7. Checking Your Screen Channel and Screen Recordings

You can check the state of your screen channel in the Configuration Manager and playback screen recordings in MediaWorks DX. The sub-sections below provide more details on how both of these can be done.

7.1. Checking the State of Your Screen Channel

Once you have configured your client to have its screen recorded, you can verify that recording is taking place by going to the Configuration Manager and checking the state of the channel.

Below are the steps to follow for checking the status of a Screen Agent channel in the Configuration Manager:

  1. Log in to the Configuration Manager and navigate to Recording → Recording Interfaces. Refer to sub-section Section 6.1: Accessing and Configuring Screen Channels via the Recorder for how this can be done.

  2. Expand the Screen Agent Interface board by clicking on the ‘+’ icon seen in Figure 7.1.

Configuration Manager: Unexpanded Screen Recording Interface

Fig. 7.1 Configuration Manager: Unexpanded Screen Recording Interface

  1. Look for the channel number within a box under the ‘ACTIVITY’ column, or the channel name provided for the specific client. The color of the box conveys the current state of the channel. Refer to appendix Section D: Different States of a Screen Agent Channel for details on the meaning of each color with respect to the channel’s state.

Configuration Manager: Recording Screen Channel

Fig. 7.2 Configuration Manager: Recording Screen Channel

7.2. Playing Screen Recordings

You can access MediaWorks DX to play screen recordings.

Below are the steps to access screen recordings in MediaWorks DX:

  1. Log in to MediaWorks DX

  2. Go to the ‘Browse’ tab (or open a new ‘Browse’ tab if one is not present). In the left pane you will see the name of the source for recordings. You can then expand to display the list of months, then expand to display the list of days, and finally expand to display the channels that have recordings on that day. Once you have selected the Screen Agent channel where recording is taking place, you will see all the recordings for that day in the pane on the right. Double-click any of these recordings for playback.

|MW|: Accessing Screen Agent Records for Playback

Fig. 7.3 MediaWorks DX: Accessing Screen Agent Records for Playback

MediaWorks DX can also display events that are indicative of occurrences that might affect screen recording. They will display as icons on the timeline of the screen recordings.