10.4 Communication Hardware

The Communication Hardware settings control which hardware types are permitted to have a connection.

  1. Make sure the policy you want to configure is open in the Management Console (see Section 10.1, Accessing the Global Settings).

  2. On the Global Policy Settings tab, click Communication Hardware.

  3. Select to either allow or disable the global setting for each communication hardware device listed:

    • 1394 (FireWire): Controls the FireWire* access port on the endpoint.

    • IrDA: Controls the infrared access port on the endpoint.

    • Bluetooth: Controls the Bluetooth access on the endpoint.

      The Security Client can control access for most Widcom-based Bluetooth solutions. Supported devices include the following:

      • Devices using the Microsoft standard Type GUID {e0cbf06cL-cd8b-4647-bb8a263b43f0f974}

      • Devices using the Dell* USB Bluetooth module; the Dell Type GUID {7240100F-6512-4548-8418-9EBB5C6A1A94}

      • Devices using the HP*/Compaq* Bluetooth Module; the HP Type GUID {95C7A0A0L-3094-11D7-A202-00508B9D7D5A}

      To determine if a Bluetooth device is one of the supported types listed above, open Regedit (on the endpoint device), navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class, then search for the any of the GUID listed above. The Microsoft key must have more than one subkey to be valid.

    • Serial/Parallel: Controls serial and parallel port access on the endpoint.

  4. Click Save Policy to save your changes.