Reference > Connections > Windows Events View

The Windows Events View can be used to display Windows Events from one or more computers using custom query filters.

Dashboard

The Windows Events View is shown in the Dashboard panel when you select a Windows Events View in the Navigation panel.

Dashboard_WindowsEvents

Features

List of windows events from one or more computers.

Grid search and customization, including sort, filter and group.

Details panel to show more details about the selected event.

Note

The Windows Events View relies on WMI. Ensure that all the necessary firewall ports for WMI are open and that the credentials set in the connection properties have the permission to view the events.

Royal Server Support

The dashboard data can also be gathered using a Royal Server. For more information about Royal Server, click here.

Dashboard Settings

To configure the application default settings for the included dashboard, open the Plugins Management and click on Dashboard for the Windows Events View plugin.

To configure individual dashboard settings for a connection, use the Dashboard property page.

Plugin Settings

The Windows Events View plugin does not offer any plugin settings at this time.

Connection Properties

The Windows Events View Properties dialog is shown:

for a new Windows Event Views by clicking the More... menu item in the Add drop down menu in the Edit group on the Home ribbon tab and selecting the Windows Events View entry from the list of available objects.

for an existing Windows Events View by selecting a Windows Events View and clicking on the Properties command in the Edit group on the Home ribbon tab.

as a bulk-edit dialog when multiple Windows Events Views were selected in the Folder / Document Dashboard and the Properties command in the Edit group on the Home ribbon tab is clicked. See also: Bulk Operations