Endpoint Central supports configuring the following security policies in Network category:
Security Policy | Description |
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Hide 'Entire Network' from Network Neighborhood |
Removes all computers outside of the user's workgroup or local domain from lists of network resources in Windows Explorer and My Network Places. |
AlphaNumeric password |
Windows by default will accept anything as a password, including nothing. This setting controls whether Windows will require a alphanumeric password, i.e. a password made from a combination of alpha (A, B, C...) and numeric (1, 2 ,3 ...) characters. |
Enable access to properties of RAS connections available to all users |
Determines whether a user can view and change the properties of remote access connections that are available to all users of the computer. |
Ability to delete all user remote access connection |
Determines whether users can delete all user remote access connections. |
Ability to enable/Disable LAN connections |
Determines whether users can enable/disable LAN connections. |
Ability to rename LAN |
Determines whether users can rename LAN or all user remote access connections. |
Prohibit access to properties of LAN |
Determines whether users can change the properties of a LAN connection. |
Prohibit access to properties of components of LAN |
Determines whether Administrators and Network Configuration Operators can change the properties of components used by a LAN connection. |
Prohibit access to the advanced settings item on the advanced menu |
Determines whether the Advanced Settings item on the Advanced menu in Network Connections is enabled for administrators. |
Prohibit access to the dial-up preferences item on the advanced menu |
Determines whether the Dial-up Preferences item on the Advanced menu in Network Connections folder is enabled. |
Allow configuration of connection sharing (User) |
Determines whether users can use the New Connection Wizard, which creates new network connections. |
Prohibit adding and removing components for a LAN or RA connection |
Determines whether administrators can add and remove network components for a LAN or remote access connection. This setting has no effect on non-administrators. If you enable this setting the Install and Uninstall buttons for components of connections are disabled, and administrators are not permitted to access network components in the Windows Components Wizard. |
Prohibit TCP/IP advanced configuration |
Determines whether users can configure advanced TCP/IP settings. If you enable this setting, the Advanced button on the Internet Protocol Properties dialog box is disabled for all users (including administrators). |
Prohibit viewing of status for an active connection |
Determines whether users can view the status for an active connection. The connection status taskbar icon and Status dialog box are not available to users (including administrators). |
Remove 'make available offline' |
Prevents users from making network files and folders available offline. This setting removes the "Make Available Offline" option from the File menu and from all context menus in Windows Explorer. |
Sync offline files before logging off |
Determines whether offline files are fully synchronized when users log off. |
The policy descriptions are taken from Microsoft Help Documentation