Policy Management

This section explains how to manage policies in your organization's MetaDefender IT Access account.

Manage policies

1. Log into the MetaDefender IT Access console.
2. Navigate to the Policies in the left navigation to view all policies on your account.
3. You can perform some actions on a specific policy, such as:

• Clone - lets you quickly create a duplicate of a policy within an account.
• Delete - allows you delete a policy.
• Export to JSON - allows you export details of a policy for auditing later.

4. You can also import a Policy as well by selecting Import Policy on the Policies page. Note: The file must be a JSON.

Create a new policy

1. Log into the MetaDefender IT Access console.
2. Navigate to the Policies in the left navigation.
3. Click the CREATE NEW POLICY button.
4. Fill in the Policy Name and Description (optional).
5. Click SAVE.
6. Enter your PIN to confirm the action.

Update a policy

1. Log into MetaDefender IT Access console
2. Navigate to Policies in the left navigation.
3. Select the policy you wish to update.
4. Navigate to sections you would like to update.
5. Click on SAVE button and confirm your PIN to save changes.

Apply a policy to a group

1. Log into the MetaDefender IT Access console.
2. Navigate to Inventory > Device Groups.
3. Click on the group you wish to apply the policy to, and navigate to the Settings tab.
4. Under Assigned Policy , select the desired policy you want to assign to the device group.
5. Confirm your change with your PIN.

*Note that MetaDefender IT Access will re-assess device status for devices in the group with the new policy, except changes for Threat Detection.