VisualLookout ™ Quickstart Guide

Running VisualLookout

Go to Start / Programs / VisualLookout and click on VisualLookout. If this is a trial license you will then see the 'run as trial' dialog box, click the 'run trial' button. The following hot-links window (Fig 1) will appear.

Fig 1

This is the VisualLookout main application window.  It is a single window, which can present a number of views depending on the users requirements. The initial view is the hot-link view which notifies the user of any product update information such as a problem fix release. The "view" menu option in the top right corner of the dialog presents the available views (see Fig 2 below).

Fig 2

The user can select the view directly from the menu selection list (see table below) or alternatively the user may click the VCR styled arrow buttons which move the view through the list in a forward or backward direction.

AutoSentry	Provides a central view of activity from all connections that are required to be monitored.
AutoContact	Provides a central view of all connections made to all monitored systems.
AutoAlert	New in version 2 this allows you to trigger alarms when certain events occur such as a connection from an undesirable country

VisualLookout Personal Edition comes preconfigured to run a localhost connection, i.e. it will monitor the system on which it is installed.  Information on configuring VisualLookout to monitor multiple systems can be found in the VisualLookout Reference Manual.

The configuration of VisualLookout to use the AutoSentry and AutoAlert features is a simple process as outlined below.  Advanced topics are covered in the VisualLookout Reference Manual.

1. Start the VisualLookout agent for the defined host(s)
2. Select and define any AutoSentry items if required
3. Select and define any AutoAlert items if required