Configuring feature restrictions

You can define these policy settings only for Android devices.

Kaspersky Security Center Web Console enables you to configure user access to the following features of mobile devices:

By default, the user can use Wi-Fi, camera, and Bluetooth on the device without restrictions.

To configure the Wi-Fi, camera, and Bluetooth usage restrictions on the device:

  1. Open the policy properties window:
    • In the main window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console or Cloud Console, select Devices > Policies & profiles. In the list of group policies that opens, click the name of the policy that you want to configure.
    • In the main window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console or Cloud Console, select Devices > Mobile > Devices. Click the mobile device that falls under the policy that you want to configure, and then select the policy on the Active policies and policy profiles tab.
  2. In the policy properties page, select Application settings > Security controls.
  3. In the Feature management section, configure the usage of Wi-Fi, camera, and Bluetooth:
    • To disable the Wi-Fi module on the user's mobile device, select the Prohibit use of Wi-Fi (Android 9 or earlier) check box.

      On devices running Android 10.0 or later, prohibiting the use of Wi-Fi networks is not supported.

    • To disable the camera on the user's mobile device, select the Prohibit use of camera check box.

      On devices running Android 10.0 or later, the use of the camera cannot be completely prohibited.

      On devices running Android 11 or later, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android must be set as an Accessibility feature. Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android prompts the user to set the app as an Accessibility feature through the Initial Configuration Wizard. The user can skip this step or disable this service in the device settings at a later time. If this is the case, you will not be able to restrict use of the camera.

    • To disable Bluetooth on the user's mobile device, select the Prohibit use of Bluetooth check box.

      On Android 12 or later, the use of Bluetooth can be disabled only if the device user granted the Nearby Bluetooth devices permission. The user can grant this permission during the Initial Configuration Wizard or at a later time.

      On personal devices running Android 13 or later, the use of Bluetooth cannot be disabled.

  4. Click the Save button to save the changes you have made to the policy and exit the policy properties window.

Mobile device settings are configured after the next device synchronization with Kaspersky Security Center.

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