Software

• Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hardware

• 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor
• At least 2 GB of memory
• 100MB available disk space

Web Browser

• Firefox
• Chrome
• Microsoft Edge

• Export your data for backup
• Sync may stop working properly with installations using different versions
• Restrictions and settings should be preserved, but it depends on how old your old version is
• Re-applying or re-syncing restrictions may be required
• A new license may be required

• Deskman requires a web browser for configuration, but it is not in the cloud and internet access is optional
• Deskman must be manually installed on every system

• Open Deskman by visiting http://localhost:2288
• Set up permissions! Protect Deskman with username and password, by visiting the settings page
• Explore available restrictions and decide which ones you need; select them and click Apply to activate them
• Completely remove restrictions from the restrictions page, by clicking Undo
• Visit the dashboard to suspend restrictions, in case you want to pause restrictions temporarily
• In case of need, remember you can open Deskman from any system connected to the same network by using your local IP address or hostname, for example http://192.168.1.22:2288 or http://DESKTOP-PGDMNT:2288

• Pause restrictions temporarily by clicking Suspend
• Unpause restrictions by clicking Resume
• Change the suspension time limit in Settings
• Applying restrictions, syncing restrictions or restarting Windows will automatically resume restrictions

• Log off: closes all active Windows user sessions
• Sleep: puts the system to sleep
• Restart: restarts the system
• Shut down: shuts down Windows and turns off the system

• Select your restrictions, click the Presets button and then click Save to save a new preset
• Click a preset name to load it and then click Apply to activate it
• Click X next to a preset to remove it
• Update a preset by saving it with the same name
• Presets are automatically synced with other installations

• Click Add Command or New to add a command to the Custom Start Menu.
• Click Enabled to activate the Custom Start Menu.
• Select an entry and click Remove to delete it from the Custom Start Menu.
• Click Apply when ready to activate changes.
• If the Custom Start Menu is enabled, the Windows key will only be used to open the menu.
• When entering commands, the full path may be required to show the proper application icon.

• Click Add Application or New to add an application to the filter.
• Click Enabled to activate the filter.
• Select an entry and click Remove to delete it from the filter.
• Click Apply when ready to activate changes.
• The following entries are accepted: executable, folder

• Click Add Domains or New to add an entry to the filter.
• Click Enabled to activate the filter.
• Select an entry and click Remove to delete it from the filter.
• Click Apply when ready to activate changes.
• The following entries are accepted: domain, IP address
• Wildcards are valid, for example: *.domain.com, domain.*, *word*, 192.168.*.*

• To change your group click on the Change group link at the top and enter a group name.
• To return to the DEFAULT group, leave the group name empty.

• Users can be modified by clicking on their name, in the list. Or deleted by selecting them and clicking Remove.
• Users can be excluded from restrictions, but suspending restrictions may still be required for full, unrestricted, access. Note that the username must coincide with the Windows account name for this feature to work.
• The maximum number of users is 20.
• Users can change their own password, or add two-factor authentication, from their profile, accessible by clicking the blue user icon at the top right corner of each page.

Visit the license page to register your copy. Follow the instructions included in your license email. Licenses include a 30-day support period, or more, if a maintenance contract is purchased. Once registered, check your license details on the license page.

For more information, please check the FAQ or contact us.

Visit this page to view the log, with information about user activity, applied restrictions, blocked applications, filtered websites, warnings and plenty of useful details.

At the upper-right side, you'll find the Search button: click it to expand the search box to find specific entries. Below, you'll find the Export button, with options to export logs as CSV.

Activate restrictions

Open the restrictions page, select the restrictions you need and click Apply. Most restrictions are activated instantly, but some of them require a Windows restart.

Remove restrictions

Open the restrictions page, and click Undo. Most restrictions are disabled instantly, but some of them require a Windows restart

Create users

Go to Settings and click on the Permissions tab, next to the Main tab.

Change the password

Users can change their own password, or add two-factor authentication, from their profile, accessible by clicking the blue user icon at the top right corner of each page.

Export restrictions

Go to the restrictions page, click on the Presets button, save your restrictions to a preset and then click on Export.

Import restrictions

Go to the restrictions page, click on the Presets button and click on Import. Select the file to be imported. Load a preset by clicking on it and then click Apply to activate restrictions.

