How to Monitor Employee Internet Usage

BrowseReporter is a powerful employee internet usage monitoring software to monitor internet activity in the workplace—even on Terminal Server and Remote Desktop Services!

  • Improve Employee Productivity
  • Intuitive User Activity Reports
  • Enhance Visibility of WFH Teams

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Go Beyond Employee Internet Use Monitoring

With the full capabilities of the CurrentWare Suite you can go beyond monitoring internet activity with advanced visibility and control over internet, application, and removable media usage. Get granular insights into file uploads/downloads, file transfers to removable media, logon/logoff times, and more!

Monitor Employee Productivity

CurrentWare’s detailed employee productivity reports provide managers with the productivity metrics they need to better understand how employees spend their time at work.

  • Track the use of apps and websites to find out who is wasting work time on social media, computer games, and other distractions
  • Track employee engagement across your entire workforce, a specific team, and individual employees
  • Review the websites that were open during inactive periods to verify that idle time was spent on work-related tasks
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Keep a Pulse on
Real-Time Team Activity

Today’s Insights displays the real-time productivity and availability status of individuals and teams via an at-a-glance dashboard.

Easily view the most recent productivity metrics to understand who is actively working and what application/website they last used.

  • Get high-level views of the activity and productivity of individual users and teams
  • Easily see who is online now, who has gone idle, and who hasn’t logged in today
  • Filter cards by activity, productivity, name, and average activity time

Save Money With Genuine Software Usage Data

Underutilized software costs businesses a staggering $34 billion per year! With genuine insights into employee application usage you can make informed software asset management decisions.

  • Find the utilization rate of specific pieces of software
  • Discover what SaaS tools have fallen out of use
  • Ensure you have enough licenses to meet genuine demand
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Prevent Employee Time Theft With Logon & Idle Time Tracking

Combine idle time tracking with logon/logoff tracking to get a full picture of when employees start and stop working on their computers

  • Audit logon and logoff times to see how long your employee’s are working at their computers
  • Get a record of each time your employees startup, sleep, and shutdown their computers
  • Verify that employees working from home are active during work hours and see when they are taking breaks

Take Screenshots
of Employees’ Screens

Our employee monitoring software lets you capture screenshots of your employees’ screens to see exactly what they are doing on their computers. 

  • Capture high-resolution and compressed screenshots
  • Automatically delete older screenshots to reduce storage needs
  • Screenshots are tagged with the website or application that was being used, the time, and the name of the computer
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Monitor File Transfers for Suspicious and High-risk Behaviour

Improve data security with increased visibility into high-risk data transfers and USB activity.

  • Receive real time email alerts when employees violate your endpoint security policies
  • USB file tracing reports show files that have been copied, created, deleted, or renamed on removable media devices, cloud storage services, and network share drives
  • Review file transfer activity logs to trace data breaches back to their source

Get Insights Based on Employee Location

BrowseReporter’s Location Insights dashboard helps leaders make data-driven decisions about remote, in-office, and hybrid work.

Promote flexibility without sacrificing accountability with insights into how location flexibility affects employee performance and engagement.

  • Compare productivity scores between groups of in-office, remote, and hybrid employees to gauge the impact that location has on employee performance
  • See how much of your workforce is working in-office, remotely, or hybrid in a given timeframe
  • Review productivity trends to decide if frequently abused distractions need to be limited with BrowseControl’s URL filter

 

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Web Filter to Control Employee Internet Use

BrowseControl operates from the same central console as BrowseReporter; by purchasing them as a bundle you have full visibility and control over employee internet usage.

  • Block websites based on category, URL, domain, or IP address
  • Customize internet restrictions for each user, device, or department
  • Block uploads/downloads, ports, and more!
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Case Study

Shady Maple Transforms Their Productivity With  Internet Filtering & Employee Computer Monitoring Software

“Being able to identify negative browsing trends and put a stop to them within a couple of hours has meant that our employees are focused on the job almost all of the time. We have become an extremely efficient workforce.”

Real-Time Employee Computer
Activity Dashboards & Reports

BrowseReporter’s real-time user activity dashboards and reports give you the insights you need to identify productivity leaks, detect excessive bandwidth usage, reduce software costs, and improve business intelligence.

