Desktop Recorder can be used to keep recordings of student screen activity for later review. Teachers can use it to document classroom computer work, review practical exercises, or keep proof of student activity when a problem needs to be checked later.
This feature allows you to record student screens automatically or manually, download recordings to the teacher console, and review them after class.
Typical use cases include:
- Keeping recordings of student activity as proof for later use.
- Reviewing how students completed a computer lab assignment.
- Checking what happened when a student reports a technical issue.
- Documenting inappropriate computer use during class.
Desktop Recorder
Desktop Recorder captures remote screens as JPEG snapshots or MKV/MPEG4 video files. You can run it manually, by schedule, or tied to console connection status.
Top Toolbar
- Start applies current settings first, then starts recording on selected computers (after confirmation).
- Stop stops recording on selected computers (after confirmation).
- Use the same settings for all computers controls scope: enabled = one profile for all computers, disabled = selected computers only.
- Apply settings sends configuration changes without forcing Start/Stop.
- If settings were changed and not applied yet, Apply settings blinks red.
- Settings and Recordings buttons show/hide left configuration panel and right recordings panel.
Left Settings Panel
- Refresh interval (s): capture period. Lower values increase detail and storage usage. Recorder captures at about one frame per second minimum.
- Record when console is running: starts when console connects and stops when console disconnects (unless schedule is currently active).
- Monitors: select primary monitor, all monitors, or a specific monitor index.
- Delete recordings older than (days): automatic retention cleanup.
- Download recordings to console: enables automatic background download from agents.
- Delete recording from agent after download: removes remote file after successful transfer.
- Override recordings download directory: custom local archive path. If disabled, default console recordings folder is used.
- Override agent recordings directory: custom recording path on monitored computer.
- Quality: 0% to 100% compression quality.
- Recording format: JPEG sequence, MKV video, or MPEG4 video.
- Max file size (Mb): available for video formats only. When limit is reached, recorder starts a new file. (don't limit) means unlimited.
- Record frames only when screen changes: skips duplicate frames and reduces storage/network usage.
- Schedule recording: enables schedule rules below. Use Add/Remove to create entries by weekday and all-day or time interval.
Right and Bottom Panels (Recordings Browser + Player)
- Refresh reloads filters and recording list.
- Delete removes selected recordings from agent and local downloaded archive.
- Filter tree groups recordings by User → Year → Month → Day.
- Recording list shows Date/Time; selecting an item positions playback to that recording.
- Player timeline spans all recordings in selected filter, not just one file.
- Player controls: Play/Pause, Previous, Next, Stretch, and Full Screen.
- Downloaded local files are merged with remote files in one list so playback works online and offline.
How Download Works
When download is enabled, the console checks connected student computers for new recordings, downloads missing files to the teacher computer, and saves them in the selected recordings folder. If delete-after-download is enabled, the recording is removed from the student computer after it is downloaded successfully.
Recommended Setup
For long-term low-storage recording, use JPEG + screen-change detection + longer interval.