You use a device-type Device dialog box to specify control settings for each type of device. You can display each device-type Device dialog box from the Edit Software Operation Monitoring Policy dialog box (setup for collecting device operation logs and for suppressing device operations) by clicking the Settings button for the desired type of device.

When you have finished specifying settings in a device-type Device dialog box, click the OK button.

The following shows the USB Storage Device dialog box that is displayed when the Settings button for USB storage devices is clicked.

Figure 6-26 USB Storage Device dialog box

Acquire connection history

Acquires connection history for the device(s).

Acquire disconnection history

Acquires disconnection (removal) history for the device(s).

Suppress usage

Suppresses usage of the device(s).

Acquire suppression history

Acquires suppression history for the device(s). This option is enabled when the Suppress usage check box is selected.

Acquire permission history

Acquires permission history for USB storage devices, Bluetooth devices, or imaging devices. This option is enabled when the Suppress usage check box is selected in the following dialog box, as applicable:

• USB Storage Device dialog box
• Bluetooth Device dialog box
• Imaging Device dialog box

Send alerts

Sends an alert as a JP event when a device whose operation is suppressed is connected to the client PC. This option is enabled when the Suppress usage check box is selected.

Display suppression messages

Displays on the client PC a message indicating that a device whose operation is suppressed has been connected to the client PC. This option is enabled when the Suppress usage check box is selected.

Message

Specifies the message that is to be displayed on the client PC when a device whose operation is suppressed is connected to the client PC. This option is enabled when the Suppress usage check box is selected.

Restore Default Message button

Resets the message from the specified value to the default. This button is enabled when the Message: check box is selected.

Delete button

Deletes the specified message.

You use the Exclusion Condition Settings dialog box to specify conditions for excluding devices from being suppression targets. You display the Exclusion Condition Settings dialog box from the Edit Software Operation Monitoring Policy dialog box (setup for collecting device operation logs and for suppressing device operations) by clicking the Exclusion Conditions button.

You can specify exclusion conditions for USB storage devices, Bluetooth devices, and imaging devices. In order to specify an exclusion condition, you can reference in the Exclusion Condition Settings dialog box information displayed about the exclusion target devices (friendly names or device instance IDs). The following methods are provided for accessing such information:

• Connecting the exclusion target devices to the managing server
• Entering information about the exclusion target devices
• Creating a CSV file containing the required information

When you connect a device to the managing server, a confirmation dialog box is displayed. The purpose of this dialog box is only to check whether the information read from the device is to be applied to the Exclusion Condition Settings dialog box, not to set the information as the exclusion condition.

When you finish specifying the settings in the Exclusion Condition Settings dialog box, click the Finish button.

Figure 6-27 Exclusion Condition Settings dialog box

You specify exclusion conditions on the following device type pages:

• USB Storage Devices page
• Bluetooth Devices page
• Imaging Devices page

Register conditions for friendly names

Select this option to use the friendly names to set an exclusion condition for information imported by connecting devices to the managing server, or for information that has been entered. By default, this radio button is selected.

If you select this radio button and then click the Add button, all items displayed in Friendly names are displayed in Registered Conditions. For the comparison condition, Full match is specified.

Friendly names

Displays the friendly names of the devices whose connection has been detected. You can edit the displayed friendly names.

Register conditions for device instance IDs

Select this option to use the device instance IDs to set an exclusion condition for information imported by connecting devices to the managing server, or for information that has been entered. By default, this radio button is cleared.

If you select this radio button, and then select a comparison condition, and then click the Add button, all items displayed in Device instance IDs are displayed in Registered Conditions.

Device instance IDs

Displays the device instance IDs of the devices whose connection has been detected. You can edit the displayed device instance IDs.

Register conditions for controller device instance Ids

Select this option to use the controller device instance IDs to set an exclusion condition for information imported by connecting devices to the managing server, or for information that has been entered. By default, this radio button is cleared.

