Supported Device Classes

Device Control manages the following device classes:

Physical Interfaces USB

Wireless Interfaces

Device Types
  • Firewire
  • PCMCIA
  • ATA / IDE
  • SCSI
  • LPT / Parallel
  • COM / Serial
  • PS/2
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth
  • IrDA
  • Wireless NICs
  • Removable Storage Devices
  • External Hard Drives
  • CD / DVD Drives
  • Floppy Drives
  • Tape Drives
  • Printers
  • Modems / Secondary Network Access Devices
  • PDAs and other handhelds
  • Imaging Devices (Scanners)
  • Biometric Devices
  • Windows Portable Devices
  • Smart Card Readers
  • PS/2 Keyboards
  • User-Defined Devices

Each class offers different capabilities. For example:

  • Some classes can be set to allow or block all access.
  • Other classes can be configured as no access, read only, or read and write access.
  • Commonly used classes such as CD/DVD drives (readers/burners) and Removable Storage Devices can be further configured to:
    • Use encryption
    • Limit the types of files that are transferable to/from the device