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Storage Device Control
This control overrides the global setting at this location. To access this control, open the
Locations tab and click the Storage Device Control icon in the policy tree on the left.
Figure 82 : Location Storage Device Control
Preferred devices will be overridden when Disable or Read-Only is selected at this level. Use
Apply Global Setting to allow only preferred devices.
• Apply Global Setting - Applies the default setting
• Enable - The device type is allowed by default - This setting will override a global set-
ting which includes a serial numbered device, but disables all others
• Disable - The device type is disallowed. When users attempt to access files on a
defined storage device, they receive an error message from the operating system, or
the application attempting to access the local storage device, that the action has failed
• Read-Only - the device type is set as Read-Only. When users attempt to write to the
device, they receive an error message from the operating system, or the application
attempting to access the local storage device, that the action has failed
