With the dramatic increase in devices deployed to maintain and expand 1:1 programs, school districts need to ensure students are kept safe, connected, and productive while using devices on campus, at home, and at off-campus locations. For IT administrators this means managing student devices from a remote location, keeping tabs on where devices are located, producing reports as evidence for audits, and handling annual missing device collection.

Highlights

Effectively track, monitor, and secure student devices no matter where they are, on and off campus

Stay audit-ready with customizable reports on devices purchased with state or federal disbursements

Improve missing device return rates by using Absolute’s team of experts to effectively manage the entire missing device recovery process for you

Lessen demands and stress on your IT team with an easy-to-use device management tool and outsourced collection service

Get the truth from your devices, apps, and data

Report on hardware and software utilization

Determine accurate device location, establish geo-fencing to detect unauthorized device movement, and receive alerts when device leaves pre-defined boundaries.
Get up-to-date accurate details on hardware and software inventory across your fleet.
See amount of time spent using each device and how much active time spent on Web-based approved educational resources.

Streamline your missing device reclamation process

Lessen demands and stress on your IT team

Use Absolute’s team of reclamation experts to track, locate, and secure missing devices, including contacting users to get devices back.

Maintain device health and remediate threats

Freeze at-risk-devices and self-heal vital device management tools

Detect and report on anti-malware software installed to assess your devices’ security posture.
Remotely disable missing or stolen devices and display custom on-screen message requesting device return.
Use a library of custom scripts to remotely configure, decommission, and address vulnerabilities across your device fleet.
Keep essential device management tools like Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, formerly Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), and Microsoft Intune installed, healthy, and working effectively.

Investigate stolen devices

Increase your chances in recovering stolen devices

Leverage Absolute’s experienced investigations team for recovery of stolen devices in collaboration with law enforcement.

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Absolute Resilience for Student Devices

Asset Description: Absolute Resilience for Student Devices helps IT teams at K-12 school districts effectively manage, track, secure, and report on student Windows devices.

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Absolute Resilience for Student Devices FAQ

What is the Absolute Resilience for Student Devices offer?

The Absolute Resilience for Student Devices offer combines device management capabilities and an annual missing device collection service to make it easier for districts to manage and reclaim student devices.

What features does the Absolute Resilience for Student Devices offer include?

The Absolute Resilience for Student Devices offer includes these licensed features:

Hardware Inventory
Software Inventory
Anti-Malware Reporting
Device Usage
Web Usage Reporting
Geolocation, Geofencing, and Alerts
Device Freeze
Absolute Reach
Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (formerly Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager) and Microsoft Intune Report and Repair
Annual Missing Device Reclamation (MDR)
Stolen Device Investigation

Can the license be transferred from one device to another with the Absolute Resilience for Student Devices offer?

No. There is no transferability from one device to another with the Absolute Resilience for Student Devices offer.

What platforms are supported with the Absolute Resilience for Student Devices offer?

The Absolute Resilience for Student Devices Offer is available on Windows devices only.

Are there minimums or maximums for the Absolute Resilience for Student Devices offer?

There are no minimums in terms of Absolute Resilience for Student Device license purchases. However, a minimum of 500 accumulated and unexpired Absolute Resilience for Student Device or Missing Device Reclamation (MDR) add-on licenses are needed to execute the MDR program.

These licenses may be purchased incrementally and at any time before program execution is requested and may include licenses in prior years as long as the accumulated total of unexpired licenses is 500.

Example:

New Customer A purchases 300 3-year Student licenses in March of 2022 and another 300 3-year Student licenses in March of 2023 and then requests to execute MDR program in July of 2023. New Customer A would qualify because they have 600 unexpired Student licenses in total at the time of request to execute program.

Customer A does not purchase any additional licenses and then requests to execute MDR program again in July of 2024 and July of 2025. Customer A would qualify to run program in July of 2024 because it still has 600 unexpired Student licenses, but not in July 2025 because it then only has 300 unexpired Student licenses at time of request.

Is the Absolute Service Guarantee included in the Absolute Resilience for Student Devices offer?

No. The Absolute Service Guarantee is not included in the Absolute Resilience for Student Devices offer. However, for mixed license environments, the Service Guarantee would still apply to a subset of devices associated with a Resilience or Resilience for Education license that does include Service Guarantee versus those associated with the Absolute Resilience for Student Devices offer.

How is the Absolute Resilience for Student Devices Offer different than Resilience for Education?

In comparison to Absolute Resilience for Education, the Absolute Resilience for Student Devices Offer combines device management features and an annual missing device reclamation (MDR) service.

Licensed Features	Absolute Resilience for Student Devices	Absolute Resilience for Education
Hardware Inventory	Yes	Yes
Software Inventory	Yes	Yes
Anti-Malware Reporting	Yes	Yes
Device Encryption Reporting	No	Yes
Device Usage	Yes	Yes
Geolocation, Geofencing, and Alerts	Yes	Yes
Device Freeze	Yes	Yes
Device Wipe	No	Yes
Data Delete	No	Yes
Absolute Reach Scripts	Yes	Yes
Self-Healing Applications (Report and Repair)	Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (formerly SCCM) and Microsoft Intune Only	All Apps in the Application Persistence Library
Reinstall	No	All Apps in the Application Persistence Library
Endpoint Data Discovery	No	Yes
Web Usage Reporting	Yes	Yes
Stolen Device Investigation	Yes	Yes
Service Guarantee	No	Yes
Annual Missing Device Reclamation Service	Yes	No