Allowed Media Control

License: Gold

Allowed Media Control configuration manages mounting, unmounting, and eject on logout for various physical media in macOS.

You can set the following options:

Setting	What To Do
Name	Enter a name that identifies this configuration.
Description	Enter a description that clarifies the purpose of this configuration.
Configuration Setup
Mount control for media types
Turn on the mount control for each media type and set the mount settings. If you turn off the mount control, then OS default setting will apply.
Media Type	Mount Settings
CD DVD BD	Read-only with authentication Deny Mount Eject Media
Blank CD Blank DVD Bland BD DVD-RAM Disk Image Internal Hard Disk External Hard Disk Network Disk	Read-only Deny Mount Eject Media Authenticate
External Hard Disk includes USB HDD, USB Flash Drive storage, and SD-Cards. Read-only media such as CD, DVD, and BD are mounted as read-only by default.
Unmount control for media types
Turn on the unmount control for each media type and set the unmount settings. If you turn off the Unmount control, then OS default setting will apply. Exercise caution when you set Deny Unmount setting for media types.
Media Type	Mount Settings
CD DVD BD Blank CD Blank DVD Bland BD DVD-RAM Disk Image Internal Hard Disk External Hard Disk Network Disk	Deny Unmount Authenticate
Eject on logout settings
Media types to be ejected automatically when the user logs out.
Media Type
CD DVD BD Blank CD Blank DVD Bland BD DVD-RAM Disk Image External Hard Disk Network Disk

Distributing the configuration

Procedure

1. Set the options using the preceding table.
2. Click Next.
3. Select the Enable this configuration option.
4. Select one of the following distribution options:
• All Devices
• No Devices (default)
• Custom
5. Click Done.