Register the USB device, PC card, or media to be permitted. Registration is performed by the system administrator or department administrator.
It is required to set the authority of Register/update/delete devices/media in Detailed Authority in the Administrator Information Settings window of the Server Settings Tool.
For a 3-layer system structure, configure the settings from the Management Console connected to the Master Management Server. The Device/Media Registration menu cannot be selected in a Management Console connected to a downstream Management Server.
This section describes the menu bar in the Device/Media Registration window.
Menu bar | Feature overview | |
|---|---|---|
File | Close | Closes the window. |
Operation Settings | USB Device Operation Settings | Configures the USB device operation settings. |
Media Operation Settings | Configures the media operation settings. | |
Link with CSV | Import Device Settings Content | Displays the Specify a File for Importing USB / PC card Device Information window. |
Export Device Settings Content | Displays the Specify a File for Exporting USB / PC Card Device Information window. | |
Export Media Settings Content | The Specify a File for Exporting Media Information window will be displayed. | |
Follow the procedure below to configure the USB device operation settings.
Start the Management Console.
Click Operation Settings > Device/Media Registration.
The Device/Media Registration window is displayed.
Click Operation Settings > USB Device Operation Settings.
The USB Device Operation Settings window is displayed.
Item name | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Set Deadline of USB Device Use | Deadline for USB device use. | ||
Not set (default) | Sets that USB devices can be used any time. | ||
Set | Sets the deadline until which USB devices can be used. Specify an extension period (in days) after the deadline for USB device use is expired. A value from 1 to 999 can be specified. | ||
Period for use will be reset automatically by default during USB device connection | Specify whether to automatically extend the deadline for USB device use when it is expired. The number of days specified in Set > Initial Value will be added as the extended period. | ||
Click Set.
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Notes on the timing in which the deadline for USB device use is updated
The deadline for use is reset when communication with the Management Server is established. If communication with the Management Server cannot be established, the deadline will be reset the next time communication is established.
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Device use deadline can be batch updated.
Follow the procedure below to batch update USB device deadlines:
In Set Deadline of USB Device Use, select Not set, and then select Set.
The device use deadline will be cleared in batch.
In Set Deadline of USB Device Use, select Set and enter an initial value, and then click Set.
Follow the procedure below to configure the media operation settings:
Start the Management Console.
Click Operation Settings > Device/Media Registration.
The Device/Media Registration window will be displayed.
Click Operation Settings > Media Operation Settings.
The Media Operation Settings window will be displayed.
Item Name | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Media service period settings | Configuration for media use. | ||
Not set (initial value) | Allows media to be used indefinitely. | ||
Set | Sets the period for which media can be used. You can specify that this period can be reset after the initial period has expired. Specify a value from 1 to 999. | ||
Automatically reset the deadline for use to the initial value when media is connected | Automatically extends the period for media use when it expires. The number of days specified in Set > Initial Value will be used as the extension period. The period for use can be extended by selecting this item and then using media. | ||
Click Set.
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When the period for media use is updated
The period for use is reset when communication with the Management Server is possible. If communication with the Management Server is not possible, it will be reset the next time communication is possible.
Register one by one in the Device/Media Registration window. One device will be registered as one item.
The procedure is as follows:
Start Management Console.
Select Device/Media Registration in the Operation Settings menu.
The Device/Media Registration window is displayed.
Item Name | Description | |||
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Screening of Device | Screen the devices/media displayed in the List of registered devices/media. The following items can be selected:
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Keyword | Specify the search condition of displayed device. Up to 128 halfwidth and fullwidth characters can be specified. | |||
Search | Perform the device/media search according to the conditions specified in Screening of Device and Keyword. | |||
List of registered devices/media | Display the content of registered device/media. Display the following information:
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Currently connected device | Displays the USB/PC Card Device registration - Currently connected Device window, where the device can be selected from a list of devices connected to the PC. | |||
Currently connected media | Displays the Media registration - Currently connected media window, where the media to be registered can be selected from the media connected to the PC via a USB device. | |||
Setting Item | Name/Media Name | USB devices/PC cards are treated as Name. Up to 80 single-byte characters (40 double-byte characters) can be entered. However, the following characters cannot be entered:
Make sure to enter this item. | ||
Notes | Up to 128 single-byte characters (64 double-byte characters) can be entered. However, the following characters cannot be entered:
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Device Information/Media Information | Manufacturer ID | When clicking the Import device information button, the read device information will be displayed. When registering device manually, enter the following items:
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Last User Information | Last Used User Name Last Used Computer Name Date of Last Connection | Displayed only when Type is USB Device.
