View Device Control activity in OneView

The Device Control page in OneView displays the action taken on USB drives connected to endpoints in the last 90 days. 

Note: Devices utilizing the Media Transfer Protocol and Picture Transfer Protocol are not currently supported.

Device control data is historical, so items cannot be deleted from this page. Historical data shows read-only or blocked items based on the policy settings. To configure Device Control, see Configure Protection settings in OneView. To get to the Device Control. go to Monitor > Device Control. 

Filter Device Control

The Device Control table helps you manage the available information more efficiently. The following features are available to refine your search results:

• Reset filters: In the upper-right corner of the page, click Reset filters  to go back to the default filter settings.
• Add / Remove Columns: In the top-right of the table, click Add / Remove Columns to customize the table columns.
• Column pinning and auto-sizing: Next to a column header, click the filter button to display a checkbox list of different sub-filters you can apply. Click the filter  tab to pin or auto size for the selected column.
• Right-click menu: In the table, click and drag to select and highlight a table section. Right-click on your selected information to copy or export a .csv or an .xlsx file.
• Select all: Click the checkbox next to the Device name column header.

Export data

To download data to your local machine:

1. Select all or check specific boxes for the rows you want to export.
2. At the top-right of the Device Control page, click the ellipsis icon .
3. Click Download .csv or Download .xlsx to export your data.

Expand device control details

Under the Name column, click one of the device names to view more details. In the Device Control Details window, you can view the following information:

• Action Taken: Shows allowed, limited, and blocked access to a USB device. It also shows when a scan was completed.
• Date: Date and time of the USB device-controlled event.
• Manufacturer: The manufacturer of the USB device.
• Device: The name of the USB device.
• Action Taken: Shows limited or blocked access to the USB device.
• Endpoint: Click the endpoint name to go to the Overview page for the endpoint.
• Serial number: The serial number of the USB device.
• Volume name: The drive letter for this USB device on the endpoint.
• Disk interface: Type of drive connected.
• File system: File system of the USB device.
• Volume serial number: Unique serial number of the volume.