Deep Freeze

Overview:

Faronics Deep Freeze helps eliminate workstation damage and downtime by making computer configurations indestructible. Once Deep Freeze is installed on a workstation, any changes made to the computer—regardless of whether they are accidental or malicious—are never permanent. Deep Freeze provides immediate immunity from many of the problems that plague computers today—inevitable configuration drift, accidental system misconfiguration, malicious software activity, and incidental system degradation.

Deep Freeze ensures computers are absolutely bulletproof, even when users have full access to system software and settings. Users get to enjoy a pristine and unrestricted computing experience, while IT personnel are freed from tedious helpdesk requests, constant system maintenance, and continuous configuration drift.

Balancing Security with Productivity

Deep Freeze is the only solution that effectively balances workstation security with user productivity. By redirecting user and application data to a Thawed (unprotected) partition or drive, users are able to store their documents, pictures, music, etc., while still enjoying the total system consistency that Deep Freeze offers.

Flexible Resiliency

Deep Freeze offers flexible scheduling options that enable IT administrators to easily create automated update and maintenance periods.  Schedule Deep Freeze to allow system and virus definition updates to occur from predefined times—either with the Deep Freeze Enterprise Console or using your preferred third-party desktop management solution.

Key Features:

 

Feature	Standard	Enterprise
Absolute Protection
Guarantees 100% workstation recovery on restart
Provides password protection and complete security
Protects multiple hard drives and partitions
Integration and Compatibility
Supports multi-boot environments
Compatible with Fast User Switching
Supports SCSI, ATA, SATA, and IDE hard drives
Single install for Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7
Supports FAT, FAT32, NTFS, basic and dynamic disks
Localized in six languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese & Simplified Chinese
Deployment Options
Offers silent install option for rapid network deployment
Provides option to deploy on multiple workstations as part of a master image
DFC included in Workstation/Seed installations
Security and Control
Encrypt all components with a unique Customization Code
Preset multiple passwords to be used on a workstation or via the Command Line Control with varying activation and expiration dates
Generate encrypted One Time or One Day Passwords
Disable keyboard and mouse during maintenance periods or on demand
Boot Control window provides ability for immediate reboot
Configuring Options
Create customized installation files using the Configuration Administrator
Pre-select Frozen Drives and selectively Freeze or Thaw fixed drives
Schedule automatic Restart/Shutdown times
Restart computer on Logoff
Shutdown workstations after a preset length of inactivity
Schedule Thawed Maintenance periods to perform Windows updates through the Internet or a SUS/WSUS server or Anti-Virus Updates
Schedule Send Message tasks
Flexibility Options
Create up to eight ThawSpaces on a workstation that can be used to store programs, save files, or make permanent changes. Thawspaces can be visible or hidden.
Specify the size and file system of the ThawSpace (up to 1TB using NTFS)
Use Stealth Mode to hide the Deep Freeze system tray icon
Override ongoing maintenance periods
Display warning messages on workstations before events take place. Provide users with the option to cancel.
Interoperability Options
Use Deep Freeze Command Line Control Utility (DFC) to manage Deep Freeze deployments remotely via command line interface
Integrate Deep Freeze protection into any Desktop Management Solution capable of executing command line control
Manage Deep Freeze protection through dedicated plugins for LANDesk® Management Suite or Novell ZENworks
Action Files
Create XML-based Deep Freeze Action Files to interact with other programs via the Deep Freeze Console
Administrators will be able to create, edit, download and share Action Files with other users through Faronics Labs
Enterprise Console
Schedule restart, shutdown, Wake-On-LAN, Freeze, Thaw and Thaw Locked tasks dynamically to take place once or on a regular basis
Scheduled tasks run even when Deep Freeze Console is closed
Change maintenance and restart/shutdown schedules on the fly
Power-on workstations using Wake-on-LAN technology
Use Workstation Seed for workstation communication and installation
Manage workstations easily with User Defined Groups
Quickly populate multiple groups or sub-groups with smart automatic filters or import groups from Active Directory
Remotely deploy, execute, and control software on workstations
Invoke system maintenance on demand with “Thaw Locked” mode
Expanded Network Options
Communicate with workstations over a LAN, WAN, or combination
Create Remote and Multiple Consoles with the Deep Freeze Server Service Manager
Support for multiple ports for use with Server Service Manager
Preset passwords with activation and expiration dates
Instantly send notification messages to workstations

Environments:

• Education
• Corporate/Government
• Hospitality
• Libraries

Education

Computers in education environments are among the toughest IT environments to manage and secure. The large number of daily users, the limited resources of on-site staff, and the immense number of computers and labs that technology personnel must manage all come together to create an IT ‘perfect storm’. IT personnel cannot afford to have computer systems down for long—students use computers in schools to conduct research and complete assignments; instructors need computers to record grades and organize their lessons; administrative staff need their workstations to complete their job function.

