Starting in 2021, you will be issued a “Universal” license. This license can be used with the following methods: On-Prem Active Directory & GPO Deployed as a file and copied down to PCs, say with SCCM Deployed as an MSI file to your machines via MDM You can see the following video which explains how […]
Category: Enterprise and Professional Faqs
Can I manage (and license) machines that are NOT Domain Joined?
Yes. PolicyPak Enterprise Edition and PolicyPak Professional Edition have three methods to enable you to manage non-domain joined machines (after you count the number of machines first.) Choice 1 – PolicyPak Cloud Only: You can use PolicyPak Cloud to deploy settings to your non-domain joined machines. (Example technical video: https://kb.policypak.com/kb/article/471-policypak-cloud-quickstart/) Choice 2 – Your MDM […]
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Is there a minimum purchase for PolicyPak Enterprise Edition or PolicyPak Professional Edition?
Yes. You must purchase 100 licenses. If you have fewer than 100 computers, you must still purchase 100 licenses. […]
What if I add new computers to licensed locations (on-Prem Active Directory, or my MDM service, or in PolicyPak Cloud) … exceeding the count I have paid for?
Everything just continues to work. First of all PolicyPak Enterprise and PolicyPak Professional are licensed per computer. Let’s work through an example. Let’s say you ran the LT tool and discovered: For On-Prem Active Directory you had Sales OU, Marketing OU and Research OUs and initial discovery found a total of 3,000 computers. For Intune, […]
Are PolicyPak Licenses Perpetual?
The word “Perpetual” can be a word with a lot of un-clarity when it comes to software licensing. So, in the next several questions, we explain in detail our required “True Up” process. In short, PolicyPak Group Policy, Cloud, and MDM Editions are not considered “Perpetual” in that you get to “pay once and use […]
Are licenses charged on a per-user basis? What about Service Accounts, Macs, Linux, or Contacts?
PolicyPak only counts ACTIVE Windows PCs and ignores and doesn’t count anything else. […]
How are licenses shared across the Solutions (aka Methods)?
When you buy PolicyPak Enterprise, you first use our licensing tool to count the number of computers in: On-Prem Active Directory (for use with GPO and SCCM, KACE, etc.) Your MDM system if you have one (like Intune) Then if you also want to enable our PolicyPak Cloud as a delivery method, just ask your […]
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How many licenses to I need?
You need a license for every desktop and laptop you want PolicyPak to perform work upon. If you also plan to use VDI, you need a license for every connection. (See our special FAQ on VDI scenarios: https://www.policypak.com/purchasing/vdi-licensing-scenarios/) […]
Why wouldn’t I want to enable PolicyPak Cloud if it comes with PolicyPak Enterprise Edition and PolicyPak Professional Edition?
PolicyPak Cloud is the only method you can use where we store something in OUR cloud services. Other methods are exclusively in your control: On-Prem Active Directory is within your control. 3rd party MDM Services which PolicyPak is compatible with (like Intune) are also NOT in OUR control, and being OK their security stance is […]
Does the use of the PolicyPak Cloud service come with PolicyPak Enterprise and PolicyPak Professional Edition?
Yes. But you need to inform your Sales person and specifically enable it, even though it’s included in PolicyPak Enterprise Edition and PolicyPak Professional Edition entitlement. […]
