BrowseReporter Server & BrowseReporter Console - Windows 2003, 2008, XP , Vista and Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit). Compatible with Terminal Servers

BrowseReporter Client - Windows 2003, 2008, XP , Vista and Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)

Internet Explorer 6 and above
Mozilla Firefox 2 and above
Google Chrome 3.0 and above
Apple Safari 4.0 and above
Opera 9.5 and above
Netscape 9.0 and above
Avant 10.2 and above
Seamonkey 1.1 and above

• BrowseReporter is distributed in MSI (Microsoft Installer) format. This facilitates the deployment of BrowseReporter through Microsoft Active Directory, SMS, Altiris and many other Software Deployment Tools that support the MSI Standard.
• BrowseReporter Client (s) can be remotely installed from the Console. ( Note: On Vista Client PCs, please disable UAC before running the remote install.)
  1. Enter the path of the Client msi file on the Server computer.
  2. Enter the Server name/IP address and the Client password. In case the Client password is not mentioned then the password is taken as the default ‘Admin’. Click Next.
  3. Select the PC’s on the network where the Clients are to be installed. Click Next
  4. Enter the Username and Password of an Administrator account of the PC where the Client has to be installed. Click Next.
  5. This would install the Client pack on the selected PC.

• Ensure that the client is installed with admin login rights
• Make sure there are no firewall and/or virus scan software intercepting with the client and console
• Use IP address instead of Computer Name to connect to the console
  Run the following script on the run command of the client PC: CwBrRpt.exe -p Admin -v (please note that Admin is the default case sensitive password). If you changed the password during the installation of the client, then please substitute it in place of Admin.
  This will bring up the client interface. On the interface, you can check the server name. Or edit the server_name to the IP address.
• Browse to a few sites, in order to activate the BrowseReporter client. Then, request the latest data from the BrowseReporter Console.
• Ping the console from the client
• Make sure the client service is running
• On the Server PC ensure that TCP ports 3050, 1024, 8990, 8991 are open (for version 3.X, the ports are 3050, 1024, 8996 and 8997).
• Reboot client
• check if Firebird database Service is running on the Console PC
• On the Console click on the Manage tab. On the menu select Manage --> Get Clients. This will display the PC icons on the left hand side.
• The Users will be displayed on the Console, once the specific user starts browsing the Internet and the corresponding data has been uploaded to the Server. To upload the latest data, click on the “Request Latest Data” button.
• Check the BrowseReporter Client Log file (C:\Windows\System32\BRclient.log) for further diagnosis.

1. On the BrowseReporter Console, go to File and select Run Report.
2. Select the Report Type by choosing a report/graph on the drop down box “Report Types”.
3. Select the appropriate date and time range in the Date/Time section
4. Select the reporting mode, i.e. reporting by PC or by User, by selecting the appropriate mode in the Select Mode section
5. Click on the PC/Users button to select the PCs and Users you would like to generate the report on. (It is necessary to select at least one PC or User to generate the report.)
6. In the “Report Options” section, select the sorting and ordering order for the report. For the “Top N…” reports, the value of “N” can be entered in the “Number N” textbox
7. Click on “Request Latest Data”. Then click on the “Generate Report” button.

1. Through the BrowseReporter Console:
   Right on the PC icon and select Uninstall Client(s). This will remotely uninstall the Client.
2. Through the BrowseReporter Client:
   Run the following script on the run command of the client PC: CwBrRpt.exe -p Admin -u (please note that Admin is the default case sensitive password). If you changed the password during the installation of the client, then please substitute it in place of Admin.