Computer Labs

Deep Freeze Mac makes it easy for IT administrators to create bulletproof computer labs that deliver trouble-free computing to instructors and students. Deep Freeze Mac ensures that students are able to use public access computers with the assurance that their session will be free from accidental system mis-configuration, malicious software activity, and incidental system degradation. Personal information is never retained by the computer, which means IT personnel don’t need to worry about desktop computers becoming congested with student projects and files. Computing environments become easier to manage, and expensive computer assets are kept running at 100% capacity.

Deep Freeze Mac’s ability to prevent stability degradation ensures that scholastic computer labs are able to provide the same experience over and over again regardless of the user on the desktop—an important prerequisite to successfully teaching a classroom concept.

Administrative Machines

Deep Freeze Mac is not just for student machines; it can also be used on instructor and employee computers. Since Deep Freeze Mac offers flexible options for saving user data, it becomes easy to secure a workstation with total resiliency while still enabling users to save their work. Instructors and staff enjoy the assurance of knowing their computers will never fail them, and IT personnel are freed from having to deal with tedious helpdesk requests.

Libraries

Deep Freeze Mac ensures that students and staff enjoy a trouble-free library computing experience. Students are able to use library computers with the assurance that their session will be free from malicious software and system slowdowns. IT personnel can rest easy with the knowledge that Deep Freeze Mac makes media computers immune from system slowdowns and software corruption caused by students accessing online media resources during their research.

Corporate/Government

Businesses are constantly in search of solutions that help ensure their operations run efficiently and without interruption. Since computers are relied upon for even the most basic of activities, it is imperative that their technology infrastructure is able to withstand attacks from threats such as system mis-configuration and day-zero attacks. Any interruption to business operations results in lost revenue and opportunities.

Office Computers

IT administrators can map employee profiles to an unprotected area or drive so that employees can save their emails, documents, spreadsheets, and projects. Deep Freeze Mac provides employees with total assurance that their computers will never fail them and cause an interruption in their workday. Deep Freeze Mac enables businesses to easily deploy absolute system resiliency to all corporate desktop and laptop computers. Organizations can easily control their enterprise deployments of Deep Freeze Mac through Apple Remote Desktop. By using Deep Freeze Mac, organizations can ensure the computers software is immune from system corruption, slowdown, and malicious intrusions.

Training Facilities

Using Deep Freeze Mac in corporate training centers means that employees can focus on upgrading their knowledge and skills, rather than having to deal with malfunctioning workstations and mis-configured programs. By keeping training center computer configurations consistent with the instructor machine, users can easily learn by example in a standardized learning environment. Every class can count on the computers being ready-to-go in a pristine and fully functional state—without having to rely on IT personnel to reimage or refresh computers after each and every session.

Deep Freeze Mac’s ability to prevent stability degradation ensures that training computers are able to provide the same experience over and over again regardless of the user on the desktop—an important prerequisite to successfully teaching a classroom concept.

Mobile Computing

Mobile and telecommuting are on the rise in today’s workforce. While this is great for employees who want flexible work arrangements, it’s a nightmare for IT personnel who need to service and maintain these off-site computers. Deep Freeze Mac ensures that these computers enjoy rock-solid protection no matter where they are located—great for road warriors who travel far and often who depend on their laptops for all their business productivity and communication. Deep Freeze Mac’s absolute protection ensures that any system misconfiguration or threat never causes permanent damage.