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User Activity Dashboards

  • Use the collected data to review aggregated results of your entire workforce or drill down to individual users
  • Select the date range and activities you want to populate the dashboard with
  • Use the activity log to review raw data; add/remove columns, sort data, and export to .XLSX or .PDF
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Track Productive vs Unproductive Time

  • View time spent on productive vs unproductive web browsing & app use
  • Customize to what is considered productive in your organization
  • Compare trends in aggregated & individual productivity over time
  • Use IP-based location tracking to compare productivity levels between time spent in-office vs time spent working remotely
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Idle Time Tracking

  • Find out when remote employees are idling for too long or spending too much of their working hours on non-work related activities
  • Customize idle time based on the last keyboard/mouse inputs
  • Discover which departments or employees are the most active
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Bandwidth Monitoring

  • Detect bandwidth-hogging websites on your network
  • Review bandwidth usage trends to inform network capacity planning
  • See which individual users or groups have the greatest bandwidth usage
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Track Website & Application Usage

  • Detect the use of unauthorized software applications
  • Track which apps & sites employees use solo, as a team, or as a company
  • Determine software adoption rates with usage data for apps and SaaS sites
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Take Screenshots Of Your Employees’ Desktops

  • Capture high-resolution and compressed screenshots of your employee’s desktops to see exactly what they're doing on their computers.
  • The employee screenshot monitoring software feature can be configured to automatically delete older screenshots to reduce storage requirements
  • Screenshots are tagged with the website or application that was being used, the time, and the name of the computer that was captured
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Keep a Pulse on Team Activity in Real-Time

  • Get high-level views of the recent activity of individual users and teams
  • Easily see who is online now and who hasn’t logged in today
  • Track your users’ most recent productivity, activity, availability status
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Check Out Our Great Reviews!

The reporting feature offers accurate insights on internet activities in order to ensure compliance & organization policies are met. The offsite management feature makes it easy to monitor those working from home.

Carroline Achieng O., Sales Consultant
Absa Life Assurance, 10,001+ Employees

BrowseReporter is simple to use and provides our company with the information we were looking for. Having BrowseReporter installed has prevented any internet abuse. This was exactly what we wanted!

Denise P., IT Manager
Paper & Forest Products, 51-200 Employees

In my nearly 40 years in the IT business I’ve worked with a lot of support teams. I really appreciate CurrentWare going the extra mile to help me get the most out of the product. They’ve definitely outweighed any of the other competitors that I’ve looked at.

Jerry Slocum, Managed Services Provider
Haggerty Auto Group, 150-200 Employees

BrowseReporter is an extremely useful piece of software for monitoring our employees' devices while they are at work. It enables us to view data in real time, conduct detailed analyses of each employee's activities, and improve productivity where necessary.

Sebastian P., Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer
Retail Industry, 10,001+ Employees

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Internet Use Policy Template

Download this FREE internet use policy to set standards for acceptable internet usage in your organization.

  • Disclose the organization’s intent to monitor internet use
  • Communicate acceptable standards for technology use
  • Describe your users' rights and responsibilities

Flexible Deployment Options

With CurrentWare’s user activity monitoring solutions you’re in complete control of how your data is stored, secured, and retained. Your employees' data cannot be accessed by CurrentWare.

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On Premises

Keep Control of Your Data

 

Install the management software on a standard computer, then deploy the client software to your users' computers

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Remote Workers

Monitor & Manage on Any Network

 

Connect your remote employees’ computers to the management software with simple port forwarding rules

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Self-Managed Cloud & VDI

Citrix, Azure, AWS, GCP, and More!

 

Enjoy the scalability and availability of the cloud alongside the security, control, and flexibility of our on-premises solution

Real-Time Employee and Computer Monitoring Features

Reports

Monitor Computer Activity

Get real-time insights into your users' technology use

Remote Screen Capture

Screenshot Monitoring

Take automatic screenshots or remotely view desktops

Application Blocker

Track App Usage

Get insights into software usage trends in your organization

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Idle Time Tracking

Track mouse and keyboard movement to monitor inactivity

Email Report

Email Reports & Alerts

Automatically send reports to designated inboxes based on events or schedules

Tracking Schedule

Tracking Scheduler

Limit activity tracking to specific days and schedules such as employee work hours

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Provide Data Access

Provide your users with on-demand access to their own activity data

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Stealth Mode Option

The software can run silently in the background or be configured to alert users

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Central Web Console

Manage from the convenience of a web browser with optional Active Directory integration

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Platform Security

Protect your CurrentWare console
with 2FA, passwords, privilege
management, and more

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Offsite Management

Monitor remote employees and students no matter what network they connect to

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SQL Server Supported

Use the included Microsoft SQL Express database or connect your own SQL server

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At CurrentWare, customer success is our priority at every stage of your journey. We take pride in providing high-quality and reliable pre and post-sale support to make your experience exceptional.

