Dell Hybrid Client version 2403 Administrator's Guide

Manage USB devices

Dell Hybrid Client enables you to configure and manage the USB devices that are connected to your device using Wyse Management Suite. You can block access to USB devices, making them inaccessible from the client. This setting cannot be configured from user policy groups.

1. Log in to Wyse Management Suite.
2. Go to the Groups & Configs page, and select your preferred group.
3. Click Edit Policies > Dell Hybrid Client 2.x.
   The Configuration Control | Dell Hybrid Client 2.x page is displayed.
4. Click the Advanced tab.
5. Expand Privacy & Security, and click USB Lockdown.
6. In the USB Lockdown, configure one of the following options:
   • Enable all USB devices—Click the Enable all toggle key to enable or disable the option. If this option is enabled, the operating system detects all USB devices that are connected to the device. If this option is disabled, you must enable one of the following options:
     • Disable all excluding HID
     • Disable USB devices using Vendor ID/Product ID
     • Disable by USB class
   • Disable all excluding HID—Click the Disable all excluding HID toggle key to enable or disable the option. If this option is enabled, the operating system detects only Human Interface Devices (HID) such as keyboard and mouse. If this option is disabled, you must enable one of the following options:
     • Enable all USB devices
     • Disable USB devices using Vendor ID/Product ID
     • Disable by USB class
   • Disable USB devices using Vendor ID/Product ID—If the Enable all and Disable all excluding HID options are disabled, use the Disable USB devices using Vendor ID/Product ID feature to block certain USB devices, making them inaccessible from the client. You must specify the Vendor ID (VID) and the Product ID (PID) of the USB devices that you want to disable. To disable a USB device, do the following:
     1. Click Add Row.
     2. In the Vendor ID field, enter the vendor ID of the USB device.
     3. In the Product ID field, enter the product ID of the USB device. This is an optional field.

     For example, vvvv:pppp, where vvvv is the device vendor ID and pppp is the device product ID.

   • Disable by USB class—If the Enable all and Disable all excluding HID options are disabled, you can disable the USB devices by USB class. From the USB classes to be disabled drop-down list, select one or more USB classes.
7. Click Save & Publish.
8. Log in to the Dell Hybrid Client and connect a USB drive.
   If you have enabled the USB drive, the operating system detects the USB drive that is connected to the client. If you have disabled the USB drive, the operating system cannot detect the USB drive that is connected to the client.