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Applying a policy to a device group

After creating a device group, you must apply a policy or a policy group to enforce policy rules to protect devices in the group. A group must have a security policy applied to it. All devices within the device group receive the policy.
The default policy is automatically applied to the default group so that devices are protected immediately after you deploy the client on a device.
When you apply a policy to a multi-platform device group, only applicable policies are targeted to the devices as per their platform.
  1. To apply a policy to a device group (from the Policies page)
  2. Go to
    Policies
    .
  3. On the
    Policies
     tab, select a policy, and select
    Apply
    .
  4. In the
    Group Hierarchy
     pane, select the device group(s) that should use the policy.
    A device group can be associated with only one policy at a time of the same policy type. If you select a device group that is associated with another policy of the same policy type, you receive a message prompt to override the device group conflict. Selecting
    Yes
     removes the existing policy and applies the current policy to the device group.
  5. Select
    Next
     >
    Submit
    .
To apply a policy to a device group (from the Devices page)
  1. Go to
    Devices
    .
  2. On the
    Device Groups
     tab, select a group.
  3. Select
    Apply Policy
    .
  4. Select one or more policies, and select
    Submit
    .