Locking Monitor pages

Monitor Modes

NetSpy  Monitor has two working modes: "Cashier" and "Administrator". When application is started it is by default in "Cashier" mode. It means that only those pages that are made visible by the administrator will be visible. Switching to the "Administrator" mode enables all screens as well as unlocks some password protected features such as deleting the databases and  erasing historical records. In the "Cashier" mode those controls are protected with the administrative password. 

Another feature that makes the two modes different is ability to use Hidden User Types. Cashier can only see and use the user types that are not hidden, that is done to prevent regular employees from being able to create a NetSpy user with administrative privileges. If you configure some user types to be hidden, it also makes sense to hide the user types screen to prevent employees from disabling the "Hidden" attribute.

All of the NetSpy Monitor screens can be hidden from Cashier if needed. Administrator should decide what is appropriate for regular  employees to see and what is not. Once that decision has been made, administrator can remove unnecessary screens from the Cashier's view. To do that one needs to switch to the Administrator mode.

Pressing button from the main toolbar menu will display the page lock dialog.

Immediately after the installation, all pages of the monitor are unlocked and there is no administrator password set. 

Press   button and set the Administrator password to prevent others from using this dialog. Now deselect the pages you want to hide and click . As you check or uncheck buttons, appropriate pages of NetSpy Monitor will appear or disappear and stay that way after this dialog is closed.

If the administrative password is set, the next time you call this dialog, all controls except for the password box are going to appear disabled. Within a few seconds after entering the correct password, other controls will also become enabled allowing you to do editing, otherwise they will remain grayed out.

Disabling screens

Before hiding Monitor screens Administrator should understand the functionality that will be disabled with every page.

Workstations should probably never be disabled, its a main page that allows Cashier to perform all day-to-day tasks such as billing users, managing workstations and so on   

Users - can be hidden if you are not planning on using the "Calling Card" option or having pre-paid users.

User Types - is where payment coefficients, system logon credentials and other options  are defined. Once configured, this page certainly can be hidden.

Business Objects - contains price settings for all Business Objects. Advanced cashiers may have access to this page to add or modify shop items (if you use that) as well as manage printer monitoring (depending on the type of printer you use it may be necessary to start monitoring manually).

Reports And History - is where historical data can be accessed and analyzed in graphical form. Usually  this page should also be hidden in Cashier mode so that regular employees cannot alter the historical information.

Database - is only used to maintain the system. It too can be  hidden from regular employees.

Configurations - is where NetSpy client-side appearance (texts,  pictures, login options, etc) is customized. Once the system is configured, there is no need for regular employees to see this page.