How to Monitor Internet Activities

Monitoring Internet activity is something that can be beneficial to employers as well as parents. By incorporating a method to monitor activity, you can ensure that your employees are following your company's established Internet protocol. You can also ensure that your children are not engaged in Internet behavior that can jeopardize their safety and well being.

Things You'll Need

• Internet monitoring software

Instructions

1. Purchase Internet monitoring software. When choosing monitoring software, ensure that it monitors all activity including email and all websites visited, instead of just recording keystrokes made from the computer's keyboard. A few examples of Internet monitoring software on the market are Web Watcher, Spy Agent and Guardian Monitor.

2. Install the Internet monitoring software on each computer you would like to monitor.

3. Configure the settings of the Internet monitoring software. During the configuration, you will be able to create a username and password. Some software programs will allow you to specify what type of monitoring you want to do, such as email, social networking sites and instant messaging.

4. Log in to the software program with your username and password to view the latest Internet activity.

References

• Monitoring Software Reviews