Working with the Device Library
There are several procedures associated with organizing your devices and media into collections. You can perform the following tasks from the Device Library page:
The Device Library page allows you to create a collection of devices. Use the right-click menu or Add Collection Icon in the Device Browser to create the collection for the desired device class.
- Select Manage > Device Library.
The Device Library page opens. - Select a device class in the Device Browser.
The Add Collection Icon becomes active. - Click the Add Collection icon.
A New Device Collection entry is added to the device class. - Type a name for the device collection.
A device collection is created for the selected device class.
After Completing This Task:
After creating a device collection, you can add devices to it. For more information, see Adding a Device to a Collection.
The Device Library page allows you to create a collection of media such as CDs and DVDs. Use the right-click menu or Add Collection Icon in the Device Browser to create the collection for the desired media type.
- Select Manage > Device Library.
The Device Library page opens. - Select a media type in the Device Browser.
The Add Collection Icon becomes active. - Click the Add Collection icon.
A New Collection entry is added to the media type. - Type a name for the media collection.
A media collection is created for the selected media type.
After Completing This Task:
After creating a media collection, you can add media to it. For more information, see Adding Media to a Collection.
Device collections in the Device Browser allow you to organize your devices into manageable groups. Once a collection is created, you can add specific devices to it.
- Select Manage > Device Library.
The Device Library page opens. - Select the collection to which you want to add the device.
- Expand the device class.
- Click the desired collection.
A list of devices already in the collection are displayed in the Device Control section.
- Click Add.
The Add Devices dialog opens. - Search for the device you want to add to the collection.
- Select a search criteria from the Search For drop-down list.
You can select from User, Endpoint IP Address, Endpoint Name, Device Model, and Device Unique Id. - [Optional] Type a search term in the Value field.
- [Optional] Select a beginning and end date from the calendar icons in the Date Range fields.
- Click Search.
A list of devices corresponding to the search criteria appear in the Search Results field.
- Select a search criteria from the Search For drop-down list.
- Select the device you want to add to the collection.
- Click Add Device.
A pop-up message appears stating all selected items are now in the device collection. - Click OK.
The pop-up message closes. - Click Close.
The Add Devices dialog closes.
The selected device appears in the list of devices of the collection. The Type column entry for that device is Instance.
As network printers do not have unique ID, you must add them to a new or existing Device Collection through the Device Event Log Query Results page for a query that fetches denied device access events.
Prerequisites:
- Permissions for the Printers device class must be set to None.
- You must have attempted to print to the network printer to create a WRITE_DENIED action.
- You must have the appropriate permissions to access Device Event Log Queries. For more information, see Granting Access to Device Event Logs.
- Create a Device Event Log Query that fetches recent WRITE-DENIED events:
- Select Review > Device Event Log Queries. The Device Event Log Queries page opens.
- Click Create. The Device Event Log Query wizard opens.
- Type the Query name. For example: Network Printer
- From the Type drop-down, select Denied device access.
- In the Scheduling, select Immediate.
- In the Date range section, select a range that encompasses the date when the print attempt occurred.
- Click Next. The Select endpoints/users/groups page opens.
- Select the endpoints from which the print attempt took place.
- Click Finish.
A new query is created and runs. When the query completes, its summary is displayed in the Completed tab.
- View the results of the Device Event Log Query:
- Select the Completed tab.
- Sort the list to find the query you want to view.
- Click the name of the query you want to view in the Name column.
The Device Event Log Query Results page opens, displaying the detailed results of the query.
- Add the Network Printer to a Device Collection in the Device Library:
- Locate the WRITE-DENIED event associated with the Network Printer.
- Select the check box for the event.
- Click the Add to Device Library button. The Add To Device Library dialog opens.
- Select Selected device models.
- Add the Network Printer to an existing collection (select from the drop-down) or type the name of a new collection (for example, Network Printers).
- Click OK.
The Network Printer is added to the specified Device Collection.
After Completing This Task:
You can now assign permissions to the network printer's device collection. For more information, see Creating a Device Collection Policy.
You can add a specific device model to a device collection. Once a device model is added, all devices with the same model number are automatically added to the collection.
- Select Manage > Device Library.
The Device Library page opens. - Select the collection to which you want to add the device model.
- Expand the device class.
- Click the desired collection.
A list of devices already in the collection are displayed in the Device Control section.
- Click Add.
The Add Devices dialog opens. - Search for the device model you want to add to the collection.
- Select a search criteria from the Search For drop-down list.