When multiple users are logged on, the information of the user who logged on in the console session will be collected as that of the last user. | ||
Device/Media Identification Method | This is the method that identifies if a device is permitted. If Type is PC card, Complete Match and Serial No. Match cannot be selected. If Type is Media, Serial No. Match and Product Match cannot be selected. | |||
Complete Match | Can be selected if Type is USB Device or Media. When Type is Media | |||
Serial No. match | Can be selected only when Type is USB Device. When registering USB device attached with authentication function and the product ID before authentication is different from that after authentication (*), select this item. | |||
Product Match | When Type is USB Device When Type is PC card | |||
Not Available | The registered device can be set as temporarily not available.
In the List of registered devices/media, all items of this line will be displayed in gray. | |||
Deadline of Device/Media Use | When Set Deadline of USB Device Use is selected in the USB Device Operation Settings, set the period for use of the USB device. Only the single-byte digits can be entered, and the input scope is as follow.
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Device Type | USB Device | Specify when registering a USB device. | ||
Individually identify media | Specify Individually identify media when performing media individual identification via a USB device. | |||
PC Card | Specify when registering a PC card. | |||
Media | Specify when registering media. | |||
Add | Register a device/media. A maximum of 20,000 devices can be registered including the number of registered USB device/PC card/Wi-Fi connection destinations. Example: If 30 Wi-Fi connection destinations are registered, the maximum number will be 19,970. | |||
Update | Update device/media information. | |||
Delete | Delete a registered device/media. | |||
* It is recommended to confirm that the registration is performed before/after authentication in advance.
Click the Import device information button before/after authentication, and confirm that only the Product ID displayed in the Device Information has modified.
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Note on the deadline of USB device use
When determining available devices in the Device/Media Registration window, the deadline of USB device use will be compared with the system date of the PC on which the Management Console is run. If the system date of the Management Console is not accurate, you may find some USB devices available (or unavailable) unexpectedly.
Follow the procedure below to register a device.
Connect the device that requires registration into the PC of Management Console.
Click the Currently connected device button.
The information of the connected device is displayed in the USB/PC Card Device registration - Currently connected Device window.
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USB device with lock function
When using a USB device with a lock function, click the Import device information button after unlocking.
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Internal card readers are not supported by the media individual identification feature.
Select Device/Media Identification Method.
Enter Name/Media Name and Notes.
In the case of a 3-layer system structure, the registration information will be saved on the Master Management Server; in the case of a 2-layer system structure, the registration information will be saved on Management Server and the information of multiple subordinating departments will co-exist. Therefore, when setting policy, it is expected that the devices permitted by the local department will be selected from a large number of registration information. Though each items displayed in List of registered devices/media can be sorted, it is recommended to set the identification information such as department and user name, etc., in Notes to facilitate selection.
click the Add button.
The registration content is displayed in List of registered devices/media.
From the list of USB/PC card devices connected to the PC, select the device to be registered.
Item name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
Currently connected Device List | List of devices connected to the PC. | |
Drive Name | Drive letter assigned to the USB device, from A: to Z:. | |
Drive type | For devices to which a drive letter was assigned, Removable or DVD/CD will be displayed. If the device is a PC card, "PC card" will be displayed. | |
Manufacturer ID | Device manufacturer ID, displayed in hexadecimal notation. If the device is a PC card, this field will be blank. | |
Product ID | Device product ID, displayed in hexadecimal notation. If the device is a PC card, this field will be blank. | |
Device Name | Device name. | |
Internal Serial Number/Hardware ID | USB device internal serial number. | |
Hide registered devices | If you select this item, the devices already registered in the device registration window will not be displayed. | |
Recognize device again | Information about the USB device connected to the PC is retrieved again, and Currently connected Device List displayed will be updated. | |
Import device information | Information about the device selected in Currently connected Device List will be set for each input field in Device Information in the Device/Media Registration window. | |
Close | Closes the window. | |
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The settings for Hide registered devices will remain enabled even when the Management Console is restarted.
Also, the settings are configured per PC so they will remain enabled when other administrators log on.
