000033023 - How to scan end-users home network-mapped folder in RSA Data Loss Prevention 9.6 and later

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Article Number000033023
Applies ToRSA Product Set: RSA DLP
RSA Product/Service Type: Datacenter
RSA Version/Condition: 9.6 SP2
Platform: Windows Server 2008R2/Windows 7
 
IssueQuestion: Is RSA Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Datacenter Discovery agent capable of scanning end-users home network-mapped folders?
ResolutionBy default, RSA DLP Discovery Agents don't scan and capture a violation of the user "Home" network-mapped folder when "paths to scan" is set to all fixed drives or all drives (fixed and removable). 
It can be configure manually by editing the agent-scan group configuration on EM GUI as following:
  1. Go to Admin > Datacenter > configuration and status > Agent Group > Edit config > Paths to scan
  2. Select "Scan Only" These folders >
  3. Specify the UNC path (example: \\192.168.x.x\home\userA)
  4. Save
NotesBest Practice to configure all your users home network-mapped folders is through using grid-worker scanning  by pointing it to scan the parent home directory for all users on the shared-network file server. 

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