Insight Cloud Service (Windows)

Insight Cloud Service allows you to install Faronics Insight, manage Teacher computers and Student devices on your network, and perform actions on managed computers.

To add Insight Cloud to the Policy, go to Add Policy > Deep Freeze Windows > Insight > select Enable (install and inherit settings from Faronics Default policy) or Enable (Install and use below settings). Selecting this option installs Insight Cloud on all computers using this Policy.

Selecting Enable (install and inherit settings from Faronics Default policy) or Enable (Install and use below settings) installs Insight Cloud on the computers whenever the computers check-in. The computers check-in based on the heartbeat specified in Cloud Agent Settings.

• Enable (install and inherit settings from Faronics Default policy) – installs the service and inherits settings from the Faronics Default policy. Selecting this option saves time in configuring all the policy settings. Selecting this option makes the settings for the current policy read-only.

• Enable (Install and use below settings) – installs the service and uses custom settings. Selecting this option will allow you to customize the settings for this service in the current policy.

• Disable will not install the service or will uninstall the service from the computers whenever the computers check-in.

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.

• 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 system tray icon – When selected, this option configures Insight Student to hide its icon on the system tray.

• 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.

• Monitor keystrokes – When selected, this option enables the Teacher to monitor and log keystrokes from Student computers.

• Ask for Student permission for Screenshots, Screen Sharing, and Remote.

• 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.

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.