Follow the procedure below to register media.
Connect the USB card reader to the Management Console PC.
For USB card readers, it is necessary to set Type > USB Device > Individually identify media in the Device/Media Registration window.
Connect the media to be registered to the USB card reader.
Click Currently connected media.
The information of the connected media is will be displayed in the Media registration - Currently connected media window.
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If write protection has been set on the media itself (using the lock feature of the SD card, for example), the media cannot be registered. Remove the write protection before performing registration.
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Media cannot be registered via a USB with write protection. Remove the write protection for the USB before performing registration.
Select Device/Media Identification Method.
Enter Name/Media Name and Notes.
When setting a policy, it is anticipated that the user selects the media to be allowed for its own department from the large volume of registration information. The items displayed in List of registered devices/media can be sorted, however, it is recommended that you set identification information such as the department and user in Notes, to make it easier to select items.
Click Add.
The registration contents will be displayed in List of registered devices/media.
Select the media to be registered from the media connected to the PC.
Item Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
Currently connected media list | A list of media connected to the PC via the USB device for which Individually identify media is set in the Device/Media Registration window will be displayed. | |
Drive name | A drive letter, from A: to Z:, will be displayed. | |
Media name | The media name set during media registration will be displayed. For unregistered media, a blank will be displayed. | |
Volume name | The volume name will be displayed. | |
Internal Serial Number/Hardware ID | The volume serial number will be displayed. | |
Hide registered media | If selected, devices that have already been registered in the media registration window will not be displayed. | |
Recognize media again | Information about the media connected to the PC via a USB device is retrieved again, and Currently connected media list will be updated. | |
Import media information | Information about the media selected inCurrently connected media list will be set for each input field in the Device/Media Registration window. | |
Close | Closes the window. | |
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The settings for Hide registered media will remain enabled even when the Management Console is restarted.
Additionally, the settings are configured per PC so they will remain enabled when other administrators log on.
Start Management Console, and the Device/Media Registration window is displayed.
Select the device/media that requires update in List of registered devices/media.
The registered content is displayed.
Update the corresponding items and click the Modify button.
The update will be reflected to List of registered devices/media.
Start Management Console, and the Device/Media Registration window is displayed.
Select the device/media that requires deletion in List of registered devices/media.
The registered content is displayed.
When deleting the information, refer to the identification information such as department and user name, etc., in Notes and execute after confirming that is the device/media information of the local department.
click the Delete button.
The information is deleted from the List of registered devices/media.
The computer name, user name and use date of last used device/media can be confirmed in the Device/Media Registration window. Whether or not the device/media that has not been used for a long time due to reasons such as lost devices/media exists can be confirmed.
Start Management Console and the Device/Media Registration window is displayed.
Confirm the usage status of device/media through the Last Used User Name, Last Used Computer Name and Last Connection Date.
Create a device/media list file.
For details on the device/media list file, refer to "Device/Media List File" in the Reference Manual.
Start Management Console, and the Device/Media Registration window is displayed.
Select Link with CSV > Import Device Settings Content.
The Specify a File for Importing USB / PC card Device Information window is displayed.
Import File (Required): specify the device/media list file with full path.
Specify up to 218 halfwidth characters (109 fullwidth characters), except for the following symbols in the file name: \ / : * ? " < > |
Result Log file (Required): specify and save the file of execution results with full path.
Specify up to 218 halfwidth characters (109 fullwidth characters), except for the following symbols in the file name: \ / : * ? " < > |
When result log file exists: make sure to set when the original result log file exists.
Add: select when the file is added to the original result log file.
Overwrite: select when the file overwrites the original result log file.
Set the above-mentioned information and click the Start Import button.
The Display device information import status window is displayed.
After the import of the device information has completed, "Registration Completed" will be displayed in Process Status. Click the OK button.
Using the device information collection tool
Distribute the device information collection tool to client (CT) users who will create a device/media list file.
Device information collection tool directory
systemwalkerDesktopKeeperDvdRomDrive:\win32\Tool\Client\DeviceInfoToolThe file to be distributed may differ depending on the encoding method.
If UTF-8 is specified for Encoding for I/O files in the Server Settings Tool:
Distribute the device information collection tool (fsw01ejj.exe) only.
