Device control
ESET Endpoint Security provides automatic device (CD/DVD/USB/...) control. You can block or adjust extended filters/permissions and define a users ability to access and work with a given device. This may be useful if the computer administrator wants to prevent the use of devices containing unsolicited content.
Supported external devices:
- Disk storage (HDD, USB removable disk)
- CD/DVD
- USB printer
- FireWire Storage
- Bluetooth Device
- Smart card reader
- Imaging Device
- Modem
- LPT/COM port
- Portable Device (battery-powered devices such as media players, smartphones, plug-and-play devices, etc.)
- All device types
Device control setup options can be modified in Advanced setup (F5) > Device control.
Turning the switch on next to Enable Device control activates the Device control feature in ESET Endpoint Security; you will need to restart your computer for this change to take effect. When Device control is enabled, you can define Rules in the Rules editor window.
You can import a Device control group with rules from an xml file using the scheduler. For more information and a step-by-step guide, see our ESET Knowledgebase article. |
If a device blocked by an existing rule is inserted, a notification window will be displayed and access to the device will not be granted.