KBOX™ JumpStart Program

KBOX appliances are well known as the easiest-to-use, most comprehensive and affordable alternative to computer management software available today, saving you time and your company money. Like any new piece of critical systems infrastructure, it's useful to get some expert help early on.

Delivered either by KACE™ or a KACE Certified Partner, the KBOX JumpStart Programs ensures that your KBOX appliance will be properly installed and configured for your environment. And, you and your team will get custom-tailored, hands-on training to immediately get the maximum value from your investment with the least amount of time committed from your team.

Each JumpStart is completed in just hours, enabling your IT management generalists to tackle advanced systems management activities quickly and easily. Typically, two four-hour sessions give you all the information you need to start saving time and saving your company money.

Included in every JumpStart is:

  • Installation Assistance - As part of the initial installation and configuration, your KBOX appliance will be brought up on your network and configured for your specific environment.
  • Best Practices You will receive training in KBOX best practices such as how to organize devices into groups (labels) for management and reporting purposes; automating the KBOX backups; and setting up alerts.
  • Reporting - Each JumpStart will walk you through creating new reports and customizing existing reports with the KBOX wizard-based authoring tool. If you are already standardized on an ODBC compliant reporting tool and want to use that tool to generate reports, we'll show you how to make the connection to the KBOX database.

KBOX Systems Management Appliance JumpStart Program

The KBOX Systems Management Appilance JumpStart Program activities and training are focused specifically on the systems management and end-point security capabilities of the KBOX Systems Management Appliance.

  • Agent Deployment Assistance - Your custom roll out plan includes deployment of up to 150 Agents and the capture of the initial computer inventory
  • Software Distribution & Patch Management Assistance - Customized training and one managed installation created and deployed via remote administration.
  • Directory Services Integration - LDAP or Active Directory integration.
  • Scripting and Policy - You will be guided through the creation and deployment of scripts and policies.
  • Security Audit and Enforcement Module (optional) - Training on how to set up OVAL vulnerability scans, and configure security policies such as enforcing XP firewall and Internet Explorer settings.
  • Help Desk Module (optional) - Training on configuring the Help Desk module with custom escalation and routing rules, using custom fields, and importing user data via LDAP.

KBOX Systems Deployment Appliance JumpStart Program

The KBOX System Deployment Appliance JumpStart activities and training are focused specifically on the systems provisioning capabilities of the KBOX Systems Deployment Appliance.

  • Network Configuration - You will be guided through the complete configuration of your KBOX 2000 Series appliance including: DHCP server configuration for KBOX PXE boot; target computer PXE enablement; and KBOX PXE boot configuration verification.
  • Systems Provisioning - Training on all major deployment functions including scripted installation, disk imaging, and remote system recovery.