List of special keys ......................29 Legal disclaimer Getting started Already familiar with KeyGrabber keyloggers? Make your keylogger go on-line in 4 simple steps: section Quick Start New to KeyGrabber hardware keyloggers? Learn about keystroke recording first: section Recording keystrokes ...
Introduction About the product The KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi is an advanced hardware keylogger with a built-in Wireless LAN communications module. It features a huge 16 MB internal flash disk organized as a file system. All text data typed on the connected keyboard will be captured and stored on the internal Flash Drive in a special file.
KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi Quick Start This section assumes you are already familiar with basic hardware keylogger handling, such as recording and retrieving data. It is particularly important to be familiar with Flash Drive mode, as this mode will be used to configure the WLAN functionality. If not, please refer to...
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KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi Step 2. Connect the keylogger and enable Flash Drive mode. a) for devices supplied with an external USB cable (revision A): Take the supplied USB cable and connect it to the mini-port on the keyloggers side. Make sure the red mark on the cable faces the keyloggers USB port.
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KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi Step 4. Connect the keylogger and the keyboard to start recording keystroke data. Plug the USB keylogger in-between the keyboard and USB port. Do not use the supplied USB cable (it is for configuration purposes only). On power-up, the keylogger will automatically connect to the Access Point defined in WIFI.TXT, and send an E-mail report to the specified recipient address every hour.
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KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi Step 5. If E-mail reporting is not enough, you can take full control over the keylogger from any computer in your Local Area Network. Install the supplied application KL Tools, add the keylogger to the list by its IP number, and explore the available features.
KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi Recording keystrokes Recording mode is the default mode of operation for the KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi keylogger. In record mode, the device will silently monitor all keystrokes coming from the keyboard and store them on the internal Flash Drive in file LOG.TXT.
KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi Viewing recorded data Once keystroke data has been recorded, it may be accessed directly or remotely through WLAN. This section covers only direct access, for remote operation refer to section Remote access. The primary method for viewing recorded data is Flash Drive mode. The keylogger will act as a mass-storage device and pop up as a removable drive.
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KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi b) for devices supplied without external USB cable (revision B): Plug the keylogger in-between the keyboard and USB port, and press the 3-key combination simultaneously (by default K, B, S). After a few seconds, the hardware keylogger will automatically get detected as a mass storage device, and pop up as a removable drive.
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KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi Switching back to record mode can be achieved by a safe software removal of the flash disk. Use the systems standard disk removal procedure. For MS Windows, left-click on the Safe Removal icon in the system tray and select the appropriate drive. Disconnect the supplied USB cable, and reconnect the keyboard.
Configuration The KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi can be configured and operated entirely from the KL Tools. Launch the application, select the device model, and choose to configure your device. The application will display a keystroke logging configuration dialog. If changing the default password, memorize or note the new values, otherwise access to the internal memory will not be possible.
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KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi Keystroke logging configuration Finally, a Wi-Fi configuration dialog will be shown. Enter the data allowing the keylogger to connect to the WLAN Access Point: WLAN Access Point ID (SSID) WLAN encryption type WLAN encryption password Remember, that these strings are case-sensitive.
KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi E-mail reporting The KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi will send E-mail reports to the specified recipient address, by default every hour. Besides logged keystroke data, the report will contain Access Point information and IP configuration. The report size and interval may be set by configuring the keylogger through the file WIFI.TXT.
KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi On-demand access The KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi offers on-demand access via TCP/IP from any computer connected to the network. This feature is usually limited to the Local Area Network, unless your local network segment is visible globally. To access the keylogger remotely, launch KL Tools, select the proper device version, and navigate through the wizard to remote access.
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KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi Once a remote device is added, the log may be retrieved using the Download Log option. If interested in other parts of the remote log file than the most recent 50 kB, use the Download Log Chunk option. This will display a dialog, allowing downloading any part of the remote log file.
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KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi KL Tools offers a wide variety of options, available at a single mouse-click: E-mail and WWW search Encoding and layout conversion Document searching Document exporting Communication with remote device Multiple device handling Using KL Tools you can communicate with multiple Wi-Fi hardware keyloggers, allowing creating entire networks of wireless keyloggers.
KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi Configuration files The KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi is configured via three text files placed on the internal Flash Drive: CONFIG.TXT (configures key-logging parameters) WIFI.TXT (configures Wi-Fi functionality) These files should contain configuration parameters, placed in successive lines in the...
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KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi CONFIG.TXT The file CONFIG.TXT is responsible for configuring keystroke-logging parameters. Basic parameter list Parameter Values Example Description 3-character password Three-character password for remote Password Password=SVL (default KBS) access over WLAN. None LogSpecialKeys Medium (default) LogSpecialKeys=Full Special key logging level.
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KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi WIFI.TXT The file WIFI.TXT is responsible for configuring Wireless LAN and TCP/IP functionality. The following tables summarize the available parameters. Basic parameter list Parameter Values Example Description Access Point ID (SSID), case- SSID string (no WiFiNetwork WiFiNetwork=MyWiFi sensitive.
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KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi Advanced parameter list (use only when you know what you’re doing!) Parameter Values Example Description US (default) Canada Europe Standard for Wi-Fi operation. WiFiStandard WiFiStandard=Europe Spain Select the region that fits best. France Japan TCP disable flag. Disables on-...
KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi National keyboard layouts It is possible to enable a national layout for language-adapted keyboards, such as French, German etc. This will allow national characters to get logged properly (including those with Alt Gr), such as ö, æ, ß, ó etc. The following example demonstrates the advantages of applying the German national layout.
(1.4" x 0.8" x 0.5") (L x W x H) All KeyGrabber products come with 1 year warranty against manufacturer defects. Defect products must be shipped by the customer. All warranty repairs and delivery to the customer will be paid by the manufacturer.
KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi Troubleshooting The KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi will not work with the following hardware configurations: 1. Internal laptop keyboards 2. Bluetooth keyboards 3. USB-PS/2 and PS/2-USB adapters 4. Non-conformant USB keyboards 5. Non Wi-Fi-conformant Access Points (Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™) The keyboard is not responding The keyboard connector or the keylogger connector is not inserted firmly.
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KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi Problems with logging national characters Please check if you have downloaded the correct layout file and copied it to the flash disk root directory? If not, please check the National keyboard layouts section. The keylogger does not switch to Flash Drive mode Please check the following: 1.
KeyGrabber Nano Wi-Fi Legal disclaimer KeyGrabber does not take responsibility for any damage, harm or legal actions caused by misuse of its products. The user should follow the guidelines contained in this document, otherwise no liability will be assumed. It is the user's responsibility to obey all effective laws in his/her country, which may prohibit usage of KeyGrabber products.
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