Report, or click the Report icon on the toolbar. Page 24 of 24