🆕Web Console & Let Employees See Their Data On-Demand (v6.0)

New version: CurrentWare 6.0

CurrentWare version 6.0 is here! Here are the most exciting features that we’d love to highlight.

  1. A sleek new Web Console that lets you access CurrentWare from any computer on your network
  2. Give employees on-demand access to their BrowseReporter user activity data
  3. New group summary reports for BrowseReporter

Learn more about the changes in version 6.0 in the release notes

Introducing the New CurrentWare Web Console

Hello! Today I will be showing you all of the solutions available in the CurrentWare Suite. Each solution can be purchased individually for the greatest flexibility or as a bundle for the best value. 

The CurrentWare suite can monitor and manage remote, on-premises, and hybrid users, making them ideal tools for managing the productivity and security of a remote workforce.

Alright, let’s get started.

With the CurrentWare web console you can manage policies, review dashboards, and run user activity reports from the convenience of a web browser. 

Your CurrentWare solutions are installed and managed by your company either on-premises or on a virtual machine hosted by a cloud service provider of your choice, giving you full control over your data.

CurrentWare is also a Citrix-ready partner, making Windows VDI deployments simple for your organization.

The CurrentWare Suite includes:

  • AccessPatrol: Device control software 
  • BrowseControl: Internet filtering software
  • BrowseReporter: Employee computer monitoring software 
  • And enPowerManager: Remote PC power manager

Each solution allows you to apply unique policies for each group of users or computers. These policies will be enforced even when the computers are disconnected from the network.

Let’s start with AccessPatrol

With AccessPatrol you can:

  • Use the USB activity dashboards to monitor how portable storage devices and other peripherals are being used in your organization
  • Restrict a variety of peripherals including USB storage devices, phones, and Bluetooth
  • Add approved peripherals to an Allowed List
  • Get device activity reports on-demand, at a set schedule, or when specific events occur
  • And Block file transfers to USB devices based on file name or extension

With BrowseControl you can:

  • Control internet access based on URLs and content categories
  • Schedule unique allow or block lists
  • Prevent users from launching specific applications
  • And block network ports

Let’s move on to BrowseReporter

With BrowseReporter you can:

  • Use the computer activity dashboards to track metrics such as productivity, web browsing, application usage, bandwidth consumption, and active vs idle time of your entire workforce, specific groups, or specific users
  • You can generate user activity reports on-demand, at a set schedule, or when specific events occur
  • Capture screenshots of your users’ desktops
  • And schedule activity tracking to stop monitoring your users at designated off-hours times such as breaks. 

Finally, with enPowerManager you can:

  • Generate reports on computer power states and logon-logoff times
  • Start up, shut down, restart, standby, and hibernate computers on a set schedule or on-demand
  • Configure advanced power policies for mobile computers
  • And provide your end-users with a warning message before their computers shut down

If you would like to try out CurrentWare for yourself you can instantly get a free trial at CurrentWare.com/Download or book a demo with our sales team at CurrentWare.com/Sales

This video is current as of version 7.0, which was released in February 2022. For the most up-to-date information on the latest features please visit our release notes at CurrentWare.com/support/release-notes/

The new CurrentWare Web Console lets you apply policies and run reports from the convenience of a web browser.

No need to install multiple CurrentWare Consoles on each manager’s computer, simply access the Web Console from a computer in your network and log in!

  • Access the password-protected console from a web browser on any computer in your network
  • Enjoy a sleek new user interface with simplified navigation
  • Stay tuned for new features available only on the Web Console

Note: Customers on a support and maintenance plan with perpetual licenses can upgrade to v6.0, however, the Web Console is exclusively available for customers with a CurrentWare subscription plan. To upgrade from legacy perpetual licenses to the new subscription plan, please reach out to our sales team

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Let Employees See Their User Activity Reports (BrowseReporter – Web Console Exclusive)

BrowseReporter end user reports dashboard with application and internet usage data shown in charts

Starting in CurrentWare v6.0+ your employees can access their own user activity reports on-demand. Now your employees can see exactly how they’ve spent their time on the internet and computer applications.

Note: This feature is exclusive to the web console. You will need a CurrentWare subscription plan to use this feature.

Why give employees access to their computer activity data?

  • Transparency: Employees can clearly see exactly what user activity data is being captured when they work on a monitored device.
  • Autonomy: With on-demand access to their own user activity reports your employees can now use BrowseReporter to self-manage their productivity.

“The employees find the reports to be an extremely helpful self-analysis tool. They use the reports to analyze and reconfigure their priorities!”

Kevin Porsche, IT Admin, Shady Maple Farm Market

How does it work?

Once enabled, this optional BrowseReporter feature provides your end-users with the ability to access their user activity data directly from the CurrentWare Client.

To access their data your employees simply need to click the CurrentWare icon that appears in their computer’s system tray and open the dashboard.

CurrentWare client agent icon shown in system tray of desktop computer. A context menu with "Open Dashboard" and "Open Settings" is shown

How to enable this feature

  1. Open the CurrentWare Web Console
    CurrentWare console main screen with AccessPatrol, BrowseControl, BrowseReporter, and enPowerManager
  2. Go to Settings
  3. Under Client Settings > General > “Client Settings for” drop-down menu, select the group that you want to enable the feature for
  4. Check “Show in System Tray” then check “Allow users to see their own web & app activities”
  5. Click “Apply” to save your changes
  6. Repeat steps 3-5 for each group you would like to enable the feature for

Group Summary Reports for BrowseReporter

The new group summary reports for BrowseReporter provide a convenient way to further your insights by aggregating the user activity data of your employees.

Frequently Asked Questions

1) Will the Windows App (Winform) version of the CurrentWare console still work?

Yes. At this time we have no plans to deprecate the Winform version of CurrentWare and we will give advance notice if that is going to occur.

Transitioning to the Web Console provides the potential for new developments such as seamless reporting and data dashboards. As we move to newer web-based technologies with the Web Console there is a possibility that some new features will not be compatible with the Winform console.

2) If I do not upgrade to the 6.0+ subscription will my perpetual licenses still work?

Yes. Legacy customers that would like to remain on perpetual licenses can continue to use their CurrentWare products indefinitely. However, to gain access to the Web Console you will need to upgrade to a CurrentWare subscription plan.

If you’re a legacy customer transitioning from perpetual licenses to a 6.0+ subscription plan you will get an exclusive loyalty discount when you upgrade your licenses before June 30th, 2021.

3) Is this a cloud solution? If I install the Web Console where will my data be stored?

The CurrentWare 6.0 subscription plan and the Web Console are managed by your company, giving you full control over whether it is deployed on-premises or on the cloud. You can install CurrentWare on a cloud platform of your choice with our self-hosted cloud option.

Just as before, CurrentWare will not have access to your employee’s data. All of the data collected by CurrentWare’s software is stored on a database that is fully controlled and managed by your organization. For more information please refer to our Terms of Service

Who can I contact if I have more questions?

You can reach out to us by phone, email, or live chat. Visit our contact page for details.

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Sai Kit Chu
Sai Kit Chu
Sai Kit Chu is a Product Manager with CurrentWare. He enjoys helping businesses improve their employee productivity & data loss prevention efforts through the deployment of the CurrentWare solutions.

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