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  • 1.  How to block USB Removable Disk

    Posted Aug 03, 2009 01:24 AM
    Dear All,
    I want to block USB disk.  client have AV& AS, NTP with application device control.


  • 2.  RE: How to block USB Removable Disk

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Aug 03, 2009 01:41 AM
    Hi,

    Please check the following articles that explain on how to go about doing this.

    How to block USB flash drives while allowing other USB devices.

    http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-security.nsf/854fa02b4f5013678825731a007d06af/ce3a83c1ce5ca4cf492573fd005d28dc?OpenDocument

    How to use Application and Device Control to block all USB devices except those I specifically want to allow

    http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-security.nsf/854fa02b4f5013678825731a007d06af/1efaa7a014a86f15ca2574b6001da12f?OpenDocument

    Please let me know if this helps :-)



  • 3.  RE: How to block USB Removable Disk

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Aug 03, 2009 01:57 AM


  • 4.  RE: How to block USB Removable Disk

    Posted Aug 03, 2009 01:58 AM
    Use application and device controll policy to block usb devices except keyboard and mouse.

    use http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-security.nsf/854fa02b4f5013678825731a007d06af/ce3a83c1ce5ca4cf492573fd005d28dc?OpenDocument link for reference.


  • 5.  RE: How to block USB Removable Disk

    Posted Aug 03, 2009 02:09 AM
    Hi

    Use the aaplication and device control policy to block the devices. Create a device policy and exclude the human interface devices and the printer and scanner because if the printer and scanner is USB it will also get blocked.
    U can get help from this link as well
    http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security.nsf/docid/2009021813553348

    Ajit


  • 6.  RE: How to block USB Removable Disk
    Best Answer

    Posted Aug 03, 2009 02:24 AM
    Steps:
    1.Go to Policies-Policy Components-Hardware Device
    2.Add- give here device ID
    3.Select the Group-polices-Application and device control-Device control
    4.Under Blocked Devices-Add, select here usb device

    Also check links given by Amol

    Thanks
    Ajeet


  • 7.  RE: How to block USB Removable Disk

    Posted Aug 03, 2009 02:34 AM
    Thanks to all of You.
    @Ajeet how to know device id? where i can find the device id in the console?


  • 8.  RE: How to block USB Removable Disk

    Posted Aug 03, 2009 02:47 AM
    If you have SEPM CD2
    Then go to following location and find the
    1.Open the CD2-Tools-No Support-DevViewer

    2.Insert the USB device and run this tool

    3.Under DiskDrive you can see USB drive-Select it.

    4.Right side you can see Device ID, copy it in notepad

    5.Add this ID


    let me know if it's work


  • 9.  RE: How to block USB Removable Disk

    Posted Aug 03, 2009 03:01 AM
    Hey!!! thank you it's working


  • 10.  RE: How to block USB Removable Disk

    Posted Aug 03, 2009 03:17 AM
    Nice to hear that the solutions worked.

    Ajit