PC Sentinel's SmokingGun.Net!   Quick Start Guide

• FREE Web Access!: View Log Files from any browser! Click on the Web Access menu item to set up your FREE account.
• Surf Control!: Control websites visited by user account on the computer by either a black list ( blocked sites ) or while list ( allowed sites ). From the Web Pages menu, select Parental Controls to enable controls.
• Hide SmokingGun.Net from other users: SmokingGun.Net is always recording, whether you have the application open or not. There is no entry in the applications tab of Task Manager. Also, by going to the File menu and selecting "Hide SmokingGun.Net..." you have the option of removing SmokingGun.Net from the Windows Start Menu, removing SmokingGun.Net from the Add/Remove Programs screen in the Windows Control Panel, and even hiding the folder containing SmokingGun.Net itself!
• Prevent unauthorized uninstallation: To prevent others from uninstalling SmokingGun.Net, take the following steps.
  • First, goto the File menu and select "Hide SmokingGun.Net". In the window that appears, click the "Remove Uninstaller File". Note that SmokingGun.Net may still be uninstalled via the "Uninstall SmokingGun.Net" menu item.
  • Second, goto the File menu and select "Settings". Apply password protection to SmokingGun.Net. Now the only way someone can uninstall SmokingGun.Net is via the Uninstall SmokingGun.Net menu item, and they can only get to that menu item if they know the password!
• PC Sentinel Alerts: One of the most powerful features of SmokingGun.Net is its advanced Keyword Detection system. Create a list of "on alert" words or phrases and SmokingGun.Net will continually monitor keyboard typing, URLs and web pages for these words or phrases. You tell SmokingGun.Net which phrases to watch out for - for example, "sex," "porn", "are your parents home" - whatever you decide. When a keyword is detected, SmokingGun.Net records the keywords found, takes a picture of whatever is on the computer screen at that moment and stores the results in a special Alert log file. To view PC Sentinel Alerts simply click the "View Alerts" button at the top of the screen.
• Password Protection: At your option, SmokingGun.Net will prevent unauthorized users from reading logs and/or changing settings by requiring a password to open the application. Click the File menu, choose Settings, enter password in the form that appears.
• Manage Log Files: SmokingGun.Net lets you save, print, and delete log files. Click on the File menu and choose the appropriate action.
• Show warning to users at startup: At your option, SmokingGun.Net will notify users SmokingGun.Net is installed on computer startup. Click the File menu, choose Settings, check the "Warn users at startup actions will be recorded" box.
• Copy log files to networked location: SmokingGun.Net lets you copy log files to any networked computer - you do not have to physically go to a computer with SmokingGun.Net installed to view log files from that computer.
• Web logs: SmokingGun.Net records web pages visited. Sites visited with broswers other than Mozilla Firefox appear as clickable links. Most browsers are supported. Click the "View Web Pages Visited" button.
• Screen Shots: Screen shots can be scheduled and viewed as a slide show. Click on the Screen Shots menu item or the "View Screen Shots" button.
• Keystroke Log: Keystroke logs are organized by the window typed into. Click on the "View Keystrokes" button.
• Clipboard Spy: Records all text and images pasted into the clipboard, including pornography. Click on the "Clipboard Spy" button.
• Application Usage Log: Application usage logs are organized by application name, when the application started and when it closed. Click on the "View Application Usage" button.
• Purchasing: Launch SmokingGun.Net, click on the REGISTER menu item and follow the instructions.  If you have any problems or question please be sure to visit our FAQ or email us at support@pcsentinelsoftware.com.