If Shift JIS is specified for Encoding for I/O files in the Server Settings Tool:
Distribute both the device information collection tool (fsw01ejj.exe) and the device information collection tool settings file (fsw01ejj.ini).
Refer to "Device Information Collection Tool Configuration File" in the Reference Manual for details on the device information collection tool configuration file.
Refer to Chapter 7, "Using the Device Information Collection Tool" in the User's Guide for Client for details on how to use the device information collection tool.
Start Management Console and the Device/Media Registration window is displayed.
Select Link with CSV > Export Device Settings Content.
The Specify a File for Exporting USB / PC Card Device Information window is displayed.
Export File (Required): specify the CSV file for exporting USB/PC card device information with full path.
Specify up to 218 halfwidth characters (109 fullwidth characters), except for the following symbols in the file name: \ / : * ? " < > |
Result Log File (Required): specify the file for exporting execution results with full path.
Specify up to 218 halfwidth characters (109 fullwidth characters), except for the following symbols in the file name: \ / : * ? " < > |
When result log file exists: make sure to set when the original result log file exists.
Add: select when the file is added to the original result log file.
Overwrite: select when the file overwrites the original result log file.
Set the above-mentioned information and click the Start Export button.
The message is displayed after export has completed, click the OK button.
Use the CSV file that exports the registered device information to perform the following operations:
Modify the name, notes or identification method of the registered device information.
Delete the registered device information.
Move the device information to another Management Server.
The procedure is as follows:
Select Link with CSV > Export Device Settings Content to export the device information as CSV file.
For information on how to do so, refer to "2.4.4.2 Export registered device information as CSV file".
Modify the contents of the CSV file if needed.
Enter the CSV file as text file to edit. After editing with software such as Microsoft Excel, some necessary information such as double quotation marks may be lost.
The first item of each line in the CSV file output by Step 1 is blank. Under this status, when importing device information to the same Management Server, the information will be added as "Newly Added" information. When "Product match" is specified in the identification method, the same information will be registered several times. Therefore, to avoid registering information repeatedly, it is recommended to delete the lines not to be modified or deleted before importing to Management Server.
For details on the CSV file, refer to "2.14 Device/Media List File" in the Reference Manual.
Specify "U" in the first item (process flag).
Modify the name, notes or identification method. When importing the CSV file, all items should be recorded. Do not modify the item apart from the name, notes or identification method.
Specify "D" in the first item (process flag).
Confirm that the second item (GUID) is specified.
When modifying the device information registered on the moved Management Server, refer to "Modify name, notes or identification method" or "Delete device information".
Save the CSV file.
In the Management Server that imports device information, select Link with CSV > Import Device Settings Content.
The Specify a File for Importing USB / PC card Device Information window is displayed.
Import File (Required): specify the device/media list file with full path.
Specify up to 218 halfwidth characters (109 fullwidth characters), except for the following symbols in the file name: \ / : * ? " < > |
Result Log File (Required): specify and save the file of execution results with full path.
Specify up to 218 halfwidth characters (109 fullwidth characters), except for the following symbols in the file name: \ / : * ? " < > |
When result log file exists: make sure to set when the original result log file exists.
Add: select when adding to the original result log file.
Overwrite: select when overwriting the original result log file.
Set the above-mentioned information and click the Start Import button.
The Display device information import status window is displayed.
After the import of device information import has completed, "Registration Completed" will be displayed in Process Status. Click the OK button.
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The CSV file used for import cannot be used again.
The CSV file used for import cannot be used again. To modify the CSV file as modify device information, perform the operation again using CSV file import in Step 1.
Start the Management Console, and display the Device/Media Registration window.
Select Link with CSV > Export Media Settings Content.
The Specify a File for Exporting Media Information window will be displayed.
Export Files: Specify the full path for the CSV file to output the media information (required).
Specify the value using up to 218 halfwidth characters (109 fullwidth characters). The value cannot contain any of the following symbols:
\ / : * ? " < > |
Result Log File: Specify the full path of the file to save the execution result (required).
Specify the value using up to 218 halfwidth characters (109 fullwidth characters). The value cannot contain any of the following symbols:
\ / : * ? " < > |
Whem result log file exists: Determines how to proceed if the execution log already exists.
Add: Appends the result to the existing execution log.
Overwrite: Overwrites the existing execution log.
Click Start Export.
Upon completion, a message box will be displayed - click OK.