You want to block all USB Printer devices that use the DLP Endpoint. But, you want to leave other plug-and-play devices such as keyboards and mice unaffected. To perform this action, do as follows:
IMPORTANT: Take a backup of your policies before you make any changes. To back up the DLP policy, do the following:
- Log on to the ePO server.
- Select Menu, DLP Settings, Backup and Restore.
- Click Backup to file and save the backup file Dlpconfig.backup.
Create a new Plug-and Play-device definition:
- Log on to the ePO server and select Menu, Data Protection, DLP Policy Manager, Definitions.
- In the left pane, click Device Control, Device Definitions.
- Click Actions, New. Then, select Plug and play device definition.
- Enter a unique Name and optional Description. For example: USB Printer device definition.
- In the left pane, select Bus Type by clicking > under Available Properties.
- Browse and select the USB bus type from the drop-down list.
- Repeat step 5 to add the USB Class Code, browse, and select the 07 - Printer USB Class Code from the drop-down list
- Click Save.
Create a Plug-and-Play device rule and add the new wireless device definition:
- In the ePO console, select Menu, Data Protection, DLP Policy Manager, Rule Sets.
- Click Actions and click New Rule Set or edit an existing rule set.
- To open the rule set for editing, click the rule set name.
- Click the Device Control tab.
- Click Actions, New Rule, Plug-and-Play Device Rule.
- Enter a unique Rule Name. For example: Block US Printer.
Optional: Change the Status and select a Severity.
- On the Condition pane, add the End-User and select the Plug-and-Play USB Printer device definition.
NOTE: Device definitions can define devices that are included (is one of) or excluded (is none of). You must include at least one definition.
- On the Reaction pane, set the Prevent Action to Block.
Optional:
- Add a User Notification and Report Incident. If the Report Incident is not selected, the incidents are not recorded in the DLP Incident Manager.
- Select a different Prevent Action when the user is working outside the corporate network or is connected by VPN.
- Click Save and close the DLP rule set page.
- Click Apply policy.
When this rule is applied, wireless communication is blocked on client systems.
NOTE: You can add plug-and-play devices to the managed computer, without configuration or manual installation of dlls and drivers. Use Plug-and-play device rules to prevent endpoint systems from loading these devices.