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Sentry 3.0 Overview

Away from your desk? Let Sentry stand guard. Sentry "locks down" your computer on demand, so it stays secure when you aren't using it.  No other programs can be opened. No emails can be snooped. Nobody will be touching your files.

What can it do?

Unite your client desktop and web platforms.
Sentry provides total-screen control

Manage an entire network of computers
With Sentry Manager, you can remote control every PC on your LAN. 

Display a welcome page for public terminals
Provide instructions and help information before users get to the desktop.

Secure your screen from prying eyes
Lock your PC in a variety of ways.

Increase brand exposure
Instead of displaying a standard Windows lock screen, place your corporate brand front and center.

Bring security with you on a USB drive

Use USB drive as a key to lock/unlock

 

Feature List

Lock on Windows Startup
Lock PC on idle
Lock PC on hotkey
Lock or unlock by USB drive insertion
Lock or Unlock PC remotely
Suspend network/Internet access while locked
Run screensavers within Sentry
Multi-computer deployment
Manage all Sentry installations on network with Sentry Manager
Log events related to security, power changes, etc
Report security events to Manager
Remote lock/unlock
Remote restart, suspend, standby, hibernate and shutdown
Remote wake-on-LAN
Prevent CD/USB autoplay while locked
Multi-user access
Customize user permissions
Display an away message on Lock
Fully-customizable lock screen
Lock screen integration with web services
Take messages from passers-by
  Remote control from mobile device
  See all idle users on local network
  View Sentry logs remoetly
  Leave message remotely`
  Automatic full network deploy/update
  View vital computer information in layout
  Plugin Integration into layout
  Javascript, Java, Flash support
  Weather

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Group policy, Windows API, Network Resources

Away Messages

Sentry can tell people why you are gone or where you went.  With this feature turned on, Sentry will prompt you for an away message each time the computer is locked down.  You can enter up to 10 pre-defined away messages to use.

When Sentry starts because your computer has been idle, Sentry will recognize this and not prompt you for a message (because you're probably already gone!)

  

 

Message Center

If someone walks by your workstation while Sentry is running, they can leave a private message for you to read when you return. The message will show up in Sentry's message panel, and after Sentry ends you can browse any messages left for you. Again, Sentry lets you customize the message behavior with colors, fonts, styles, and more.


Version 2.3 interface shown

 

Security

  Themes

Have complete control over the colors and fonts within Sentry. Give it your own look!

HTML Based Customization

You can brand your Sentry Screen with graphics like a company logo, a RSS feed, a Java applet, or interactive web languages. 

 

 

ScreenSavers

Sentry lets you run your existing screensavers within Sentry.

This still gives you the robust security features of Sentry, but adds another layer of beauty to it. You can tell Sentry to load a certain screensaver within a specified time after loading Sentry, or change the screensaver while the program is running.

Upon the first run, Sentry will detect all installed screensavers on your computer and load them into an internal list, where you can configure them from within Sentry (screensavers tab)

Session summary

Sentry provides you with a list of messages left for you, a list of failed break-in attempts, and the total session time that Sentry has been protecting your system. You can view this information with or without unlocking Sentry. Additionally, Sentry can be also log this information to a text file.


Sentry2Go

Bring Sentry with you to your local computer lab, or wherever!  The program easily copies to a portable device such as a floppy, USB Flash Drive, or CD-ROM  for use elsewhere.   
 
  After putting Sentry2Go on a USB drive or a CD, Sentry can automatically lock down the hosting computer upon insertion.


Dialog after inserting USB Flash Drive with Sentry2Go

 
Boot configuration wizard

If you are using Windows 95, 98 or ME, the Boot configuration wizard allows you to disable boot keys, your system's boot menu, alter ScanDisk activity, and other low level boot options. A great addition to the Sentry package! 

 

 

This has been a partial tour of Sentry 2.5. Please download the program and try it free to see its features for yourself!