FARONICS DEEP FREEZE - Operational manual

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Product Data Sheet
Absolute System Integrity
Faronics Deep Freeze reduces IT helpdesk requests and costs by
63% by making computer congurations indestructible. It does
this by ensuring each and every desktop, laptop, and server always
remains in its perfect, original operating state that it was deployed
in. Organizations enjoy greater computer reliability with lowered
support costs, while IT personnel are freed from tedious helpdesk
requests. In fact, organizations that deploy Deep Freeze experience
a dramatic increase in the number of users and workstations
supported by each IT technician. Deep Freeze’s disk protection still
allows users to save their documents, spreadsheets, and other data to
awed (unprotected) drives and partitions.
Deep Freeze Benefits
• Provides IT administrators with the ability to deliver a clean
and consistent workstation with each and every session
• Liberates IT personnel from tedious system repairs that
arise from soware corruption, viruses, malware, spyware,
and conguration dri
• Allows users to benet from an unrestricted yet trouble-free
computing experience where they can still save their data
• Enhances IT control over enterprise systems through
network deployment and management capabilities
• Reduces the amount of time and money that organizations
spend on IT repairs
Use Faronics Core to control and configure your Deep Freeze workstations.
“I have had teachers near retirement tell me they were ready to call it quits because of erratic and inconsistent computer
soware. Not until aer last summer when Deep Freeze was installed did they nally remember why they liked to teach.”
– Chuck Taylor, San Juan Unied School District, CA

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System Requirements
Deep Freeze requires Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 and 10% free hard drive space. e Deep Freeze Conguration
Administrator and the Enterprise Console require Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 to function properly. Information
on Faronics Core system requirements can be found in the Faronics Core user guide. e hardware requirements
are the same as the recommended requirements for the host operating system.
Key Features
Absolute Protection
• Guarantees 100% workstation recovery on restart
• Provides password protection and complete security
• Protects multiple hard drives and partitions
Integration and Compatibility
• Supports multi-boot environments
• Compatible with Fast User Switching
• Supports SCSI, ATA, SATA, and IDE hard drives
• Supports FAT, FAT32, NTFS, basic and dynamic disks
• Localized in six languages
Security and Control
• Encrypt all components with a unique Customization Code
• Preset multiple passwords to be used on a workstation or via the Command
Line Control with varying activation and expiration dates
• Generate encrypted One Time or One Day Passwords
• Disable keyboard and mouse during maintenance periods or on demand
• Boot Control window provides ability for immediate reboot
• Use Stealth Mode to hide the Deep Freeze system tray icon
Configuration Options
• Create customized installation les using the Conguration Administrator
• Pre-select Frozen Drives and selectively Freeze or aw xed drives
• Schedule automatic Restart/Shutdown times
• Restart computer on Logo
• Shutdown workstations aer a preset length of inactivity
• Schedule awed Maintenance periods (single or multiple) to perform
Windows updates through the Internet or a SUS/WSUS server or run a
custom batch le to update your update other soware
Data Retention Options
• Create up to eight awSpaces on a workstation that can be used to store
programs, save les, or make permanent changes
• awSpaces can be visible or hidden
• Specify the size and le system of the awSpace (up to 1 TB using NTFS)
Central Management
• Schedule restart, shutdown, Wake-On-LAN, Freeze, aw and aw
Locked tasks dynamically to take place once or on a regular basis
• Change maintenance and restart/shutdown schedules on the y
• Manage workstations easily with User Dened Groups
• Quickly populate multiple groups or sub-groups with smart automatic lters
or import groups from Active Directory
• Update all pre-existing installation les automatically
• Invoke system maintenance on demand with “aw Locked” mode
• Launch RDP and VNC sessions through the Deep Freeze Console
• Create customized Enterprise Consoles with tailored features and abilities
• Remotely deploy, execute, and control soware on workstations
• With Faronics Core, keep scheduled actions “active” to ensure updates on
oine workstations
• With Faronics Core, manage workstations with dynamic groups, perform
actions on workstation groups, view workstation activity status, and
remotely wake-up oine workstations via the web
Deployment and Interoperability Options
• Oers silent install option for rapid network deployment
• Provides option to deploy on multiple workstations as part of a master image
• Deep Freeze Command Line Control Utility for remote management
• Integrate Deep Freeze protection into any desktop management solution
capable of executing command line control
Action Files
• Create, edit download, and share XML-based Deep Freeze Action Files to
interact with other programs via the Deep Freeze Console
Expanded Network Options
• Communicate with workstations over a LAN, WAN, or combination
• Support for multiple ports
Anti-Virus Integration
• Seamless malware denitions on workstations protected in a Frozen
state with Faronics Anti-Virus
• Malware denitions for other anti-virus solutions can be easily retained
through use of awed Maintenance periods