USB Peripherals Report

The USB port is an entry point for a lot of undesirable software or content on the devices. In that respect, an IT Admin may want to see what peripherals were connected to the USB and by whom and for how long they were used.

USB Peripherals Report gives all this information where you can get insights on the USB peripheral devices connected to Scalefusion-managed devices. This document explains all about USB Peripherals Report.

Platforms Supported

• Windows, Linux

Pre-requisites

1. Devices should be enrolled with Scalefusion

2. Minimum Agent version:

   1. Windows: Scalefusion MDM agent v3.0.0 or above should be installed on the enrolled Windows device.

   2. Linux:

      1. Ubuntu: 0.0.0~20250619095657-0_amd64.deb

      2. Redhat: 0.0.0~20250619100654-0.el8.x86_64.rpm

3. Users should be subscribed to Scalefusion's Enterprise Plan

4. The Setting Store Historical Records in Report Settings is enabled

   

Steps

1. On Scalefusion Dashboard, navigate to Reports & Workflows > Reports and click on USB Peripheral
   

   

   
   

2. Select Filters to configure your report

   Filter	Description
   Select Platform	Select platform (Windows or Linux) for which you want to view the report
   Select Device Group	Lists Device Groups and Sub-Groups. Select a device group/sub-group.
   Select Device	Lists all the enrolled devices. If a Group is selected, then it lists only the devices which are part of that group. Select one device or All Devices if you want to see the report for all devices.
   Select User	Lists the users on the device. Once a group or device is selected then it populates the Users reported by that device or devices in that group. Select All Users if you want to view the report for all the users
   Select Peripheral Type	Select the peripheral type for which you want to view the report from the following. Here are the platform wise supported peripherals for which report is generated: Peripheral Type Windows Linux All All All Input Keyboard, Mouse Keyboard, Mouse Storage Disk Pen Drive, External HardDisk Pen Drive, SSD , HDD Media Camera Camera, Webcam , Monitor Phone/Tablet - Android device USB Hub - NA Others NA Wifi Adapter, Printers, USB Headphones
   Select Date Range	Select the Date Range for which you want to check the peripherals report.

3. After selecting filters, click on Show Report
   

   

   
   

   Scalefusion automatically syncs data at regular intervals—every 4 hours on Windows and every 15 minutes on Linux—and updates peripheral reports accordingly. Alternatively, users can manually initiate a sync using the Sync Telemetry option under Full Device Info.

Report Output

Based on the filters selected, the following details will be displayed:

• Device Name: Name of the Windows device in the Dashboard

• USB Device Name: The name of the USB device

• Device Type: Keyboard, Mouse, Storage, Media, USB Hub etc.

• Total Duration: The total time duration for which the USB device was connected to the device. If the USB device is detached and again attached, the report takes into account the total duration for which it was attached.

• User: The user logged in at the time when the USB device was connected

• State: Allowed or Blocked. This is displayed if USB blocking in device profile settings is in use
  

  

• Actions: Clicking on the eye icon under Actions opens a new dialog box showing graphically the USB device's usage duration for the past 15 days, starting from latest to oldest. On the top, you can see the USB device's other details like Device ID, Device Type, name etc.

  Hovering over the bars on the graph shows the exact time duration of the USB device.

  

Additional Features

1. Download: The report gets downloaded in CSV or XLS format by clicking the Download Report button. The CSV shows individually the connection and disconnection time of the USB along with other details of the device, giving a more granular view.

   The naming convention of the CSV files, once downloaded, is automatically given based on the selected filters. For example, app_usage_report_07-09-to-22-09 would be the name of an Application Usage report for the date range 7th to 22nd September.

   
   

2. Reset filters: The filters selected can be cleared and re-selected. The Reset button clears all filters.