Faronics Remote Control
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Faronics Remote Control, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Faronics Remote Control's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Faronics Deploy | $1 a month | Remote Control is included with Deploy; licensed per operating system |
The facts
Each one read from Faronics Remote Control's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access controls
- Deploy roles and permissions control who can initiate sessions and what actions are allowed, and policies can require consent or allow unattended access.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Access mode
- bothchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Endpoint support
- Remote Pro currently supports Windows-based systems, while macOS computers can be accessed through VNC.checked 12 Oct 2026
- File transfer
- Remote Pro, RDP, and VNC sessions support file transfer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Faronics says its technology serves educational institutions, healthcare facilities, libraries, government organizations, and corporations.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Network requirements
- Remote access requires the Deploy Agent and internet connectivity; Deploy uses ports 443 and 8080, and RDP over the web does not require port 3389 to be open.checked 12 Oct 2026
- RDP
- Deploy provides cloud-based RDP access with domain or local credential authentication and file transfer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Remote Pro
- Remote Pro launches sessions from a browser, supports shadowing active user sessions, and allows interaction with UAC prompts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- Faronics says data in transit is encrypted using HTTPS/TLS and data at rest is protected using AES.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Session limit
- Remote access sessions time out after 30 minutes, whether idle or active.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Faronics lists technical support by phone at 1-800-943-6422 Ext. 1 or 1-604-637-3333 Ext. 1, and by email at [email protected].checked 12 Oct 2026
- VNC
- VNC provides client-based desktop access to Windows and macOS with encrypted persistent sessions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Faronics Remote Control provides browser-based remote access to managed computers through Remote Pro, RDP, or VNC.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser platforms
- Remote Pro works from modern browsers on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, or Android.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Androidchecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1996checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canadachecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
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