Hospitality

Hospitality providers know that their ability to deliver best-in-class service levels is heavily dependent on the integrity and reliability of their computing technology. Whether it’s deployed in customer-facing, administrative, in-room, or business centre environments, one element remains constant— guests expect hospitality providers to be able to deliver a stress-free experience from start to finish. Deep Freeze Mac helps hospitality providers meet and exceed guest expectations by ensure a trouble-free computing experience—guests can count on total system integrity, staff can rely on professional computing availability, and IT personnel are freed from tedious support requests.

Public Access Computers

Deep Freeze Mac helps take away the pains of maintaining computers that are used by numerous anonymous individuals—kiosks, cyber cafes, and in-room computers all fall into this category. Deep Freeze Mac protects computers from becoming damaged, corrupted, or mis-configured due to viruses, spyware, malicious or accidental user activity. The result is a stress-free computing experience for your guest that increases their positive perception of your organization.

Operations and Administration

Ensuring business operations run smoothly with computers you can trust is an important part of the guest experience. Whether computers are placed in customer-facing areas such as check-in desks, or behind-the scenes in the administrative office, both are critical for providing guests with products and services that they expect—efficiently and effectively. Deep Freeze Mac ensures that computers are always available when needed, and can assure hospitality providers that staff productivity remains high with computers that remain distraction-free.

Business Centers

Corporate guests count on business centers to serve as their office on the road. Computers, telephones, printers, scanners, and Internet access are all critical to their daily productivity, which is why hospitality providers need to ensure their business centers are fully functional and trouble-free at all times. Unfortunately, guests often damage workstations inadvertently by installing unauthorized software, reconfiguring system settings, and exposing the computer to Internet dangers such as viruses and spyware—all of which generate a support request to an already overworked IT department. Deep Freeze Mac’s absolute protection eliminates all these problems by ensuring computers start up in a pristine and trouble-free condition each and every time.

Libraries

Hospitality providers know that their ability to deliver best-in-class service levels is heavily dependent on the integrity and reliability of their computing technology. Whether it’s deployed in customer-facing, administrative, in-room, or business centre environments, one element remains constant— guests expect hospitality providers to be able to deliver a stress-free experience from start to finish. Deep Freeze Mac helps hospitality providers meet and exceed guest expectations by ensure a trouble-free computing experience—guests can count on total system integrity, staff can rely on professional computing availability, and IT personnel are freed from tedious support requests.

Public Access Computers

Deep Freeze Mac helps take away the pains of maintaining computers that are used by numerous anonymous individuals—kiosks, cyber cafes, and in-room computers all fall into this category. Deep Freeze Mac protects computers from becoming damaged, corrupted, or mis-configured due to viruses, spyware, malicious or accidental user activity. The result is a stress-free computing experience for your guest that increases their positive perception of your organization.

Operations and Administration

Ensuring business operations run smoothly with computers you can trust is an important part of the guest experience. Whether computers are placed in customer-facing areas such as check-in desks, or behind-the scenes in the administrative office, both are critical for providing guests with products and services that they expect—efficiently and effectively. Deep Freeze Mac ensures that computers are always available when needed, and can assure hospitality providers that staff productivity remains high with computers that remain distraction-free.

Business Centers

Corporate guests count on business centers to serve as their office on the road. Computers, telephones, printers, scanners, and Internet access are all critical to their daily productivity, which is why hospitality providers need to ensure their business centers are fully functional and trouble-free at all times. Unfortunately, guests often damage workstations inadvertently by installing unauthorized software, reconfiguring system settings, and exposing the computer to Internet dangers such as viruses and spyware—all of which generate a support request to an already overworked IT department. Deep Freeze Mac’s absolute protection eliminates all these problems by ensuring computers start up in a pristine and trouble-free condition each and every time.

Screenshots:

 

Faronics Deep Freeze for Windows Screenshots
	Enterprise Console	Passwords	Drives	Embedded Events
	Maintenance	Advanced Options	Console Customizer	Push and Install MSI
Faronics Deep Freeze Mac Screenshots
	Apple Remote Desktop	Deep Freeze Assistant	Boot Control	Drives
	ThawSpace	Maintenance	Mapping	DF Users
Faronics Deep Freeze Linux Screenshots
	Boot Control	Partitions

Documentation:

 Faronics Deep Freeze Product Datasheet (.PDF)

 Faronics Deep Freeze Linux Product Datasheet (.PDF)

 Faronics Deep Freeze Mac Product Datasheet (.PDF)