If you select this radio button, and then select a comparison condition, and then click the Add button, all items displayed in Device instance IDs are displayed in Registered Conditions.

Device instance IDs

Displays the device instance IDs of the devices whose connection has been detected. You can edit the displayed device instance IDs.

Select the comparison method for device instance Ids

Specifies how to compare the specified condition character string and the target device when device instance IDs or controller device instance IDs are to be used to specify an exclusion condition. You can select the following items:

• Full match
  Select this radio button to specify an exclusion condition with which the value must match exactly. By default, this radio button is selected.
  
• Starts-with
  Select this radio button to specify an exclusion condition with which the value must begin. By default, this radio button is cleared.
  
• Ends-with
  Select this radio button to specify an exclusion condition with which the value must end. By default, this radio button is cleared.
  
• Contains
  Select this radio button to specify an exclusion condition that must be contained in the value. By default, this radio button is cleared.
  
• Starts-with AND
  Select this radio button to change a specified Ends with exclusion condition to a Starts and ends with exclusion condition by adding a Starts with exclusion condition. This option is enabled when you select an Ends with exclusion condition from Registered exclusion conditions. By default, this radio button is cleared.
  For details about how to specify a Starts and ends with exclusion condition, see (a) How to specify a Starts and ends with exclusion condition for device instance IDs.
  
• Ends-with AND
  Select this radio button to change a specified Starts with exclusion condition to a Starts and ends with exclusion condition by adding an Ends with exclusion condition. This option is enabled when you select a Starts with exclusion condition from Registered exclusion conditions. By default, this radio button is cleared.
  For details about how to specify a Starts and ends with exclusion condition, see (a) How to specify a Starts and ends with exclusion condition for device instance IDs.
  

Note that if you select a Starts and ends with exclusion condition that has already been specified, all radio buttons for Comparison method of device instance ID are disabled.

Comment

You can enter any comment of up to a maximum of 64 bytes in length.

Add button

Clicking this button adds the exclusion conditions specified in the left-hand part of the window to Registered Conditions.

If you have specified an exclusion condition by using device instance IDs, you can add a Starts and ends with exclusion condition by using a Starts with or Ends with exclusion condition that has already been specified. For details about how to specify a Starts and ends with exclusion condition, see (a) How to specify a Starts and ends with exclusion condition for device instance IDs.

Change button

When you select a condition displayed in Registered Conditions, the contents of the selected condition are displayed in the left-hand part of the window. Any information that had been displayed in that part of the window is deleted.

If you change a condition and then click this button, the change is applied to Registered Conditions.

If you used device instance IDs to specify an exclusion condition, you can change a specified Starts with or Ends with exclusion condition to a Starts and ends with exclusion condition. For details about how to specify a Starts and ends with exclusion conditions, see (a) How to specify a Starts and ends with exclusion condition for device instance IDs.

Registered exclusion Conditions

Displays information about the devices that have been specified as exclusion targets, as shown below.

Type

Displays one of the following:

• Friendly name
• Device ID
• Controller device ID

Comparison condition

Displays one of the following:

• Full match
• Starts with
• Ends with
• Contains
• Starts and ends with

Exclusion Condition

Displays the character string specified as the exclusion condition. If the comparison condition is Starts and ends with, the following is displayed:

start-condition NETM_AND end-condition

Comment

Displays any comment.

Add From File button

Use this button to add exclusion conditions stored in a CSV file. Clicking this button displays the Input from File dialog box. For details about the Input from File dialog box, see (b) Adding conditions from a CSV file for setting exclusion conditions.

Save To File button

Use this button to save the conditions displayed in Registered Conditions to a CSV file. Clicking this button displays the Save As dialog box. For details about the Save As dialog box, see (c) Saving a CSV file for setting exclusion conditions.

Delete button

Selecting a condition from Registered Conditions and then clicking this button deletes the selected condition. You can select and delete multiple conditions at the same time.

