2. Prerequisite: Setting up a Screen Agent Interface

Before setting up screen recording on a workstation, you will need to add a Screen Agent interface to the recorder via the Configuration Manager. The Screen Agent interface holds all the channels that workstations can use for screen recording. One channel will correspond to the screen recording taking place on a single workstation.

To set up a Screen Agent interface, you will first need to have a license key for a specific number of screen channels. Once the license key add-on is in place on the recorder, you can add a Screen Agent interface.

The steps for adding a Screen Agent interface are provided below:

  1. Log in to the Configuration Manager of the NexLog DX-series system you will be recording to

  2. Navigate to Recording -> Recording Interfaces (as seen below in Figure 2.1) and click the ‘Add Virtual Recording Interface’ button

Configuration Manager: Accessing the Boards Page

Fig. 2.1 Configuration Manager: Accessing the Boards Page

  1. You will then see an ‘ADD INTERFACE’ tab with ‘Screen’ being selected by default and a ‘Channel Count’ of 1. You can change the ‘Channel Count’ value up to the number allowed by the Screen Agent Channel license key add-on. Once done, click ‘Save’

Configuration Manager: Setting up a Screen Agent Interface

Fig. 2.2 Configuration Manager: Setting up a Screen Agent Interface

  1. After clicking ‘Save’, you will see a Screen Agent Interface. Click on the ‘+’ icon to expand the interface and view the channels associated with it. The number of channels that you see is based on what you provided for the ‘Channel Count’ field.

Configuration Manager: Screen Agent Interface with Channels

Fig. 2.3 Configuration Manager: Screen Agent Interface with Channels

You have now completed the setup of a Screen Agent Interface in the Configuration Manager. You can proceed to section Section 3 Installing on a Workstation for steps on how to download and run the Screen Agent installer.