Device properties specify device characteristics such as the device name, bus type, or file system type.
The table provides device property definitions, which definition types use the property, and which operating system they apply to.
Property name | Device definition | Applies to operating systems | Description |
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Bus Type | All |
| Selects the device BUS type from the available list.
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CD/DVD Drives | Removable storage |
| Select to indicate any CD or DVD drive. |
Content encrypted by Endpoint Encryption | Removable storage | Windows | Devices protected with Endpoint Encryption. |
Device Class | Plug and Play | Windows | Selects the device class from the available managed list. |
Device Compatible IDs | All | Windows | A list of physical device descriptions. Effective especially with device types other than USB and PCI, which are more easily identified using PCI VendorID/DeviceID or USB PID/VID. |
Device Instance ID (Microsoft Windows XP) Device Instance Path (Windows Vista and later Microsoft Windows operating systems, including servers) | All | Windows | A Windows-generated string that uniquely identifies the device in the system. Example:
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Device Friendly Name | All |
| The name attached to a hardware device, representing its physical address. |
File System Type |
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macOS supports FAT only on disks other than the boot disk. Mac OS X supports NTFS as read-only. | The type of file system.
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File System Access | Removable storage |
| The access to the file system: read only or read-write. |
File System Volume Label |
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| The user-defined volume label, viewable in Windows Explorer. Partial matching is allowed. |
File System Volume Serial Number |
| Windows | A 32-bit number generated automatically when a file system is created on the device. It can be viewed by running the command-line command |
PCI VendorID / DeviceID | All | Windows | The PCI VendorID and DeviceID are embedded in the PCI device. These parameters can be obtained from the Hardware ID string of physical devices. Example:
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TrueCrypt devices | Removable storage | Windows | Select to specify a TrueCrypt device. |
USB Class Code | Plug and Play | Windows | Identifies a physical USB device by its general function. Select the class code from the available list. |
USB Device Serial Number |
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| A unique alphanumeric string assigned by the USB device manufacturer, typically for removable storage devices. The serial number is the last part of the instance ID. Example:
A valid serial number must have a minimum of 5 alphanumeric characters and must not contain ampersands (&). If the last part of the instance ID does not follow these requirements, it is not a serial number. You can enter a partial serial number by using the comparison Contains rather than Equals. |
USB Vendor ID / Product ID |
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| The USB VendorID and ProductID are embedded in the USB device. These parameters can be obtained from the Hardware ID string of physical devices. Example:
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