How to audit remote control usage in Configuration Manager

Applies to: Configuration Manager (current branch)

You can use Configuration Manager reports to view audit information for remote control.

For more information about how to configure reporting in Configuration Manager, see Introduction to reporting.

The following two reports are available with the category Status Messages - Audit:

  • Remote Control - All computers remote controlled by a specific user - Displays a summary of remote control activity that a specific user initiated.

  • Remote Control - All remote control information - Displays a summary of status messages about remote control of client computers.

To run the report Remote Control - All computers remote controlled by a specific user

  1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Monitoring.

  2. In the Monitoring workspace, expand Reporting, and then click Reports.

  3. In the Reports node, click the Category column to sort the reports so that you can more easily find the reports in the category Status Messages - Audit.

  4. Select the report Remote Control - All computers remote controlled by a specific user, and then, on the Home tab, in the Report Group, click Run.

  5. In the User Name list of the Remote Control - All computers remote controlled by a specific user, specify the user that you want to report audit information for, and then click View Report.

  6. When you have finished viewing the data in the report, close the report window.

To run the report Remote Control - All remote control information

  1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Monitoring.

  2. In the Monitoring workspace, expand Reporting, and then click Reports.

  3. In the Reports node, click the Category column to sort the reports so that you can more easily find the reports in the category Status Messages - Audit.

  4. Select the report Remote Control - All remote control information, and then, on the Home tab, in the Report Group, click Run to open the Remote Control - All remote control information window.

  5. When you have finished viewing data in the report, close the report window.