# Audit Trail of User Actions

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Nx Witness tracks all user actions and records them to a log called the Audit Trail.

To view this log, o pen System Administration (shortcut Ctrl+Alt+A) -> General tab and click the Audit Trail button. There is are two summary panels, Sessions and Devices, with a Details panel to the right.

Sessions. A session is defined as the period between a user's log in and log out. The summary information displayed for each session is:

•Session begins and Session ends

•Duration

•User ID

•IP address of server user logged onto

•Activity graph indicating the number of actions performed when a mouse hovers over the field

Devices. A summary of the user actions such as devices viewed l ive and from archive, video exports, device modifications, server setting changes, user setting updates, etc.

Details. Select one or more records to view more detailed information in this panel. To select a record, click on it or use the checkboxes to the left. To select several records, use Ctrl+click or Shift+click. U se Ctrl+A or the Select All button to select all records. If no sessions are selected, all details will be displayed. The following detailed information is provided:

•Date and Time of action

•User who performed the operation

•IP address the user was logged in from

•Activity – the action performed

•Description – details of action performed

•Play – allows you to view user actions directly. For example, you can select a camera and view exactly the footage that the user exported, or open a device that the user modified to see the current device settings.

Audit Trail Operations

Filter. Type a filter criteria in the Search field on the top. Select a desired time period using the From and To calendar fields.

Show/Hide actions by type. Use the checkboxes at the top to toggle display of specific action types.

Update data. Data may have changed since the log was opened. Use the Refresh to update the display.

Export. To export the log file, s elect the desired records and open the context menu to choose one of the following:

•Copy Selection to Clipboard – so data can be pasted to another program (ex. Microsoft Excel or Google Docs).

•Export Selection to File – exports data as an html or csv file.

Disabling Audit Trail recording

The Audit Trail is enabled by default. To disable it, uncheck the Enable audit Trail checkbox on the System Administration (shortcut Ctrl+Alt+A) -> General tab.