(a) How to specify a Starts and ends with exclusion condition for device instance IDs

Starts and ends with is a comparison condition used for excluding device instance IDs that begin and end with specified conditions. The following example excludes device instance IDs that begin with aaa and end with zzz:

aaaUSBSTOR\DISK&VEN_XXXX&PROD_USB_FLASH_DISK&REV_4.70\0741BB312E000B13zzz

To change an exclusion condition from Starts with to Starts and ends with for device instance IDs or controller device instance IDs:

1. Specify a Starts with exclusion condition.
   Change the device instance ID displayed in the left-hand part of the window to a condition character string and then select Starts-with as the comparison condition. After that, click the Add button to set the condition character string as a Starts with exclusion condition.
   
2. From Registered Conditions, select the Starts with exclusion condition that was specified in step 1.
3. Specify an Ends with exclusion condition.
   Change the device instance ID displayed in the left-hand part of the window to a condition character string and then select Ends-with AND comparison as the comparison condition.
   
4. Add the Ends with exclusion condition to the Starts with exclusion condition (this changes it to a Starts and ends with exclusion condition).
   Click the Change button.
   The existing Starts with exclusion condition has been changed to a Starts and ends with exclusion condition.
   

Similarly, you can specify an Ends with exclusion condition, add a Starts with exclusion condition, and then change the Ends with exclusion condition to a Starts and ends with exclusion condition.

If you click the Add button in step 4, the Starts and ends with exclusion condition is added while the existing Starts-with exclusion condition is retained.

(b) Adding conditions from a CSV file for setting exclusion conditions

You can use a CSV file to add exclusion conditions by specifying the condition type in the File Input dialog box. You display the File Input dialog box by clicking the Add From File button in the Exclusion Condition Settings dialog.

Figure 6-28 File Input dialog box

Add all conditions

Adds all exclusion conditions contained in the CSV file to Registered Conditions in the Exclusion Condition Settings dialog box.

Select the conditions to add

Adds exclusion conditions for selected device types and condition types from the CSV file to Registered Conditions in the Exclusion Condition Settings dialog box. You must select at least one device type and at least one condition type.

Device type

Selects the device types to be added to exclusion conditions. You can select multiple device types.

USB storage device conditions

Select this item to specify exclusion conditions for USB storage devices.

Bluetooth device conditions

Select this item to specify exclusion conditions for Bluetooth devices.

Imaging device conditions

Select this item to specify exclusion conditions for imaging devices.

Condition type

Selects the types of exclusion conditions to be added.

Friendly name conditions

Adds to the exclusion conditions the friendly name conditions from the CSV file for setting exclusion conditions.

Device instance ID conditions

Adds to the exclusion conditions the device type instance ID conditions from the CSV file for setting exclusion conditions.

Controller device instance ID conditions

Adds to the exclusion conditions the controller device instance ID conditions from the CSV file for setting exclusion conditions.

The following shows examples of adding exclusion conditions when Select the conditions to add is selected:

• When USB storage device conditions is selected in Device type and Friendly name conditions is selected in Condition type
  This example adds from the CSV file for setting exclusion conditions the exclusion conditions for USB storage devices that have the specified friendly names.
  
• When USB storage device conditions is selected in Device type and Friendly name conditions, Device instance ID conditions, and Controller device instance ID conditions in Condition type
  This example adds from the CSV file for setting exclusion conditions all exclusion conditions for USB storage devices.
  

When you select a condition to be added to the exclusion conditions and then click the OK button, a dialog box for specifying a CSV file is displayed. If you then specify a CSV file for setting exclusion conditions and then click the Open button, the contents of the file are added to Registered Conditions in the Exclusion Condition Settings dialog box. For details about the CSV files, see (3) CSV files for setting exclusion conditions.

(c) Saving a CSV file for setting exclusion conditions

You specify output conditions in the File Save dialog box to save to a CSV file the conditions displayed in Registered Conditions in the Exclusion Condition Settings dialog box. You display the File Save dialog box by clicking the Save To File button in the Exclusion Condition Settings dialog box.

