Use security profiles to store different configurations. When you save a security profile, it keeps selected restrictions so that they can be easily retrieved in the future. Deskman includes some security profiles with different security objectives in mind. Use them, if you like, as a base from where to start your own configuration.

• Once you have selected your restrictions, press Ctrl-S to save a profile
• The Secure button must be pressed to activated selected restrictions after loading a profile
• To select, and automatically activate, a profile remotely use Deskman Remote
• To backup profiles, use the Export/Import option in the File menu
• Import/export profiles from a remote Deskman installation, by using Deskman Remote

Default Security Profiles

• No Restrictions Removes all restrictions — Use it to clear security settings in place
• Basic Protection Protects system settings — Useful to keep users from opening the Control Panel and other system settings
• Advanced Protection Secures the system tightly — Running applications allowed and not much more
• Freeze Applications * Saves running applications in a list — Programs that are not in the list will be terminated, except for critical applications required by the system
• Lock Desktop Icons * Saves desktop icons in a list, protecting them from tampering
• Internet Explorer Protection Locks down Internet Explorer — Can be used in conjunction with Safe Web Browsing

* This profile can be combined with other restrictions in place.

Kiosk Mode

Certain configurations require a special —kiosk— mode that only allows the use of a specific application, while disabling access to all other system and desktop features. Deskman includes a kiosk mode profile for you to create a tightly secured desktop in a snap. Once the kiosk mode is enabled, the desktop is completely sealed. Upon restart, desktop icons will be hidden, the taskbar out of sight and no system keys will be allowed. An application or website can be set up to be executed automatically at startup in the Autorun window.

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