Sync

Sync must be manually enabled from the sync page. Once sync is enabled on all your installations, they will appear in the sync page, after a few minutes. From this point, when you apply restrictions, or change settings, on any installation, the others will receive the same restrictions and settings.

Pause restrictions

If you need to pause restrictions temporarily, you can suspend them:

Block software installation

Use the software filter. Go to the restrictions page and click the Applications tab. Then click Add application or New. Check the Configuration Assistance section. Add the item program files to the list to allow already installed programs and nothing else. New software installations will be blocked.

Blacklist applications

By default, the software filter permits access to your executables and folders — it's a whitelist. In case you need to block specific programs, select an entry from the list and toggle the Permitted option off.

Disable UNC paths

If disabling access to drives is not enough, and you also need to disable UNC path access to folders and drives, use this restriction: Disable search and run on the Start Menu.

Export logs

To export the log, go to the Settings page and click on Export, in the Data section. Alternatively, logs can also be exported to CSV from the Export button in the Logs page.

Allow guest access

If you need to allow someone to use Deskman, but with limited access: go to Settings, then go to Permissions and add a new user account with selected permissions.

Sync on different networks

If you have multiple networks, not connected between them, use one Deskman installation as a bridge. Go to Settings and enter the external address and port of your installation in the Syncing Bridge section. Firewalls will need to be properly configured.

Create a backup file

Go to Settings and click on Export, in the Data section. Note that your license is also included in the backup file. Do not share it and use it with caution to avoid license issues.

Restore a backup file

Check the installation section for details on how to import your backup file.

Remove or swap your license

If you want to move your license to another system: uninstall Deskman to recover your license. Once Deskman has been uninstalled you can register a new copy on a different computer. Just make sure your total number of registered copies is not higher than the total allowed by your license to avoid issues.

Check program health externally

Deskman includes an endpoint for health monitoring, returning current status, localhost only: http://localhost:2288/status

Forgot your password?

Submit a support ticket providing your license number.

Unable to open Deskman

Deskman should be accessible anywhere on your network at http://ip_address:2288, where ip_address is the local IP address of the computer in question.

Firewall and antivirus

Make sure your firewall and antivirus software do not block Deskman, or put deskman.exe or deskmansvc.exe in sandbox/quarantine mode. In addition, the firewall must allow deskmansvc.exe to establish IN/OUT connections.

Restrictions are not applied

Check the following:

Users are not excluded

If a user is excluded (see Settings and Permissions), Deskman will not apply restrictions at log on. However, the following restrictions will remain applied unless restrictions are suspended:

Syncing issues

Syncing takes time at the beginning because Deskman needs to find remote installations in the first place. Once they are found, synchronization events are not immediate: a few minutes should suffice, but it depends on availability, speed and network configuration.

Check the following, in case issues persist:

Web filter issues

The web filter is proxy-based, meaning web browsers will request Deskman for permission to access websites.

Check the following:

About suspension

A browser error message is displayed when blocking websites

Deskman does not tamper with HTTP/HTTPS, thus making impossible to insert messages into the browser. Thus, the browser reports a "unable to connect" error.

A website is not fully displayed even though it's been allowed

Websites tend to contact multiple domains while loading. Check the log for blocked domains. Remember you can use IP addresses, keywords and wildcards when adding domains, like *google*, *.google.* or 192.89.*.*.

Integrity

Deskman automatically monitors its own components to detect tampering. If your installation fails the integrity check, some of Deskman's critical files may have been modified or corrupted. Deskman should be downloaded again from our website, reinstalled and the security level increased. If there are no integrity warnings on your dashboard or log, everything should be fine.

Uninstalling Deskman

Before uninstallation, open the restrictions page and click Undo to remove restrictions.

This privacy statement refers to the product Deskman. Please, check our online privacy statement for complementary information.

What information does Anfibia Software collect regarding Deskman?

Deskman is not an online service. Deskman is self-hosted software. The software is installed on your computer, and only you have access to it. As such, we do not remotely collect data of any kind: emails, passwords, credit card numbers, phone numbers, usernames, configurations, logs, IP addresses, etc.

