Faronics Insight - Manual (Page 12)

Faronics Insight User Guide
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Installing Faronics Insight
Think of a Teacher channel as a TV channel: All TVs tuned to a certain channel receive the same
program. In the same way, all Students configured to a certain Teacher channel receive the screen
broadcasts from the Teacher configured to that same channel. If only one Faronics Insight
classroom is on your network, you can choose any number from 1 to 16,000. If you have multiple
Faronics Insight classrooms, each requires its own unique Teacher channel number.
For each classroom, decide which computer will be the Teacher computer
Generally, you want to set up one Teacher computer per classroom. The teacher will use this
computer to control all student computers in the same classroom. During installation, you'll have
to specify whether the computer is a “Teacher” or a “Student” computer, by selecting the
appropriate .msi file.
You may setup more than one teacher computer per classroom, but the first Teacher to perform
any “limiting” actions takes preference over subsequent Teachers that try to perform the same
“limiting” action in most cases. If the first Teacher goes offline for any reason, the subsequent
Teacher’s limiting actions take over, so it is a good idea to ensure the settings are the same. If no
Teacher is present on the current channel the Students will revert to their home channel in about
20-30 seconds.
Configure a valid TCP/IP protocol stack for all student and teacher computers.
If the computers are using DHCP, the DHCP must be working properly. It is best if the teacher
and student computers are all on the same IP subnet. Faronics Insight will work with static IP
addresses, but they are not required.
If teacher and student computers are not on the same IP subnet, use Multicast or an IP Directed
Broadcast and verify that the switches support those features. More information on choosing the
transport and discovery method is available in the “Installing Faronics Insight in a VLAN”
section.
Use good networking hardware and software
If your classroom already experiences network errors, Faronics Insight will not perform correctly.
If you are experiencing problems logging onto computers or copying files over the network,
resolve these issues before installing Faronics Insight.
Use an enterprise class access point
If you plan on using Faronics Insight over a wireless network, it is important to use an enterprise
class access point. Generally, personal home network wireless access points that cost less than
$100 are not robust enough to handle many connections. We recommend an access point in the
$200-$300 range that usually will reliably handle 40-60 Student connections.
Determine whether or not you want students to access the Faronics Insight icon
If you do not want students to access the Faronics Insight icon, run the Student installation, select
Advanced Options and select Stealth Mode.