Hierarchy of Devices in the USB/Port Security Component
The list below shows the hierarchy of devices in the USB/Port Security component for Desktop Authority, and some of the management options available for them:
Ports (if you shut off a port then all devices attached to it will be unavailable)
1 Bluetooth Controllers
2 FireWire (1394) Controllers
3 Infrared Ports
4 Modems
5 Parallel Ports
6 PCMCIA/Cardbus Controllers
7 Serial Ports
8 USB Ports
9 WiFi Devices
Removable Storage – Read and/or Write
1 CD/DVD Readers/Writers – Read and/or Write
2 Firewire (1394) Storage – Read and/or Write
3 Floppy Disks – Read and/or Write
4 Hard Disk Drives ** – Read and/or Write
5 IoMega devices (Zip/Jaz Drives) – Read and/or Write
6 MP3 Players *
7 USB Storage – Read and/or Write
8 Removable Storage
9 Unclassified USB Devices
PDAs
1 BlackBerry Devices
2 PocketPC Devices
3 Palm Devices
Imaging
1 USB Printers
2 USB Scanners
* Uses a database of well-known MP3 players supplied by Desktop Authority, which can be extended by altering the C:\Program Files\Quest\PortSecurity\EmbargoDeviceClasses.xml file on each desktop
** Doesn’t include partitions containing virtual memory, boot files or Windows system files
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