Configuring sites: Workstations

This article will explain how to configure your Lens site to correctly display workstations and to tune how the workstations are managed.

Lens Workstation Agent API key

This is no longer needed for workstations running Lens Workstation Agent V2 or higher.

The Lens Workstation Agent requires an API key to authenticate API requests. This is set when the agent is installed. This API key needs to be set in the 7fivefive Lens Portal so the portal can communicate with the Lens Workstation Agents.

Please note: Each workstation’s API key will need to be updated via a different method. This option sets the API key that the Lens Portal backend will use when connecting to the Workstation Agents.

To change the API key:

Login to the application
In the left sidebar, select Configuration then click the Settings option
Select the Manage site item from the Sites and Collectors section
Select the site you would like to edit from the dropdown menu
Click the Workstations tab
Navigate to the Workstation Agent section
Enter the new API key in the Agent API key field
Click the Save button

Egress monitoring

A new feature we have added in Lens 2023.9 is the ability to monitor workstation network egress. By default this feature is disabled. Workstations need to be running the Lens Workstation Agent (Version 1.2 or higher).

Privacy

The network packet payload is not inspected, and does not leave the workstation. However, as this feature effectively monitors a user's network connection, platform administrators should inform users that network usage monitoring takes place on the network prior to enabling this feature.

To enable this feature:

Login to the application
In the left sidebar, select Configuration then click the Settings option
Select the Manage site item from the Sites and Collectors section
Select the site you would like to edit from the dropdown menu
Click the Workstations tab
Navigate to the Egress Monitoring section
Toggle the Enable field
Click the Save button