We have added an interactive USB Manager Local Edition simulator to the A9X website.
It runs in the browser.
There is nothing to install.
The goal is simple: make the USB control workflow easy to see before anyone has to read a manual, arrange a technical session, or install an agent on a real PC.
Try the USB Manager Local Edition simulator
Why we built it
USB security can be hard to explain because the real work often happens in small, practical moments.
A USB is inserted.
The machine decides whether to trust it.
Someone needs to unblock it for a job.
Files need to be copied without turning the process into a hopeful drag and drop.
The device should be reblocked when the work is complete.
That flow is much easier to understand when you can click through it.
The simulator gives vessel IT teams, superintendents, technicians, and security reviewers a shared way to discuss the workflow without needing access to a live vessel PC.
What the simulator shows
The first screen shows a desk, PC, monitor, and a set of simulated USB devices.
You can insert different USB devices, then open the monitor to see the mock USB Manager Local Edition agent.
Inside the monitor view, the simulator includes:
- device detection
- automatic blocking
- temporary unblock
- reblock actions
- local event history
- Secure Copy to USB
- ECDIS update USB creation
- Defender update USB creation
- settings, license, and update screens
- a guided tour with arrows and callouts
It is not intended to replace a product trial.
It is intended to make the product conversation concrete.
Secure Copy in the simulator
Secure Copy is one of the most important workflows in the demo.
Instead of treating file transfer as a manual drag-and-drop task, the simulator presents it as a checked sequence:
- Select the update package.
- Select the USB destination.
- Copy the files.
- Verify checksums.
- Scan with Microsoft Defender.
- Confirm the final file count.
- Reblock the USB after completion.
That is the behavior we want to encourage onboard: not blind trust in removable media, but a repeatable process that reduces avoidable mistakes.
ECDIS and Defender update media
Vessels still need offline update workflows.
That can include ECDIS packages, chart updates, vendor files, diagnostic tools, or malware definition updates for machines that cannot reliably download updates directly.
The simulator includes mock workflows for creating:
- an ECDIS update USB
- a Defender update USB
These screens help show how USB Manager Local Edition can support necessary removable media use without leaving USB access permanently open.
Why this matters for standalone vessel PCs
Some PCs onboard are standalone because the operating environment demands it.
Connectivity may be limited, expensive, unreliable, or deliberately avoided. The machine may still need file transfer, updates, or vendor interaction.
That is where a local control model helps.
USB Manager Local Edition keeps the decision at the PC:
- insert the USB
- inspect it
- block it by default
- temporarily allow it when authorised
- complete the task
- reblock it
The simulator shows that pattern in a way that is easy to try, repeat, and explain.
Try it
If you are reviewing USB controls for vessel PCs, offline workstations, or update preparation machines, the simulator is a useful first stop.
It lets you see the shape of the workflow in a few minutes.
Open the interactive simulator
For a free trial, email sales@a9x.com.