1. What systems are supported?
The Powerwise installation is supported on Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Server 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, Windows Vista adn Windows 7. We recommend you install it on a Windows Server, and if possible a domain member server so as to take advantage of integrated security. See the resources page for more information.
2. How do I install Powerwise?
When you download the free trial you will be presented with instructions on how to install Powerwise, however the installation is straight forward and wizard driven. You will need local (or domain) administrator priviledges to install Powerwise.
You will also find short video on the resources page.
3. How do I install the agent?
The Powerwise Agent is supplied as in industry standard Windows Installer file (MSI). This allows it to be installed from any of the many typical application installation tools, including Microsoft Group Policy. Powerwise can generate a custom MSI installation package and this process is explained in the User Guide.
For ad-hoc situations the Agent can be pulled from the Powerwise web console, however you will need to be logged into the target machine as local administrator. See the Quick Start Guide for more information.
4. How do I activate my Powerwise licenses?
You can not install Powerwise without a license key. As soon as you register and download Powerwise we will email you a trial key. You will be prompted by the installation wizard to input your key, and at the end of the installation you will also be prompted to register your details which will activate your key for the server you have installed.
5. How do I refresh my Powerwise licenses?
When you purchase client licenses for Powerwise you will not receive a new key, you will simply have to refresh the current key on your installed server. This is the same if you purchase additional client licenses. To refresh your Powerwise key run Powerwise Server Manager. More details can be found in the User Guide.
6. In the management console one of my desktop's status is showing a yellow warning triangle and reporting System Standby Disabled. Why is this?
ISV's can block Window's power saving features. This is typical in applications such as Windows Media Player. If Powerwise detects an application blocking power saving it highlights the issue in the status window of the affected target machine.
7. Why can't I just use settings in the operating system to control power.
There are many reasons why Powerwise is a better tool for the job than operating system settings.
- Schedule changes to the power saving scheme depending on the time of day or day of week.
- The capability to run both tasked and scheduled group and individual shutdown and wakeup commands, ensuring targeted machines are off when they need to be and back on when they need to be.
- Users can be notified before a power saving event and allowed to cancel it.
- The provision of reporting data to show power usage and allow calculation of power savings and highlight high use devices.
- The ability to allow power saving metric information to be displayed to the user to help encourage user participation in 'green' policies.
- A more intuitive central management console.
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