Figure 6-29 File Save dialog box

Save all conditions

Saves to the CSV file all conditions displayed in Registered Conditions in the Exclusion Condition Settings dialog box.

Select the conditions to save

Selects exclusion conditions for the device type and condition type from Registered Conditions in the Exclusion Condition Settings dialog box and then saves them to the CSV file. You must select at least one device type and at least one condition type.

Device type

Selects a device type for the exclusion conditions that are to be saved to the CSV file.

USB storage device conditions

Saves to the CSV file the exclusion conditions for USB storage devices whose operation is suppressed.

Bluetooth device conditions

Saves to the CSV file the exclusion conditions for Bluetooth devices whose operation is suppressed.

Imaging device conditions

Saves to the CSV file the exclusion conditions for imaging devices whose operation is suppressed.

Condition type

Selects the type of exclusion conditions that are to be saved to the CSV file.

Friendly name conditions

Saves to the CSV file the exclusion conditions corresponding to the friendly name.

Device instance ID conditions

Saves to the CSV file the exclusion conditions corresponding to the device instance ID.

Controller device instance ID conditions

Saves to the CSV file the exclusion conditions corresponding to the controller device instance ID.

The following shows examples of information that is saved to a CSV file when the Select the conditions to save radio button is selected:

• When USB storage device conditions is selected in Device type and Friendly name conditions in Condition type
  This example saves exclusion conditions for the USB storage devices that have the specified friendly names.
  
• When USB storage device conditions is selected in Device type and Friendly name conditions, Device instance ID conditions, and Controller device instance ID conditions in Condition type
  This example saves all exclusion conditions for USB storage devices.
  

When you select the conditions to be saved to a CSV file and then click the OK button, a dialog box for specifying a CSV file name and destination is displayed. If you then specify a file name and destination and then click the Save button, the exclusion conditions are saved to the specified file. For details about the CSV files, see (3) CSV files for setting exclusion conditions.

You specify in a CSV file for setting exclusion conditions one line of information for each exclusion target device. Each line of information consists of a condition type, an exclusion condition, and a comment.

Format

condition-type,exclusion-condition,comment

Description

condition-type (mandatory)

Specifies one of the following values as the condition type:

• 0: USB friendly name (exclusion by Full match)
• 1: USB device instance ID (exclusion by Full match)
• 2: USB device instance ID (exclusion by Starts-with)
• 3: USB device instance ID (exclusion by Ends-with)
• 4: USB device instance ID (exclusion by Contains)
• 5: USB device instance ID (exclusion by Starts and ends with)
• 6: USB controller device instance ID (exclusion by Full match)
• 7: USB controller device instance ID (exclusion by Starts-with)
• 8: USB controller device instance ID (exclusion by Ends-with)
• 9: USB controller device instance ID (exclusion by Contains)
• 10: USB controller device instance ID (exclusion by Starts and ends with)
• 11: Bluetooth friendly name (exclusion by Full match)
• 12: Bluetooth device instance ID (exclusion by Full match)
• 13: Bluetooth device instance ID (exclusion by Starts-with)
• 14: Bluetooth device instance ID (exclusion by Ends-with)
• 15: Bluetooth device instance ID (exclusion by Contains)
• 16: Bluetooth device instance ID (exclusion by Starts and ends with)
• 17: Bluetooth controller device instance ID (exclusion by Full match)
• 18: Bluetooth controller device instance ID (exclusion by Starts-with)
• 19: Bluetooth controller device instance ID (exclusion by Ends-with)
• 20: Bluetooth controller device instance ID (exclusion by Contains)
• 21: Bluetooth controller device instance ID (exclusion by Starts and ends with)
• 22: Imaging device friendly name (exclusion by Full match)
• 23: Imaging device, device instance ID (exclusion by Full match)
• 24: Imaging device, device instance ID (exclusion by Starts-with)
• 25: Imaging device, device instance ID (exclusion by Ends-with)
• 26: Imaging device, device instance ID (exclusion by Contains)
• 27: Imaging device, device instance ID (exclusion by Starts and ends with)
• 28: Imaging device, controller device instance ID (exclusion by Full match)
• 29: Imaging device, controller device instance ID (exclusion by Starts-with)
• 30: Imaging device, controller device instance ID (exclusion by Ends-with)
• 31: Imaging device, controller device instance ID (exclusion by Contains)
• 32: Imaging device, controller device instance ID (exclusion by Starts and ends with)

