Grass Valley K2 System Guide v.7.2 - Manual (Page 170)

170 K2 System Guide 07 April 2010
Chapter 7 Administering and maintaining the K2 system
• The front and rear USB ports of the K2 system should normally be disabled; they
should only be used by Windows administrators. (If a K2 system has USB RS-422
cards, be careful not to disable the RS-422 USB.) For more information, see
“Enabling and disabling the USB ports” on page 170 .
Enabling and disabling the USB ports
Grass Valley recommends that the front and rear USB ports be disabled. This protects
the K2 system from exposure to unauthorized files. If a K2 system has USB RS-422
cards, do not disable the RS-422 USB. As an example, the following illustration
shows which USB ports should be disabled in Windows Device Manager on a K2
system.
Only the Windows administrator, working locally, can enable or disable USB ports.
To enable a USB port, right-click on the USB device in Windows Device Manager
and select
Enable . You cannot enable the a K2 system USB port via a control point
PC.
To transfer to or from a USB drive on an internal storage K2 system, the Windows
administrator should first enable the USB port. When the transfer is complete, the
Windows administrator should then disable the USB port to prevent unauthorized use.
Transferring to and from a USB drive is supported on a local internal storage K2
system only. USB drive transfers on shared storage K2 clients, K2 Media Servers, or
control point PCs are not supported. Assets must be exported to a USB drive one at a
time. Attempts to export more than one asset at the same time will result in the transfer
aborting.