Device Control settings

 

Popular devices like USB flash drives, CD/DVD readers, image devices, Bluetooth devices and modems can become an entry point for infections.

The Device Control settings allow you to configure the Device Control protection for the profile you are creating. Select the device or devices you want to authorize or block and specify their usage.

 

Notifications

The Device Control module shows different types of notifications.

Unallowed devices

If the protection detects that a user connects a device that is not allowed according to the security profile applied to their computer, a warning will be displayed informing them that they do not have permission to access it.

Read-only devices

The device will appear in the My Computer directory, but a warning message will be displayed if the user double-clicks it. The warning message will indicate that the user does not have permission to access it.

 

How to enable the Device Control feature

  1. In the Settings menu, select one of the profiles in the Profiles section.

  2. Select the Enable device control checkbox.

  3. In the relevant menu, select the authorization level for each device type.

In the case of USB flash drives and CD/DVD drives you can choose between Block, Allow read access or Allow read & write access.

The options available for Bluetooth and image devices, USB modems and smartphones are Allow and Block.

  1. Click OK to save the settings.