KioWare Full Server Features
KioWare Server allows you to maintain centralized communication with your individual kiosks through the Kiosk Client, which runs locally on the machine to secure the kiosks. The Server Console resides on a server that is accessible via the Internet by all kiosks.
This software contains the Admin Tool, which can be used to generate numerous reports on kiosk usage and contains the following features:
User Management
Manages the users who can log onto KioWare Server and what portions of the Console they have permission to use. For ease of use, customized roles can be created.
Kiosk Organization
Individual kiosks are organized into an unlimited number of projects. In KioWare Server ASP, projects can be organized into an unlimited number of sites. In addition, to provide the most organizational flexibility an unlimited number of groups can be created which can contain kiosks, projects or other groups.
Usage Statistics
Kiosk usage statistics can be uploaded to KioWare Server at an interval as quick as every 10 minutes, or at the end of every user session. KioWare Server can generate reports that display usage statistics on a per page basis that shows total page displays, total display time, maximum display time and average display time.
File Updating
KioWare Server can transfer application content, OS updates and KioWare updates on a kiosk, project, group or site basis. In addition, KioWare Server can issue kiosk shutdown, kiosk reboot or KioWare restart commands.
Remote Monitoring
To manage the status of kiosks, KioWare Server can receive heartbeat information as often as every 15 minutes. Each heartbeat contains roughly 30 performance statistics that can be used to determine the health of the kiosks. Additionally, kiosk event log data can be uploaded that can contain reports of hardware malfunction as well as OS information.
Add-Ons
KioWare Server is specially architected to enable easy addition of 3rd party Add-on functionality. Add-ons are useful for extending KioWare Server functionality.