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Catalyst Components

Browsium Catalyst is comprised of two main parts: a configuration manager tool for defining rules and settings, and a client for interpreting the configurations for end users. The client includes a Controller process and browser extensions for Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox.

  • Catalyst Configuration Manager (Catalyst-Setup.exe)

Catalyst Configuration Manager (BrowsiumCatalystManager.exe) is used to create and manage Catalyst configurations (browsers, rules, and settings), which will ultimately be deployed to end user PCs. This application is not intended to be run by end users, so Catalyst-Setup.exe should not be installed broadly — installation of this package should be limited to system administrators, web application owners, or business unit managers.

  • Browsium Client (Browsium-ClientSetup.exe)

Browsium Client is responsible for loading Catalyst configuration data and redirecting browser traffic based on that configuration. The client package should be installed on all Catalyst-licensed PCs in your organization. The package consists of two components:

  • Browsium Controller

The Browsium Controller (BrowsiumController.exe) is the main component of the client infrastructure used by Catalyst to handle rules implementation and redirection. The Client consists of a background process/listener service that must be running for Catalyst to operate. Without this component, the browser extensions cannot communicate properly and redirection will fail to function properly. Browsium Management Service (BrowsiumService.exe) runs as a Windows service with System privileges to handle content loading for projects that require elevated permissions. Browsium Monitor (BrowsiumMonitor.exe) is responsible for ensuring that Controller is running reliably.

  • Browsium Client Extensions for Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge (Legacy and Chromium), Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox

Browsium Client installs extensions to each browser to enable communication between the browsers and the Browsium Controller.