1.3 Understanding the Policy Types

ZENworks lets you create the following policy types:

  • Linux Configuration Policies: Lets you configure policies supplied by ZENworks Configuration Management that are used to manage configuration settings for Linux devices. The following policies are located in this category:

    • External Services policy

    • Puppet policy

  • Windows Configuration Policies: Lets you configure policies supplied by ZENworks Configuration Management that are used to manage configuration settings for Windows devices. The following policies are located in this category:

    • Browser Bookmarks policy

    • Dynamic Local User policy

    • Local File Rights policy

    • Power Management policy

    • Printer policy

    • Remote Management policy

    • Roaming Profile policy

    • SNMP policy

    • Windows Group policy

    • ZENworks Explorer Configuration policy

  • Windows Endpoint Security Policies: Lets you configure policies supplied by ZENworks Endpoint Security Management that are used to manage security settings for Windows devices. The following policies are located in this category:

    • Application Control policy

    • Communication Hardware policy

    • Data Encryption policy

    • Firewall policy

    • Location Assignment policy

    • Scripting policy

    • Security Settings policy

    • Storage Device Control policy

    • USB Connectivity policy

    • VPN Enforcement policy

    • Wireless policy

    The Windows Endpoint Security policies are not covered in this guide. For information about these policies, see the ZENworks 11 SP4 Endpoint Security Policies Reference.

  • Windows Full Disk Encryption Policies: Lets you configure policies supplied by ZENworks Full Disk Encryption that are used to encrypt entire disks (or volumes) for Windows devices. The following policy is located in this category:

    • Full Disk Encryption policy

    The Windows Full Disk Encryption policies are not covered in this guide. For information about these policies, see the ZENworks 11 SP4 Full Disk Encryption Policy Reference.