# Insight Cloud Service (Mac)

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Insight Cloud Service (Mac) is supported on macOS Big Sur and later versions (on Apple Silicon and Intel architectures).
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To add Insight Cloud to the Policy, go to *Add Policy > Deep Freeze Mac > Insight* > select *Enable (Install)*.

Selecting this option installs Insight Cloud on all computers using this Policy.

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Selecting *Enable* (Install) installs the Insight Cloud service on the computers whenever the computers check in.

Selecting *Disable* uninstalls the Insight Cloud service from the computers whenever the computers check in or goes into Maintenance mode.
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Installation Mode – Select whether to install Insight Teacher or Insight Student.

## Admin Settings

Configure the following settings:

* Admin Password – Enter an Admin Password. The Admin Password allows access to the Administrator Settings in the Teacher or Student console.
* Insight Cloud Server – Select the region.
* Private Mode – Private mode ensures Teachers can only view and add Students whose devices share the same access token. When enabled, specify an access token.

## Student Settings

Configure the following settings:

* Class ID – Specify the default Class ID.\
  Note: Make sure the Class IDs for both Teacher and Student match to ensure the Student appears in the Teacher console.
  * Do not override existing Class ID – When selected, the existing Class ID will not be changed when student policies are applied.
* Allow to change class ID – When selected, Students will have the option to change Class IDs and join another class, and also be able to leave the Teacher channel at any time.
* Hide menu bar icon – When selected, this option configures Insight Student to hide its icon on the menu bar.
* Monitor keystrokes – When selected, this option enables the Teacher to monitor and log keystrokes from Student computers.
* Ask permission for Screenshots, Screen Sharing, and Remote.
* Allow web limiting (installs browser extension) – When selected, this option will install the browser extensions on the Student computers.
  * Track Web History – When selected, this will enable tracking the web history on Student computers. This field is available only when *Install Browser Extension* option is selected.
* Enable Wi-Fi restrictions – When selected, this option controls and limits which wireless networks a device can connect to. When enabled, specify the authorized SSIDs.
  * Authorized SSIDs – Specify the SSIDs.
* Allow the Student to approve Teacher request before joining the class. If declined, the Student will not join the class – Enabling this option allows the Students to accept or decline a classroom invitation from the Teacher to join the class before the class starts. When approved, the Teacher will be able to control and view activities on the Student computer.
* The selected privacy settings must be enabled before the Student can join the class – When enabled, the following options become a prerequisite for Students to be able to join the class. If the Students do not enable the following options, they will not be able to join the class.
  * Accessibility
  * Microphone
  * Screen Recording
* Automatically exit the class after X minutes – When enabled, the Student will automatically exit the class after the set time period.
  * Allow the Student to extend the class at 30-minute intervals – When enabled, the Student has the option to stay in the class at 30-minute intervals.

## Teacher Settings

Configure the following settings:

* Class ID – Specify the default Class ID.\
  Note: Make sure the Class IDs for both Teacher and Student match to ensure the Student appears in the Teacher console.
* Teacher Password – When selected, Teachers will be required to enter a password to access Insight Teacher.

## Insight Connector

Insight Connector acts as the agent that allows Teacher and Student computers on different VLANs or subnets to be able to communicate.

* Use Insight Connector – When selected, specify a connector IP address.

## Existing Insight On-Premise Customers

Automatically migrate Faronics Insight On-Premise v11.24 or higher to Cloud licensing.

After the Teacher Console has been migrated, Insight Students will automatically migrate as well, based on the configured settings.

To do this, select *Migrate Insight On-premise Automatically To Subscription Licensing To Manage From Cloud*, then select to migrate Students when *Student Device Joins The Teacher Console*, or when *Student Device Is Discovered By The Teacher Console*.

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When selecting to migrate Students when *Student Device Is Discovered By The Teacher Console*, note that this action is irreversible. Once migrated to Insight Cloud, you will not be able to revert back to Insight On-Premise. To revert to Insight On-Premise, you will need to uninstall Insight Cloud version and reinstall Insight On-Premise.
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After selecting the migration method, select the Student Policy to apply during the process.

Note that Class ID settings in the selected Policy will be ignored during the migration. This ensures existing Insight Students will continue reporting to their current Teacher Consoles.


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