Quick start

This walks you from an empty workspace to an enforced Windows sign-in.

1. Create your workspace

Sign up at app.dynacop.com. Sign-in is passwordless: you enter your email, receive a magic link and a 6-digit code, then set up your authenticator (scan the QR into Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, or Authy). Your first 10 people are free.

2. Add a resource (machine)

In the panel, go to Resources → Add resource. Choose a label and generate a registration code (single-use, or a reusable key for fleet deployment). Then download Dynacop Setup.

3. Install the agent

Run Dynacop-Setup.exe on the Windows machine and paste the registration code (or install silently). The agent registers the machine to your workspace and starts reporting to the panel within a minute.

Note

A fresh machine can’t lock anyone out: Enforce is off by default, so the standard password-only sign-in remains available until you deliberately turn enforcement on. For an observe-first rollout you can also set Require MFA on to none (monitor-only).

4. Give yourself access (First Access)

A fresh machine has no people linked, so nobody can pass MFA yet — not even you. On the resource page, use First Access / Connect myself to bind your own account to a Windows account on that machine.

5. Invite the people who use the machine

In Resource Users (or the resource’s accounts), invite each person by email. They receive an enrollment link, scan a QR into their authenticator, and they’re ready — even if everyone signs in as the shared Administrator.

6. Turn on enforcement

On the resource, open its protection settings: Require MFA on (console / RDP / both — new resources default to both) controls which sign-ins ask for the second factor, and Enforce removes the password-only fallback so MFA can’t be bypassed. Turn Enforce on once your people are enrolled.

7. (Optional) Turn on Shield

Enable attack blocking to automatically block brute-force source IPs in Windows Firewall — and note it needs Windows Firewall enabled.

That’s it. Next, read the core concepts so the panel makes sense.