We offer the same level of high-quality support to all of our customers—no extra fees or packages necessary!

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Our expert support team is here to help you. Reach out to us over email, live chat, or phone from 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM EST, Monday to Friday.

Employee Monitoring Resources

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How to Monitor Employee Computer Activity (& Why You Should)

Learn how—and why—to monitor employee computer use with CurrentWare’s employee monitoring software solutions

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Download a Free Workplace Monitoring Policy Template

Download this FREE electronic monitoring template and customize it to fit the needs of your organization.

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What is Employee Monitoring?—A Comprehensive Guide

Learn about methods for monitoring employees in the workplace, the pros and cons of employee monitoring, and more

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How to Get Buy-In for Employee Tracking Software

Learn how to evaluate monitoring software vendors and get buy-in for employee monitoring from all levels of your organization.

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BrowseReporter Employee Monitoring Software FAQ

Are There Any Limits to the Free Trial?

The free trial is fully functional. You can deploy it on up to 10 devices for 14 days.

If you need more time or more devices to properly evaluate our internet usage monitoring software solution in your organization, reach out to our team.

Here at CurrentWare, we pride ourselves on our customer support. During and after your evaluation our team is here to help you over a phone call, live chat, or email. We will make sure that you get the best experience possible.

How much does BrowseReporter cost?

When purchased as a standalone solution, BrowseReporter costs $3.99 USD per license per month, paid annually. 

The final costs depend on the number of licenses, how many years are purchased in advance, and other factors. For the most accurate costs, reach out to our sales team for a quote.

Will BrowseReporter Continue Monitoring Employees Internet Usage When They Leave the Network?

Yes. The employee computer monitoring software client agent that is installed on the employee’s computer has the ability to monitor computer activity and track productivity even if it does not have a connection with the CurrentWare Server.

When your employees disconnect from your network the client agent will store their activity and productivity data locally on the device. Once they reconnect to the network their data will be synced to the CurrentWare server.

Note: If you wish to get activity data from computers outside of the network they will need to be able to communicate with the CurrentWare Server. Once a connection is reestablished you will receive your employee’s computer usage data and any CurrentWare policy updates will take effect.

Learn More: How to Set Up CurrentWare’s Employee Monitoring Software for Off-Site Teams

Will My Employees Know They Are Being Monitored?

Depending on the needs of your environment and the laws of your jurisdiction you can use our software to monitor employee computer activity with or without its transparency-enhancing features enabled.

Stealth Employee Monitoring
BrowseReporter operates in stealth mode by default.

In stealth mode, the CurrentWare Client is not visible in the system tray or control panel of the employee’s computer.

Transparent Employee Monitoring
BrowseReporter’s optional transparency-boosting features make it the best computer monitoring software for being transparent about tracking employee computer activity.

These features helps your teams remain aware that their computer activity is being monitored in the workplace.

  • Monitoring Notifications: Display a custom message that periodically reminds your employees that their internet and application activity is being monitored by BrowseReporter
  • Show In System Tray: Enable this feature to make the CurrentWare Client visible in the system tray of your employee’s computers.
  • End-User Reports: Enable this feature to give your employees access to their own computer activity data. This lets them see exactly what internet and application usage data is being shared.

Learn More: Best Practices for Monitoring Employees

Is It Legal to Use Employee Monitoring Software?

When determining how employee monitoring software will be used with the teams in your organization it is important to understand the potential privacy implications for your employees and what factors influence your right to monitor employee computer activity.

Depending on your jurisdiction and the jurisdiction of your employees you may have legal obligations to fulfill before monitoring employees in the workplace. The best practice is to consult with a legal professional first.

Most workplace privacy and employee monitoring laws require you to be transparent about data collection. This includes informing employees about what is being monitored, how their data will be protected, and how it will be used.

Typically this disclosure is provided in an employee manual, workplace monitoring policy, or acceptable use policy.

Get a FREE Template: Workplace Monitoring Policy (Employee Monitoring Policy)

The best computer monitoring software helps you meet your privacy requirements with privacy-enhancing features such as alerting your users that their computer activity is being monitored.

Does CurrentWare have access to my employee's activity reports?

