…ake you will configure this in K2 as described here: https://www.sassafras.com/hrl/7.1/comp_ids.html. Dedicated vs Leased Logins The simple counts above assume that all computers in K2 are configured as Dedicated clients. This is the default for all computers (physical, virtual, or thin client). KeyServer can however be configured to give clients a “Leased” login type in which the KeyServer seat is freed up after a certain amount of inactivity. Th…
Read more…en creating your Configuration Profile. Most likely you’ll apply it at the Computer level. After uploading, if you examine it you’ll see that it just specifies that KeyAccess should be allowed to send AppleEvents to each major browser, e.g.: Second, as an alternative, you might decide that you don’t need to track any URLs and would like to disable this functionality entirely on the client. To do so, modify the script that sets the KeyServer addres…
Read moreHello again and welcome to our latest release! What’s with the ominous title you ask? Well let’s take a look! Dark Mode for the Web It’s all the rage these days, and we have been asked about it. We added support in KeyConfigure recently, so it was time for the Web. If you like the dark modes, just click on your name in the upper right once you’re logged in to the Web UI and turn it on! Also of note in the Web is the addition of Login status icons…
Read more…ve a new logo. And that’s just the beginning. Change is on the way. In the coming weeks and months, expect to see a new website, with new product offerings, and if you haven’t already seen all of the changes we’ve made to KeyServer in the past year, go ahead and do that now. Our product is now the best Hardware and Software Inventory and Usage Manager in the industry. Now it’s time to update our brand image to reflect the work we’ve done. Sassafra…
Read more…oards, including one that embeds Availability maps, one that allows you to compare computer usage in a single location across multiple days, weeks, or months, and one that allows you to compare computer usage in one location to another. All widgets, reports, and other pages in KeyReporter will now obey the selected scope, allowing you to create a single dashboard that can be used to review statistics in any location. This is just a small sample of…
Read more…sentation of Divisions in the Section Details window (avoids accidental clones) Recognition of Rocky Linux Not bad for a few weeks work! As always full release notes are at https://www.sassafras.com/release-history/. Thanks as always for your feature requests and bug reports. Your feedback is why the product continues to grow at a rapid pace. See you next time!…
Read more…or AllSight—featuring realtime tracking by our lightweight, scalable, next-to-no-bandwidth client—represents a paradigm shift in the way you manage your IT Assets. Without usage, you are flying blind. Periodic updates help you see; but realtime tracking and daily inventory updates give you x-ray vision, allowing you to optimize your hardware and software spend each year with precise information about exactly, when where, and how each computer and…
Read more…icense limits according to metrics such as concurrent use, per-user, or per-computer. Some publishers have partnered with Sassafras in order to more tightly enforce licensing of their products via a digitally signed “license certificate”. This license certificate can be imported so that a single KeyServer will continue to provide a unified interface for all software license management. Some of our partners are listed below. Ableton Live music prod…
Read more…you see added to the Policy name in the sample configuration below: While K2 versions prior to 7.2.0.7 have been able to significantly reduce Bentley overage risks, the latest version is better able to prevent certain uncommon cases from contributing to a quarterly usage overage….
Read more…e a Download button in the upper corner. e.g. the Software or History of a Computer can be downloaded to CSV. Hardware Replacement now has a Deferred status and Return action as available options. When importing Computers, there is a new option to ONLY parse based on the Computer ID types set on the server (e.g. don’t use fallbacks to try to merge on Name if that’s not a set ID). New option in Histogram Logins (DIV) report to use Seat Allocations….
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