Faronics POWER SAVE User Manual
Getting Started
Document Overview
is document provides step-by-step instructions for installing Faronics Power Save on a single segment
Local Area Network. Following these instructions will allow you to have Power Save installed and running
within a few minutes. is document is not a substitute for the user guide!
Faronics Power Save Resources
User guides, video tutorials, white papers, and other documentation on Power Save are available in the
Faronics Content Library at http://www.faronics.com/library.
What is Faronics Power Save?
Faronics Power Save is an effective and reliable energy conservation tool that accurately manages energy
consumption throughout a multiple workstation environment and significantly cuts down on energy
expenditures. Power Save offers flexible options for determining when a computer is inactive (by CPU
usage, hard drive usage or by running applications—not just keyboard and mouse movement), and
only shuts computers down when they are inactive for a specified amount of time. As well, Power Save
can schedule shutdown, start-up, and wake events by day, weekend, weekday, or a specific date.
Faronics Power Save provides central reporting, configuration management, deployment, and control
across an enterprise via Faronics Core Console.
System Requirements
Faronics Power Save requires Windows 2000 SP4 (32-bit), XP SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit), or Windows Vista Ultimate,
Home Premium, Home Basic, Business, and Enterprise (32-bit and 64 bit), or Windows 7 (32-bit and 64 bit) and
Faronics Core Console.
Faronics Core Console requires Windows XP SP2, 2003 Server, or Vista in addition to .NET 3.5, MMC 3.0,
and Microso SQL Server Express Edition (SP2). It is highly recommended that all components be installed
using the Windows Administrator account.
e .NET, MMC, and SQL Server Express components are freely downloadable from Microso, but
are not redistributable by Faronics. However, the Faronics Core Console installer will detect which
of the components are not installed and will automatically launch a web browser to the appropriate
Microso page to download each component.
Installation Process
Installation and configuration of Faronics Power Save requires administrative access. Power Save is
distributed on a CD-ROM, or as a downloadable file via the Internet.
To install Faronics Power Save and Faronics Core Console, complete the following steps:
1. Faronics Core Console must be installed before the Power Save Loadin is installed. Attempting
to install the Power Save Loadin on a computer without Faronics Core Console installed will
generate an error message indicating this.
2. Once Faronics Core Console is installed, the Core Agent Installer must be created from within
Faronics Core Console.
3. Install the Core Agent on to the client workstations that it is desired to deploy Faronics Power
Save onto. e Core Agent allows Faronics Core Console to communicate with the workstation
and therefore to deploy Faronics Power Save to the workstation.
4. Run the Power Save Loadin installer on the computer that is hosting Faronics Core Console.
5. Deploy and Configure Faronics Power Save onto the desired workstations from Faronics Core
Console.
Getting Started
Using Faronics Power Save and Faronics Core Console
Faronics Core Console is used to create the customized workstation installation file as well as manage
the network deployment and Power Save workstation settings.
To open Faronics Core Console, go to Start>Faronics>Faronics Core Console. Go to the Faronics Core
Console Properties.
1. Faronics Power Save can be accessed through Faronics Core Console by selecting one or more
workstation(s) from the workstations list in Faronics Core Console and selecting Actions >
Configure Power Save, or right-clicking on a workstation from the list and selecting Configure
Power Save.
2. e pre-existing Power Save configuration is retrieved and displayed automatically. Click
Retrieve to retrieve the pre-existing Power Save configuration manually. e current Power
Save settings that are applied to the workstation appear in the tab and can be edited in the
Actions and Definitions tabs.
3. To apply a Power Save configuration file, click Import. Browse to the location of the saved file
and click Open. To save a configuration file once it is complete, click Export. Browse to the
preferred Save location for the file and click OK.
When you View/Edit the Initial Configuration there are two tabs of information.
Actions Tab
e Actions tab is used to configure what action will occur for what length of time when a workstation
becomes inactive.
Select Manage Power on this Machine if Power Save is managing the power usage on the computer.
Select Run in Audit Only mode to run Power Save in Audit Only mode. Alternatively, select one or
more workstations, right-click and select Power Save Mode> Enable Audit Only Mode. In the Audit
Only mode, the Power Save actions are disabled. However, Power Save will record the events on the
workstation. e events recorded are startup time, shutdown time, monitor on time, monitor standby
time, computer standby time, computer hibernate time, and computer sleep time (Windows Vista
only). e recorded events can be analyzed using Power Save reports.
Select Manage power only aer first keyboard/mouse activity if Power Save should begin monitoring
power usage aer the first keyboard or mouse activity, and not when the computer is first turned on,
even if there is no activity.
Select Override Windows Power Options to turn off power management options in Windows.
Alternatively, select one or more workstations, right-click and select Windows Power Options> Override.
To allow Windows Power Options, select one or more workstations, right-click and select Windows
Power Options> Allow. is allows Power Save to take action on the workstation without interference
by the operating system’s power saving options.
To save energy used by a monitor select the Turn off monitor aer box and use the spin box to choose
the number of minutes for this action to occur.
To manage energy used by the workstation’s CPU, select Reduce power aer and adjust the number of
minutes to initiate one of the following three options:
Standby: puts the CPU into standby mode
Hibernate: puts the CPU into Hibernate mode
Shutdown: completely turns the CPU off
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