Faronics Power Save Mac Product Data Sheet

Version 3.5

System Requirements
Power Save Mac requires Mac OS X Leopard 10.5, Snow Leopard 10.6, Lion 10.7, Mountain Lion 10.8 or Yosemite 10.10. Power Save Mac is a Universal application (Intel and PPC compatible). ARD integration requires Apple Remote Desktop 2.2 or higher. A minimum of 256 MB RAM is recommended.


Intelligent Configuration Settings

  • Define inactivity settings based on CPU usage, network usage, hard disk usage and important applications
  • Customizable user warning times
  • Automatic start-up prior to Deep Freeze maintenance window
  • Computer, display and hard drive sleep setting options
  • Shutdown without the loss of user productivity
  • Power Save Mac is able to automatically apply an Energy Consumption Profile to a workstation for grouping and reporting

Flexible Scheduling

  • Configure the computers to start up, shut down, sleep and wake
  • Choose if the action will occur as a one-time-only event, every day, on weekdays, on weekends, or a specific day of the week
  • Choose a specific time of day for the action to occur
  • Designate the number of minutes of computer inactivity before log-out, restart, or shutdown
  • Enable Auto-cancel to override scheduled events if computer is active or choose to allow users to override scheduled action and avoid losing data

Compatibility Options

  • Tasks can be installed into Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) to enable remote management
  • Power Save Assistant allows customized installation packages to be created and deployed with ease across your multiple-Mac environment
  • Runs natively on Intel or Power PC-based Macs
  • Localized in five languages: English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese

 Advanced Reporting Functionality

  • Generate energy use and savings reports through the Power Save Mac Report Generator
  • Summary and Detailed reports allow you to see how much power you are saving based upon your regional electricity cost
  • Determining the energy consumption values for your Macs is effortless thanks to Power Save’s pre-populated list of hardware specifications
  • Power Save reports on the environmental benefits that have been achieved by reducing computer energy waste