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Installing Faronics Insight in Secure Mode
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Faronics Insight User Guide
Installing Faronics Insight in Secure Mode
Faronics Insight has the ability to install additional levels of security if desired. Two modes are
available, Password Secure and Active Directory Secure, and one or both may be selected. If the
option is not properly installed, however, a Teacher will not be able to communicate on the desired
channel and Student access will be unavailable.
Password Secure Mode
This mode requires teachers to type in a password when the console is launched to see students on
a particular channel. This feature adds an extra level of security to prevent unauthorized consoles
from being used as teachers.
Installation Steps:
1. After double clicking on either the teacher.msi or student.msi file, continue through the install
as previously described. To install the password protected version, Check the box to Enable a
security mode.
2. Select Password Secure Mode.
3. Type in a password and re-enter it to confirm.
4. Repeat these steps for both Teacher or Student installations.
The password is required on the Teacher install so that if a teacher computer uses the “Become a
Student” feature, it can still be secure.
When a teacher launches the console or changes channels, they will be prompted for a password to
view the students on that particular channel or group of channels.
To install the password protected version on the Teacher or Student using a script or Active
Directory, refer to the section above,
Scripting or Mass Deploying Faronics Insight via MSI .
In order to use .adm templates with the secure version of Insight, you must login to the customer
portal and generate a key that will go in the password section of the .adm files.
In the event that only a Teacher or a Student, but not both, was installed with Password Secure
mode, the Student will not be accessible by the Teacher. This will be indicated by a Security Locked
Out icon on the Student thumbnail. You can verify if this is the case by checking the version
number on the Students. If you hover with your mouse over the icon in the Student system tray, it
will show a version number something like:
v7.6.0.53Ls, v7.6.0.53Sd or v7.6.0.53Sds
The lowercase letters are the security identifiers, where s signifies Password Secure Mode and d
signifies an Active Directory Secure Mode installation. The uppercase L and S are not actually
security identifiers, rather they refer to the type of Insight install chosen. L is for the Light version
and S indicates a Subscription license. The system is designed to lock out any devices that don’t
match security models. The Students will need to be reinstalled with the correct security mode
option(s) in order to correct the security lock out issue.
Note: If the teacher's password is compromised, it will be necessary to re-install both Teacher and
Student computers with a new password.