exclusion-condition (mandatory)

Specifies a device friendly name, a device instance ID, or a controller device instance ID that is to be excluded as a suppression target. If you use a partial match comparison condition, such as Starts-with, for the device instance ID, specify the matching character string.

If you specify exclusion by Starts and ends with (the type is 5, 10, 16, 21, 27, or 32), use NETM_AND between the leading and trailing conditions, where indicates a single-byte space.

comment

Specifies any optional comment for the exclusion condition, as a maximum of 64 bytes. Specification of a comment is not required.

Example

The following shows an example of a CSV file for setting exclusion conditions:

"0","XXXX USB Flash Disk USB Device","XXXX_2010.11" "0","XXXX DATA USB Disk USB Device","" "5","USBSTOR\DISK&VEN_XXXX NETM_AND 0741BB312E000B13","Hitachi Taro" "12","XXXX Bluetooth Device","Hitachi Taro" "25","070007851A930035&1",""

Notes about setting exclusion conditions using friendly names

• A friendly name must be specified as a maximum of 1,024 bytes. A device whose friendly name exceeds this length cannot be excluded from being a suppression target.
• The maximum number of friendly names that can be registered is 100 each for USB storage devices, Bluetooth devices, and imaging devices, for a total maximum of 300 names.
• If the client PC's OS is Windows 2000, a floppy disk drive with USB connection cannot be excluded from being a suppression target even if you specify its friendly name in the exclusion condition.
• To exclude a device with two or more friendly names from suppression, specify all the friendly names on the device.

Notes about setting exclusion conditions using device instance IDs

• A device instance ID must be specified as a maximum of 2,048 bytes. A device whose device instance ID exceeds this length cannot be excluded from being a suppression target.
• To exclude from being a suppression target a device for which multiple device instance IDs have been set, specify all the applicable device instance IDs. Note that if you use a partial match to compare device instance IDs, it might not be necessary to specify all the device instance IDs.
• Before you set exclusion conditions, you should display the properties dialog box for each device from Device Manager, which can be found from Control Panel by choosing Administrative Tools and then Computer Management. Make sure that CM_DEVCAP_UNIQUEID is displayed in Function on the Details page. Device instance IDs cannot be used to set conditions for devices for which CM_DEVCAP_UNIQUEID is not displayed.
• You can register a maximum of 10,000 device instance IDs^# each for USB storage devices, Bluetooth devices, and imaging devices, for a total maximum of 30,000 device instance IDs.
  #: Sum of the conditions registered in Device instance ID conditions and Controller device instance ID conditions
  
• Many Bluetooth and imaging devices do not support serial numbers. When serial numbers are not supported, a corresponding device is not excluded when Full match is specified as the comparison condition for device instance IDs. In such a case, specify another comparison condition, such as Starts-with or Ends-with.

Notes about reading device information by connecting the exclusion target devices to the managing server

• If a device connected to the managing server contains multiple device instance IDs, a confirmation dialog box is displayed as many times as there are device instance IDs. If you want to add the device as an exclusion target, you must apply all of its device instance IDs.
• If driver installation is performed when a suppression target device is connected to the client PC for the first time, a confirmation dialog might be displayed more than once. In such a case, acquisition of a friendly name might fail. Disconnect the device and then connect it again.