Exporting and Importing Content-Aware Rules
It is possible to export all the current Content-Aware Rules to a .cwl file that can later be imported and used on another computer. Exporting and importing can also be used as a form of backup.
To export Content-Aware Rules
1. If using the DeviceLock Management Console, do the following:
a) Open DeviceLock Management Console and connect it to the computer running DeviceLock Service.
b) In the console tree, expand DeviceLock Service.
If using the DeviceLock Service Settings Editor, do the following:
a) Open DeviceLock Service Settings Editor.
b) In the console tree, expand DeviceLock Service.
If using the DeviceLock Group Policy Manager, do the following:
a) Open Group Policy Object Editor.
b) In the console tree, expand Computer Configuration, and then expand DeviceLock.
2. Do one of the following:
•In the case of rules for devices, expand the Devices node.
•In the case of rules for protocols, expand the Protocols node.
3. Under the Devices node or Protocols node, do one of the following:
•Right-click Content-Aware Rules, and then click Save.
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•Select
Content-Aware Rules, and then click
Save 
on the toolbar.
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•Expand Content-Aware Rules, right-click any user or group to which the rule is applied, and then click Save.
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•Expand Content-Aware Rules, and then select any user or group to which the rule is applied. In the details pane, right-click the rule, and then click Save.
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•Expand
Content-Aware Rules, select any user or group to which the rule is applied, and then click
Save on the toolbar.
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•Right-click Content-Aware Rules, and then click Manage. In the lower-right pane of the dialog box that appears, under Rules, click Save.
4. In the Save As dialog box that appears, specify the name and location of the .cwl file, and then click Save.
The exported rules are saved in a file with a .cwl file name extension.
To import Content-Aware Rules
1. If using the DeviceLock Management Console, do the following:
a) Open DeviceLock Management Console and connect it to the computer running DeviceLock Service.
b) In the console tree, expand DeviceLock Service.
If using the DeviceLock Service Settings Editor, do the following:
a) Open DeviceLock Service Settings Editor.
b) In the console tree, expand DeviceLock Service.
If using the DeviceLock Group Policy Manager, do the following:
a) Open Group Policy Object Editor.
b) In the console tree, expand Computer Configuration, and then expand DeviceLock.
2. Do one of the following:
•In the case of rules for devices, expand the Devices node.
•In the case of rules for protocols, expand the Protocols node.
3. Under the Devices node or Protocols node, do one of the following:
•Right-click Content-Aware Rules, and then click Load.
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•Select
Content-Aware Rules, and then click
Load 
on the toolbar.
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•Expand Content-Aware Rules, right-click any user or group to which the rule is applied, and then click Load.
- OR -
•Expand Content-Aware Rules, and then select any user or group to which the rule is applied. In the details pane, right-click the rule, and then click Load.
- OR -
•Expand
Content-Aware Rules, select any user or group to which the rule is applied, and then click
Load on the toolbar.
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•Right-click Content-Aware Rules, and then click Manage. In the lower-right pane of the dialog box that appears, under Rules, click Load.
4. In the dialog box that appears, locate and select the file to import, and then click Open.
Only one .cwl file can be imported at a time.