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ESSENTIAL Connection Control
COMPREHENSIVE Lab Control

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  • Page 1 ESSENTIAL Connection Control COMPREHENSIVE Lab Control...
  • Page 3 Canada Last modified: October, 2009 © 1999 - 2009 Faronics Corporation. All rights reserved. Faronics, Deep Freeze, Deep Freeze Mac, Faronics Core Console, Faronics Anti-Executable, Faronics Device Filter Mac, Faronics Power Save, Faronics Power Save Mac, Faronics Insight, Faronics System Profiler, and WINSelect are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Faronics Corporation.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Run Insight Setup on Windows ..........................10 Run Insight Setup on Mac ............................10 Features available in Insight Mac ..........................12 Installing Insight in Active Directory Secure Mode Scripting or Mass Deploying Insight via MSI Automated Install for Insight Mac ..........................13 Stealth Mode ..................................15 Secure Mode ..................................15...

  • Page 7: About Insight

    16,000 different classrooms using Insight at any given time. The most logical way to set up Insight is for each classroom or room to have its own teacher channel, as well as just one teacher computer. This setup enables all of the computers in the same classroom to interact with each other and...

  • Page 8: Supported Environments

    - Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista (32 & 64-bit), Windows 7 (32 & 64-bit), Windows 2003 Terminal Server, Windows Server 2008 and NComputing. - Mac OS X v10.4, v10.5, and v10.6 (Insight Teacher Console will only run on Intel-based Mac computers). Screen Resolution Insight is optimized for 1024x768 and 1280x1024 screen resolutions for the teacher or student.

  • Page 9: Installing Insight

    To simplify installation, each lab should have its own unique channel, as well as just one teacher computer. If only one Insight lab is on the network, the teacher can choose any number from 1 to 16,000. If there are multiple Insight labs, each requires its own unique teacher channel number.

  • Page 10: Run Insight Setup On Windows

    The Insight file (Student.msi/Teacher.msi) is small enough that it can be copied to a flash drive from the product CD. Insight can also be unzipped directly to a flash drive or any shared location on a network and installed from there.
  • Page 11 The Insight file (faronics_teacher.dmg/ faronics_student.dmg) is small enough that it can be copied to a flash drive from the product CD. Insight can also be unzipped directly to a flash drive or any shared location on a network and installed from there.

  • Page 12: Features Available In Insight Mac

    Repeat these steps for both teacher or student computers When in this mode, a teacher must be a member of the Domain User Group Insight Teachers. If the teacher is not a member of that group, then Active Directory Secure students will not interact with that teacher.

  • Page 13: Scripting Or Mass Deploying Insight Via Msi

    16000. ADVANCED_OPTIONS - Required to set advanced options STEALTH_MODE - When set to a non-null value, the Insight icon will not be shown on the student computer. STUDENT_CHANGE_CHANNEL_MODE - When set to a non-null value, the student can change teacher channels.
  • Page 14 Insight Mac can be reconfigured using the lsconfig utility located in /Library/Application Support/ Faronics/Insight on the Student computer. This utility is installed on each Mac client. This utility can only be run by the super user (Administrator). The following parameters are available for automated...

  • Page 15: Stealth Mode

    Stealth Mode Insight provides an additional feature that allows you to install the application in Stealth Mode. After installing in Stealth Mode, the Insight icon is not displayed in the System Tray. Secure Mode Insight provides an additional feature that allows you to install the application in Secure Mode.

  • Page 16: Once Insight Is Installed

    Additional utilities can be found in the Utilities folder on the Insight CD-ROM or secure download. Use one or more of the following .exe files to enhance and customize Insight based on the type of classroom environment. The following utilities are not available in the Insight Home Edition.

  • Page 17: Configuring Insight Options

    Configuring Insight Options Insight options are controlled by one dialog with five tabs. Most options are controlled by making a change to these settings on the teacher computer. To change these settings select the Administer menu followed by Options. The available configuration tabs are: •...

  • Page 18: Student Options

    Teacher Video Accelerator Performance Enables the Teacher Video Accelerator. It improves Teacher-Broadcast performance. This option is only available on Windows 2000 or higher machines. Compatibility Disables the Teacher Video Accelerator. This should only be selected if the Teacher-Broadcast mode does not work properly with OpenGL or DirectX applications. Blank Screens Message Edits the text displayed on the student’s screens while they are blanked.

  • Page 19: Web Limiting

    The Task Manager is disabled on the student computer by default. To enable the Task Manager, clear the Limit Task Manager on Student check box. Insight Folder on Student Specifies the path of the Insight folder on student machines. This can be on the machine’s hard drive or on a network drive. Web Limiting...

  • Page 20: Application Limiting

    Display notification on student when web is accessed This option turns on or off the notice that is displayed on the student’s screen when they try to access a Web site or application when Web Limiting is turned on. The Web Limiting feature is supported on Microsoft Internet Explorer only. All other browsers are closed when the Web Limiting feature is enabled.

  • Page 21: Network

    Transports Insight data to students via TCP/IP-Multicast. Multicast allows networking hardware to keep Insight traffic local to Insight computers. If the network hardware supports this option, it is highly recommended. Because some network routers or switches do not support Multicast, this option is disabled by default.

  • Page 22: Multiple Network Adapters

    To simplify installation, each lab should have its own unique channel, as well as just one teacher computer. If only one Insight lab is on the network, the teacher can choose any number from 1 to 16,000. If there are multiple Insight labs, each requires its own unique teacher channel number.

