Create a new Port Protection rule

In the Data Protection policy, go to the right pane, Capabilities & Exclusions > Port Protection.
From the Port Protection Policy list, select one of the following:
- To allow all the devices, select Allow all.
- To allow only essential devices, select Allow essential.
  
  The essential ports for Windows are:
  - Smart Card Readers
  - Keyboard
  - Network Adaptors
  - Modems
  - Mouse
  The essential ports for macOS are:
  
  Note:
  The device names of macOS ports are prefixed with "MAC_".
  - USB Network
  - USB Video
  - USB HID
  - USB Health
  - USB Audio
  - USB Wireless controller
  - USB SmartCard (Supported only with the Endpoint Security Client version E86.20 and higher.)
  - Bluetooth Audio
  - Bluetooth Computer
  - Bluetooth Health
  - Bluetooth HID
  - Bluetooth Imaging
  - Bluetooth Phone
  - Bluetooth Toy
  - Bluetooth Wearable
  - Printers
- To customize device settings, click Custom and then click Edit.
Click New.

The New Port Protection Rule window opens.
Select a device from the list or click New to create a new device (see Managing Devices for details on how to create a new device).
Select the Access Type from the list:
- Accept - Allow connecting the peripheral device.
- Block - Do not allow connecting the peripheral device.
In the Log Type field, select the log settings:
- Log - Create log entries when a peripheral device is connected to an endpoint computer (Action IDs 11 and 20).
- None - Do not create log entries.
Click Create.