You can select from User, Endpoint IP Address, Endpoint Name, Device Model, and Device Unique Id. - [Optional] Type a search term in the Value field.
- [Optional] Select a beginning and end date from the calendar icons in the Date Range fields.
- Click Search.
A list of devices corresponding to the search criteria appear in the Search Results field.
- Select a search criteria from the Search For drop-down list.
- Select the device you want to add to the collection.
- Click Add Model.
A pop-up message appears stating that the device models were added to the device collection. - Click OK.
The pop-up message closes. - Click Close.
The Add Devices dialog closes.
The selected device model appears in the list of devices of the collection. The Type column entry for that device is Model.
Media collections in the Device Browser allow you to organize your media for better control over access rights. Once a collection is created, you can add specific media to it.
Prerequisites:
To add CDs and DVDs to collections, you first need to install the MediaHasher control. This will allow Ivanti Device Control to calculate the unique hash ID of each CD and DVD you are adding.
- Select Manage > Device Library.
The Device Library page opens. - Select the collection to which you want to add the medium.
- Expand the media type.
- Click the desired collection.
A list of media already in the collection are displayed in the Device Control section.
- Click Add.
The Add CD/DVD dialog opens. - Select the medium you want to add to the collection.
- Select a drive from the Drive drop-down list.
- Type a unique name in the Display name field.
- [Optional] Type any comments in the Comment field.
- Click OK.
The Add CD/DVD dialog closes.
The selected medium appears in the list of media of the collection.
The Edit button in the Device Library page allows you to add and edit comments for items in a collection. The Edit button is active only if a collection is selected in the Device Browser.
- Select Manage > Device Library.
The Device Library page opens. - Select the collection that contains the item you want to edit.
- Expand the parent group.
- Click the desired collection.
A list of items already in the collection are displayed in the Device Control section.
- Select the item you want to edit.
The Edit button becomes active. - Click Edit.
The Edit dialog opens.The dialog that opens will depend on the type of collection item selected such as device, device model, or CD/DVD.
- Edit the entry as desired.
- Type a comment in the Comments field.
Comments can have a maximum length of 200 characters. - If you are editing a CD/DVD, you can type a Display name.
The Display name must be unique among all the CDs and DVDs in the Device Library. If the Display name is not unique, and error message will be displayed.
- Type a comment in the Comments field.
- Click OK.
The Edit dialog closes.
The collection item is edited and the Device Library list is refreshed to show the edited information.
You can move items between two collections as long as both collections are part of the same parent group.
- Select Manage > Device Library.
The Device Library page opens. - Select the collection that contains the item you want to move.
- Expand the parent group.
- Click the desired collection.
A list of items already in the collection are displayed in the Device Control section.
- Select the item you want to move.
The Move button becomes active. - Click Move.
The Move items dialog opens. - Select a collection from the drop-down list. You can also type the name of the collection.
- Click OK.
The Move items dialog closes.
The selected items are moved to the target collection.
Once a collection is created, you can remove items from it. This is useful when you have items in the collection whose access priority changes over time.
- Select Manage > Device Library.
The Device Library page opens. - Select the collection that contains the item you want to edit.
- Expand the parent group.
- Click the desired collection.
A list of items already in the collection are displayed in the Device Control section.
- Select the item you want to edit.
The Delete button becomes active. - Click Delete.
A confirmation message appears. - Click OK.
The confirmation message closes.
The selected item is removed from the collection and the device library. The Device Library list is refreshed to show the remaining items in the collection.
Ivanti Device Control allows you to rename existing collections as and when required. You can rename a collection as long a you specify a name that is unique among all the other collections in the parent group.
- Select Manage > Device Library.
The Device Library page opens. - Right-click the collection you want to rename.
- Select Rename.
- Type the new name of the collection.
The selected collection is renamed successfully.
You can delete a collection in the Device Library based on whether the collection already has a policy associated with it. Ivanti Device Control does not allow a collection to be deleted if a policy is currently associated with it.
- Select Manage > Device Library.
The Device Library page opens. - Right-click the collection you want to delete.
- Select Delete.
If you try to delete a collection with an associated policy, an error message appears.
A confirmation message appears.
- Click OK.
The confirmation message closes.
The selected collection is deleted from the Device Library.
You can export information about a collection by using the Export button. The exported data is contained in a comma-separated values (.csv) file.
- Select Manage > Device Library.
The Device Library page opens. - Select the collection you want to export.
A list of items already in the collection are displayed in the Device Control section. - Click Export.
A .csv file containing information about the collection is generated. Save the file to the desired location.