No, CurrentWare cannot access your employee’s computer monitoring data. CurrentWare’s software does not send your user’s computer usage data to CurrentWare. They are installed and managed by your organization.

All of the data collected by CurrentWare’s software is stored on a database that is installed in your organization’s data center or cloud service provider.

With CurrentWare’s on-premises & self-managed cloud deployment options, you’re in complete control of your data.

  • Sensitive employee data stays secured to your standards rather than being sent to a third party.
  • Maintain data localization and residency compliance requirements by keeping employee data exactly where it needs to be.
  • Retain auditable records of user activity for as long as you need

For more information please refer to our Terms of Service.

Can I Use BrowseReporter for My Remote Team?

Yes. BrowseReporter is a remote employee monitoring software that supports a variety of deployment options that allow companies to track remote teams.

Using BrowseReporter you can monitor employee computer activity no matter where each team member works. To learn more about monitoring remote workers with BrowseReporter, visit this article: How to Set Up Remote Employee Monitoring Software

Can BrowseReporter Monitor User Activity on Citrix, Remote Desktop, and/or Terminal Server?

Yes. The CurrentWare Suite is supported on desktop computers, virtual machines (VMs), and servers running modern versions of the Windows operating system. 

You can install the CurrentWare Clients on your Citrix Workspace running Windows. In addition, all CurrentWare components are compatible with Remote Desktop Services (RDS) or Terminal Servers (TS)

When monitoring employees in Citrix with CurrentWare you can track computer activities with PC Mode to track the individual virtual machine or with User Mode to track the activities of specific employees across multiple devices and/or virtual machines.

Monitoring and managing your end-users with CurrentWare in a Terminal Services environment works similarly. The exception is that in a Terminal Server/Terminal Services environment the server will be registered as an individual endpoint; when you run a report from PC mode it will give you a report on all the users’ profiles in a single report.

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How Can I Start Monitoring My Employees’ Computers?

Monitoring employee computer activity is as simple as deploying employee computer use monitoring software on their computers.

You can start monitoring your employees’ productivity and computer usage today with a FREE trial of BrowseReporter; simply follow these steps.

  1. Download & install BrowseReporter
    Download the files for your free employee monitoring software trial. On the administrator’s computer, run CurrentWare.exe to begin your installation.
  2. Deploy the software clients
    Deploy the CurrentWare Client (cwClientSetup.exe) on all the computers you want to monitor. You can deploy the client with a local install or by using Active Directory, SCCM, or our built-in remote deployment tool.
  3. Monitor employee productivity
    After installing the employee monitoring tools, you will see all of your employee’s computers on the CurrentWare Console. From this console you can generate detailed reports on all of your employees’ computer activities including internet and application usage.

Who Uses This Employee Monitoring Software?

CurrentWare has a global client base with companies across a variety of industries including government, healthcare, finance, nonprofit, and manufacturing.

CurrentWare helps its customers protect their business against time theft, lost productivity, data leakage, and web-based threats by monitoring and controlling computer usage.

Read our employee monitoring software customer case studies to learn more.

How Do Employers Monitor Internet Usage at Work?

Employers use employee internet usage monitoring software such as BrowseReporter to monitor internet usage at work. With these monitoring tools, employers can see the exact websites that employees visit and how much time was spent browsing the internet.

Will BrowseReporter Track Web Browsing When Users Uses Private Browsing Modes or Delete Their Browsing History?

Yes. BrowseReporter’s software client collects user activity data independent of the browser’s browsing history.

Internet browsing data will remain intact for use in reports and dashboards even if the user deletes their web browsing history in their browser or uses a private browsing function such as Incognito Mode On Google Chrome, Private Browsing On Mozilla Firefox, and InPrivate Browsing Window On Microsoft Edge.

Is This a Cloud Product?

The CurrentWare Suite can be deployed on-premises or on a cloud platform of your choice. Both deployment option are compatible with remote workers with a few configuration changes.

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How is the CurrentWare Suite Secured?

CurrentWare is committed to the security of its platform, its users and their data. 

 

  • All of the data collected by CurrentWare’s solutions is stored in your organization’s data center or cloud service provider; the data is not sent to CurrentWare.
  • The web console cannot be accessed without a username and password. For an added layer of authentication security you can enable two-factor authentication.
  • You can selectively enable/disable what data is tracked and delete old records automatically.

 

For a complete overview of the security measures that CurrentWare has in place, check out the CurrentWare platform security overview page.

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