On-Field Computer Management
Keep Your Field Operations Running Smoothly While Eliminating the Need of on Road IT Support
Restore Field Computers with a Simple Reboot
100% Availability for Mission Critical Systems
Protect Critical Data, With Patented Technology
Ensure You Run Only Trusted Applications
We Protect All Types of Windows and Mac Devices
Laptops and Notebooks
Keep operations running smoothly 24/7. With Faronics embedded in your workflow, your operations are just about guaranteed to keep performing.
Surface and Windows Tablets
Increase employee productivity and optimize on-site or off-site operations by minimizing downtime associated with computer issues.
Rugged Books
Make toughbooks even tougher. Revert system changes and the resulting issues caused by different actions with a simple reboot.
Mobile Data Computers
Secure computers with kiosk mode, augment security compliance, prevent configuration drift and protect computers from malware that could cause data breaches.
Dispatch Systems
Equip first responders systems with 100% guarantee of system recovery with every restart. Eliminate IT downtime for highly critical services.
Multi-Location Offices
Manage mundane IT tasks of multi-location setups from one console. Automate deployment and management of various software & applications.
Digital Evidence Kiosks
Secure your multi-user systems with patented reboot to restore technology. Do not leave behind any information such as session data to prevent any regulation compromise.
Self Service Kiosks
Enable the re-purposing of designated computers into secure computer kiosks that launch only authorized applications.
One Platform for Total Control of Your IT Assets
Drastically Reduce Downtime on the Field
Faronics Patented Reboot to Restore Technology:
- Makes PCs indestructible by freezing a desired configuration and unwelcome unwanted changes with a simple restart
- Ensures 100% computer recovery with every restart. Customers report an average reduction of 63% in IT tickets
Just ‘Reboot’ If Anything Doesn’t Seem Right
No need for costly on-field IT support!
- Avoid lost productivity on the field with the ability to solve most IT issues with a simple reboot. Your team is always in control.
- Enable all field staff with the ability to tackle IT issues instantaneously. No IT expertise required.
Now Be In Control Of Your Computers, Anytime and Anywhere
Web Console to Manage IT across All field Locations:
- Simple web based console offers the power of cloud through one clean dashboard, with management console to monitor status
- Automatically install and update popular products across your network of public computers
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Features
Absolute Protection for Field Computers
Faronics Deep Freeze provides comprehensive protection for IT systems.
- Deep Freeze makes workstation configurations indestructible
- Guarantees 100% workstation recovery upon restart
- Provides password protection and complete security
- Protects multiple hard drives and partitions
- Prevents workstation drift and accidental system misconfiguration
- Helps maintain Software compliance across all workstations
- Protects workstations from unauthorized changes with a simple restart
Secure and Control your Field Kiosks
Enhanced security is rolled into Faronics Deep Freeze with protection to the Operating System along with the Master Boot Record (MBR) from rootkit injections, making your security bulletproof.
- Prevent unauthorized administrators from accessing or controlling a computer that runs Deep Freeze via a unique Customization Code for all components
- Preset multiple passwords to be used on a workstation or via the Command Line Control with varying activation and expiration dates
- Disable keyboard and mouse, including touchscreen devices, during Thawed Periods or on demand
- Boot Control window provides the ability for immediate reboot
- Use Stealth Mode to hide the Deep Freeze system tray icon
Centrally Manage all your Warehouse Computers
Central management makes it easy to deploy, configure, and manage Deep Freeze using the Enterprise Console or Core Console
- Quickly populate multiple groups or sub-groups with smart automatic filters or import groups from Active Directory
- Invoke system maintenance on demand with “Thaw Locked” mode to block access to Keyboard and Mouse
- Launch RDP and VNC sessions right from the Deep Freeze Enterprise Console
- Create customized Enterprise Consoles with tailored features
- Remotely deploy, execute, and control software on managed workstations
- With Faronics Core keep scheduled actions “active” to ensure updates on offline workstations
- With Faronics Core manage workstations with dynamic groups, perform actions on workstation groups, view workstation activity status, and remotely wake-up offline workstations via the web
Customized Configuration Computers
Customized configuration makes setting up Deep Freeze for your environment a breeze.
- Use the Configuration Administrator to specify multiple passwords, select drives to be Frozen, create ThawSpaces to save data, create workstation tasks, schedule maintenance and set advanced networks.
- Create multiple customized installers with different configurations
- Pre-select Frozen Drives and selectively Freeze or Thaw fixed drives
- Schedule automatic Restart/Shutdown times
- Automate Windows Update installation and detect when installation is complete to reboot Frozen or shutdown
- Schedule multiple Thawed Periods to perform Windows updates (through the Internet or WSUS) or run a custom batch file to update other software
- Automatically apply configuration changes to workstations without having to disable Deep Freeze
Deployment and 3rd Party Integration
Easy deployment of Faronics Deep Freeze is made possible with several options
- Use the built-in Command Line Interface to manage Deep Freeze from within the most popular desktop management systems such as Microsoft SCCM, Dell KACE, Spice Works, and Symantec Altiris
- Easy deployment options including a silent install for rapid network deployment, deployment as part of your imaging solution or via the Enterprise Console
- Provides option to deploy on multiple workstations as part of a master image
- Includes the Deep Freeze Command Line Control Utility for remote management
- Create, edit download, and share XML-based Deep Freeze Action Files to interact with other programs via the Enterprise Console
Integration with other Faronics Solutions
Deep Freeze may be used in conjunction with Faronics Anti-Virus, Anti-Executable and Power Save.
- Single Console to manage both Deep Freeze and Faronics Anti-Virus clients
- Seamless malware definition retention on workstations protected in a Frozen state with Faronics Anti-Virus
- Malware definitions for other anti-virus solutions can be easily retained through use of Thawed Periods
- Integration with Faronics Anti-Executable and Faronics Power Save to detect Deep Freeze Thawed Periods
- Or use the built-in Command Line Interface to manage Deep Freeze from within the most popular desktop management systems such as Microsoft SCCM, Dell KACE, Spice Works, and Symantec Altiris
Automatic Maintenance and Updates
Windows updates are easy to automate with Deep Freeze
- Automatically download Windows updates even when machines are Frozen
- Much faster Windows updates as cached updates are applied as soon as the machines are Thawed
- Detects when updates are complete and automatically returns the computer back to a frozen state, eliminating the need to set maintenance window completion times
- Schedule multiple Thawed Periods to perform Windows updates (through the Internet or WSUS) or run a custom batch file to update other software
- Update Maintenance schedules over the air right from the Enterprise Console without disabling Deep Freeze
Compatibility and Interoperability Options
Faronics Deep Freeze works with a wide range of hard drive types and formats and is available in several languages
- Supports multi-boot environments
- Compatible with Fast User Switching
- Supports Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8x
- Supports SSD, SCSI, ATA, SATA, and IDE hard drives
- Supports FAT, FAT32, NTFS, basic and dynamic disks
- Localized in six languages