Setting Client Application Policies
FileCloud allows customizing the client application (Mobile clients, Sync Clients, Drive client) policies.
FileCloud allows setting global policies that will be applied to all users. But, these policies can be overridden for specific user.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Require Passcode lock for mobile clients | Force mobile clients to enable FileCloud app pincode. If the pincode is not enabled, the login will be rejected with appropriate message |
| Disable all mobile client apps from connecting | This will prevent login into FileCloud system using mobile client apps (Users will be allowed to login only via the web browser |
| Disable edit functions in mobile client apps | This will prevent delete, copy, move operations from being performed from mobile client apps |
| Disable "Print" option in mobile client apps | This will prevent printing from mobile client apps (At this point only iOS app provides print function) |
| Disable "Download" option in mobile client apps | This will prevent file download in mobile client apps |
| Disable "Open with" option in mobile client apps | This will hide option to open a file in third party apps. NOTE: In Android, all files are opened in third party apps and this setting will not affect Android client (otherwise, Android client will be completely useless) |
| Disable "Share" options in mobile client apps | This will hide file and folder sharing from mobile client apps. |
| Disable "Add to favorites" options in mobile client apps | This is will hide "Add to favorites" option from mobile client apps |
Each of the following policies can be overridden for specific user.
To override the global policy,
- Go to "Users" panel in Admin Portal
- Locate the user record (using Filter Users)
- Click on "Edit"
- Click on "Manage Policy"
- Change the appropriate policy to override