When you purchase a Deskman license, we store name, organization, address, and email, as provided by you, the buyer -directly- or through our e-commerce partners Stripe and FastSpring. Check their Privacy Policy here and here, respectively.

When you register your copy, we store (and validate) your registration key in our server.

What is done with the information?

We may contact you using your email address to inform you of new versions or for customer support; if you wish for us to not do that, please reply and let us know.

How is my information protected?

The Deskman websites and servers use industry standard protocols to protect all information obtained including SSL encryption (secure socket layers), and hardware firewalls.

Why and how does Deskman use cookies?

A cookie is a small piece of data sent to your web browser by a server and stored on your hard drive. Many websites leave a cookie on your machine in order to identify you should you return. Cookies can not read any data from your hard drive other than what is already included in the cookie. Deskman stores a cookie on your computer to keep track of your browser session.

How is Deskman protected from remote intrusions?

Deskman does not require an internet connection to work properly. The user is able to activate a login screen which asks for user and password in order to access Deskman. Passwords are not stored—hashes are, which means that the original passwords cannot be retrieved. Furthermore, the user is able to activate two-factor authentication and network synchronization is disabled by default.

How is user's privacy affected?

Being a desktop security tool, Deskman provides the administrator with the ability to log user account names, user session times, blocked applications and websites, and running processes. No other specific user information is collected.

What if I have a question or problem related to my privacy?

Please contact us at anfibia.net or privacy@anfibia-soft.com.

Consent

You must consent to this privacy policy to use Deskman.

End-user Software License Agreement

Notice to users: Carefully read the following legal agreement. Use of the software provided with this agreement (the "software") constitutes your acceptance of these terms. If you do not agree to the terms of this agreement, do not install and/or use this software. User's use of this software is conditioned upon compliance by user with the terms of this agreement.

1. License grant. Anfibia Software grants you a license to use one copy of this software on any one system for as many licenses as you purchase. "You" means the company, entity or individual whose funds are used to pay the license fee. "Use" means storing, loading, installing, executing or displaying the software. You may not modify the software or disable any licensing or control features of the software except as an intended part of the software's programming features. When you first obtain a copy of the software, you are granted an evaluation period of not more than 30 days, after which time you must pay for the software according to the terms discussed in the software's documentation, or you must remove the software from your system. This license is not transferable to any other system, or to another organization or individual. You are expected to use the software on your system and to thoroughly evaluate its usefulness and functionality before making a purchase. This "try before you buy" approach is the ultimate guarantee that the software will perform to your satisfaction; therefore, you understand and agree that there is no refund policy for any purchase of the software.

1.1 Software misuse. This software should never be installed, or used, without the PC administrator's consent. This software is designed for use when any required consents have been obtained. Anfibia Software declines all responsibility concerning any illicit usage.

2. Ownership. The software is owned and copyrighted by Anfibia Software. Your license confers no title or ownership in the software and should not be construed as a sale of any right in the software.

3. Copyright. The software is protected by European copyright laws and international treaty provisions. You acknowledge that no title to the intellectual property in the software is transferred to you. You further acknowledge that title and full ownership rights to the software will remain the exclusive property of Anfibia Software and you will not acquire any rights to the software except as expressly set forth in this license. You agree that any copies of the software will contain the same proprietary notices which appear on and in the software.

4. Reverse engineering. You agree that you will not attempt to reverse compile, modify, translate, or disassemble the software in whole or in part.

5. No other warranties. Anfibia Software does not warrant that the software is error free. Anfibia Software disclaims all other warranties with respect to the software, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement of third party rights. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitations on how long an implied warranty may last, or the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

6. Severability. In the event of invalidity of any provision of this license, the parties agree that such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this license.

7. No liability for consequential damages. In no event shall Anfibia Software be liable to you for any consequential, special, incidental or indirect damages of any kind arising out of the delivery, performance or use of the software, even if Anfibia Software has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event will Anfibia Software's liability for any claim, whether in contract, tort or any other theory of liability, exceed the license fee paid by you, if any.

8. Governing law. This license will be governed by the European law. The united nations convention on contracts for the international sale of goods is specifically disclaimed.

9. Entire agreement. This is the entire agreement between you and Anfibia Software which supersedes any prior agreement or understanding, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter of this license.

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