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Wayk Bastion (Discontinued)

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11 Reviews and Ratings

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What is Wayk Bastion (Discontinued)?

Wayk Bastion is a self-hosted remote access management server for machines running Wayk Agent. All remote desktop connections made by technicians using Wayk Client are authorized and monitored with corresponding session audit trails. Allowing remote access is one thing, but keep track of who accessed what, when and for how long is just as important for security.

Zero Trust Security Freedom

Devolutions Gateway relay servers configured with Wayk Bastion ensure independence from third-party cloud services while providing greater control on data traffic. Both Wayk Agent and Wayk Client use outbound connectivity to Wayk Bastion, such that no VPN or inbound traffic firewall exception is required. The Wayk Bastion zero trust approach to security simplifies remote access because the network location no longer matters.

** Waky Bastion is no longer being sold. Support for the product will continue till the end of 2021, but current customers and interested buyers should search for an alternative solution. Read more about support ending for Wayk Bastion here.

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Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features Wayk Bastion (Discontinued) has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
Based on 11 ratings of Wayk Bastion (Discontinued)'s features
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Top Performing Features

  • Instant message

    Ability for administrator to communicate via instant message with remote user.

    Category average: 7.3

  • Screen sharing

    Allows participants to share their computer screens with others in the meeting, enabling collaborative work and presentations.

    Category average: 9.3

  • File transfer

    Securely exchange files with remote computer without having to use email or FTP.

    Category average: 8.6

Areas for Improvement

  • Multi-platform remote control

    Ability to remotely connect to multiple operating systems (Windows®, Mac OS® and Linux®).

    Category average: 6.5

  • Centralized management dashboard

    Dashboard to facilitate management of users, permissions, licenses etc.

    Category average: 7.5

  • Access to sleeping/powered-off computers

    Remote access and troubleshooting of out-of-band computers.

    Category average: 5.5

Reviews

What users are saying about Wayk Bastion (Discontinued).
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Great Remote Control App!

Incentivized
Ben LiebowitzView profile
Server and Storage Engineer in Information Technology at Debevoise & Plimpton (501-1000 employees employees)

Pros

  • Very simple setup!
  • Ease of Use
  • Great remote control of remote PC
  • Love the Wayk Den feature!

Cons

  • Ports need to be opened/allowed through a firewall for use.
  • Doesn't remember previously connections.
  • No Ability to search for connections by name.
  • Users can share their connection code with people outside the organization

Return on Investment

  • Since Wayk Now is free, the ROI is almost immediate!
  • It's very easy to set up and use.

Other Software Used

Remote Desktop Manager, VMware ESXi, VMware vCenter Server

Wayk Now is a Great Product

Logan PoeView profile
Network and Computer Support Specialist in Information Technology at Herrick District Library (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • Quick, very fast processing
  • Reliable, can be used more than once without issues
  • Easy to use, simple interface and straightforward

Cons

  • Doesn't allow users to take control without intervention on the other computer.
  • Needs both an ID and a passcode like teamviewer.
  • Needs to be installed manually

Return on Investment

  • Allows me to remote into PCs without having to leave my desk.
  • ROI has increased since I do not waste time having to go to certain areas of the building

Alternatives Considered

TeamViewer

Other Software Used

Wireshark, Skype for Business (formerly Lync), Remote Desktop Manager

The lightweight and fast Remote Desktop winner

Chris ReddyView profile
Regional IT Manager in Engineering at Exela Technologies (1001-5000 employees employees)

Pros

  • It has a small footprint
  • Ease of setup and connections to remote computers
  • Very fast load time

Cons

  • Ability to set firewall rules on the client and host more efficiently

Return on Investment

  • There is a no-cost version of the tool which has an immediate positive Return on Investment as it allows remote support users to efficiently assist users

Alternatives Considered

TeamViewer and VNC Connect

Other Software Used

Microsoft Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio IDE, Chrome DevTools

Wayk Now: Leading the pack

Thomas Higgins
L3 Server Infrastructure in Information Technology at Matthews International (10,001+ employees employees)

Pros

  • Wayk Now makes it really easy to use by having only a few items in view.
  • It is fairly easy to configure and even allows connectivity through firewalls.
  • It maintains the connection, even over a relatively low bandwidth connection.

Cons

  • Requires an agent install on the remote computer (or a full Wayk install). Would like to see a tool that allowed someone to connect to my WAYK invite, and use the services remotely so that it is a true no-touch on the remote server.
  • Limited feature set (by design, but if you are looking for a full featured remote support product, this probably isn't it). Of course since this is by design it could be considered a pro.

Return on Investment

  • This tool has not been purchased so full impact is still under investigation. However, proof of concept use has shown the software to be just as easy for most people to use than alternatives that cost significantly more such as Team Viewer.

Alternatives Considered

TeamViewer, VNC Connect and Skype

Other Software Used

Remote Desktop Manager, Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Wayk Now: simply great!

Ron van ElterenView profile
Technical Consultant in Information Technology at Schouw Informatisering (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • Once installed on a computer or server (and connected to the internet), it's just a single click to connect to that server or computer.
  • Very lightweight application, just a couple of MBs.
  • The possibility to create a customer application with the company logo.

Cons

  • Sometimes firewall rules need to be created in order to make the connection work.

Return on Investment

  • Having over 100 colleagues supporting over 100 customers, no need to say that Wayk Now is worth the money.
  • ROI is within a year.
  • Besides our ROI, our customers are also happy we can support them way quicker than we could do in the past.
  • Manual set up of VPN's, Manually set up of RDP sessions, etc.

Alternatives Considered

ISL Light

Other Software Used

Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Dynamics NAV

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