  • Page 23: Using Insight

    The button will depress and change to a lighter color. To stop using that feature, click the button again. Some of the Insight toolbar buttons have a small arrow to the right of the button. Click on the arrow to access additional options for that feature.
  • Page 24 A left-click on the notification area icon brings up the Insight Console. Keyboard Shortcut for the Insight Menu Some teacher machines do not have a visible taskbar. Since it’s not possible to click on the non-visible icon, bring up the Insight Teacher’s menu with the Ctrl+Alt+l keyboard shortcut.

  • Page 25: Using The Insight Menus

    To draw on the screen, first select the Show Teacher option. In the System Tray, right-click the Insight icon and select Draw on Screen. Once you have drawn the object on your screen, close the window.
  • Page 26 Allows the teacher to blank out selected student workstations. Limit/Stop Limiting/Configure Web Limiting This group of commands is also available on the Insight toolbar. Use this group to begin, stop, or configure the web limiting feature. Limit/Stop Limiting/Configure Application Limiting This group of commands is also available on the Insight toolbar.
  • Page 27 Save and compare class lists (.lsc files) of students logged on to workstations. Students leaving or entering Insight classrooms can be discovered. The Enrollment Messages Pane can be opened to display a log of students logging on and off Insight enabled workstations.
  • Page 28 It would be very useful if a teacher could replace these data files at the start of every class with the previous day’s class data. Insight allows for the creation of a staging folder in the Send Files to Students dialog.
  • Page 29 A student’s machine that is disabled still appears in the list and displays a stop sign icon on the computer screen. This is a reminder to the teacher that this student is not controlled by Insight. Update Insight on Selected Students Insight can be updated across multiple student workstations.
  • Page 30 Layouts can now be locked so the thumbnails will not move and tools tips can be turned off. Windowed broadcast remembers the size of the student window In the past, if a student resized the windowed broadcast, that size would be lost. Insight now remembers the size of the Windowed broadcast on the student computer.
  • Page 31 The student name is displayed instead of the login name, if the student name is available in the Active Directory. The computers running Insight Mac are indicated by a Mac icon. Click the computers running Insight Mac. The features unavailable on Insight Mac are grayed out as shown below.

  • Page 32: Using The Insight Teacher Toolbar

    Using the Insight Teacher Toolbar Toolbar Configuration Insight provides a toolbar that can be customized as per your needs. You can add or remove icons or separators from the toolbar, and rearrange the icons. To rearrange the icons, press the ALT key and drag any icon across the toolbar.
  • Page 33 View up to 256 student machines at the same time. Every student’s screen will appear as a thumbnail in the Insight console. This icon provides a drop-down list. If you select the Selected Only option from the drop-down list, only the selected student workstations are displayed in thumbnail mode. The Selected Only option is available only in the detailed view.
  • Page 34 Restrict>Mute Student Speakers. Student speakers can also be muted by clicking the mute icon on the teacher console toolbar. Choose Random Student This feature allows the teacher to let Insight randomly select a student. This is a fun way to engage students and encourage participation in the classroom. Co-browse the Internet Co-browse allows teacher’s to browse the web using Internet Explorer’s primary tab and have the web...
  • Page 35 In previous versions, if a student was browsing the web when a teacher clicked limit web, they could continue to look at any page they had currently loaded. Now, Insight will immediately redirect stu- dents to a Limiting page, letting them know they cannot browse to that particular website.
  • Page 36 Insight session. This saved list can be opened to identify students that have left, or have joined the Insight classroom. Absent students (students that were in the saved list but not present during the current Insight session) can be removed from the saved list.

  • Page 37: Using The Student Computers

    Placing the cursor over the icon displays which teacher channel this computer is using. If a student single-clicks the Insight system tray icon, they can ask the teacher a question. On the teacher computer a question mark icon appears next to that workstation’s name. The teacher can see that question by hovering the mouse over the thumbnail of the student’s machine, or looking at the...

  • Page 38: Uninstalling Insight

    Type in an administrative password. Updating the Insight Teacher To update Insight, run the Teacher.msi again. It automatically updates the files which are used. There is no need to uninstall the old version before installing the new version. Updating Insight Student Software Insight can be updated on the student computers without re-installing manually on each one.

  • Page 39: Insight Security Auditing

    Insight Security Auditing With a tool as easy to use and as powerful as Insight, there’s always a possibility for misuse. A student may be tempted to load the teacher software and disrupt a class. While it is possible to add layers of security to Insight to discourage misuse, overly stringent security layers would make Insight difficult to use.

  • Page 40: Insight In A Nal Environment

    Insight. Insight can be configured to run properly in a NAL environment. While it is possible to create a ZEN package and have Insight installed automatically on each PC, this generally takes more time and effort than it is worth.

  • Page 41: 802.11 Wireless Support

    802.11 will quite often add significant propagation delays to broadcast and multicast data. (This is due to the power save architecture of the 802.11 world.) However, the Insight Teacher Broadcast feature will still work reasonably well. Even complex teacher screens should appear on student screens within three seconds. Simple teacher screen changes should appear almost immediately.

  • Page 42: Installing In A Thin Client Environment

    Server, it is not necessary to complete this dialog. You can press the Cancel button on this dialog at any time. Once you have complete this first step and the Insight files have been copied to the Terminal Server, Insight must be properly configured to run on each desired thin client machine. You may do this on...

  • Page 43: Ncomputing Installation

    Following the Client Name is the type of Insight software to run on that thin client device (either Student or Teacher.) The next parameter defines which Insight Channel to use for that thin client. Generally, all thin client devices in the same lab will have the same Channel number.

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