The USB Devices list is used for providing device definitions (or filters) for the USB Connectivity policy, Storage Device Control policy, and Data Encryption policy in ZENworks.
The more generic a device filter is, the more devices can match it. For example, assume that your organization allows all SanDisk USB 2.0 devices. Rather than scan each device, you could scan one device, modify the Manufacturer field to contain SanDisk only, the Device Class field to equal 8, and the USB Version field to equal 2.0, then delete all of the other fields. The result is a device filter that matches all SanDisk USB 2.0 devices.
Specify a display name to be used for the device when it is added as an object in ZENworks Control Center. The name is for display purposes only; it is not part of the device filter used to match detected devices.
Select the access level to assign to the device:
Always Block: Always block the device. This setting cannot be overridden.
Always Allow: Always allow access unless the device also matches an Always Block filter.
Block: Block access unless the device also matches an Always Allow filter.
Allow: Allow access unless the device also matches an Always Block filter or a Block filter.
Default Access: Give the device the default access defined in the USB Connectivity policy to which the device data is imported. The Data Encryption policy does not use this field.
Specify the name of the manufacturer, such as Canon. This is a substring match field, meaning that both C and Can would match Canon. The more generic the string, the more devices that can match it. For example, Canon matches more devices than Canon imageCLASS 2200 PCL 5e.
Specify the name of the product. This is a substring match field, meaning that both D and Data would match DataTraveler. The more generic the string, the more devices that can match it. For example, DataTraveler matches more devices than DataTraveler 2.0.
Specify the friendly name of the device. This is a substring match field, meaning that both W and Wheel would match Optical Wheel Mouse. The more generic the string, the more devices that can match it. For example, Mouse matches more devices than Optical Wheel Mouse.
Specify the serial number of the device. Be aware that not all USB devices have unique serial numbers. To guarantee a unique match based on a serial number, you must also use the USB Version, Vendor ID, Product ID, and Device fields. Serial Number is an exact match field.
Select a version from the list, or specify a new version in XX.XX hexadecimal format (for example, 1.1 or 01.10).
Select a class from the list, or specify a new device class in XX hexadecimal format.
Select a subclass from the list, or specify a new subclass in XX hexadecimal format.
Select a device protocol from the list, or specify a new protocol in XX hexadecimal format.
Select a vendor ID from the list, or specify a new vendor ID in XXXX hexadecimal format.
Select a product ID from the list, or specify a new product ID in XXXX hexadecimal format.
Select a product version from the list, or specify a new version in XX.XX hexadecimal format.
Select an OS device class from the list, or specify a new class in {XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX} hexadecimal format.
Specify an OS Device ID.
Specify a comment. This field is not used to match devices, so it can include any text you want.