Installing the Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks Administration Plug-in for Kaspersky Security Center

The administration plug-in for Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks allows you to use the functions of Kaspersky Security Center to work with Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks. Depending on the version of Kaspersky Security Center and the actions that you want to perform using Kaspersky Security Center, you can install the following management plug-ins:

• Management plug-in for Administration Console based on Microsoft Management Console (MMC) - this plug-in is intended for use in Kaspersky Security Center Windows.

  The management plug-in for the MMC-based Administration Console must be installed locally on the computer where the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server is installed. To install, you need to use a file from the Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks kit. For a description of the provided plug-in installation procedures, please refer to this article.

• Web management plug-in for Kaspersky Security Center Web Console - this plug-in is intended for use in Kaspersky Security Center Linux, as well as for advanced centralized control and single sign-on technology in Kaspersky Security Center Windows.

  You can install and update the web management plug-in for Kaspersky Security Center Web Console in various ways that are available in the interface of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console.

Before installing the management plug-in for MMC-based Administration Console, copy the kics4net-sc-plugin_<plug-in version number>_<localization code>.msi file from the application distribution kit archive to the computer with the Administration Server installed. Run the file with the localization code that matches the localization language of Kaspersky Security Center. You can copy the file from the folder containing the unpacked files of the kics4net-release_<application version>.tar.gz archive to the computer on which the preparation for application installation will be performed. After unpacking the archive, the files for the installation of the administration plug-in are located in the kics4net-release_<application version>/sc_plugin subfolder.

You can install the management plug-in for the MMC-based Administration Console in one of the following ways:

• Using the Setup Wizard
• From the command line

The administration plug-in needs to be installed using an account that belongs to the group of local administrators.

To install the administration plug-in using the Wizard:

1. On the computer where the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server is installed, run the file named kics4net-sc-plugin_<plug-in version number>_<localization code>.msi.

   After completing the preparatory actions, the plug-in installation wizard will start.

2. Follow the instructions of the Setup Wizard. When prompted to make changes by Windows User Account Control (UAC), click Yes and enter the local administrator credentials if necessary.

After the Installation Wizard finishes, the administration plug-in for Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks appears in the list of installed management plug-ins in the properties of the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server (the Administration Server properties window in the MMC-based Administration Console, section Advanced → Information about installed application management plug-ins).

To install the administration plug-in from the command line:

1. On the computer where the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server is installed, open the command line interface.
2. Go to the folder that contains the file named kics4net-sc-plugin_<plug-in version number>_<localization code>.msi.
3. Enter the following command in the command line:

   msiexec /package kics4net-sc-plugin_<plug-in version number>_<localization code>.msi

   After completing the preparatory actions, the plug-in installation wizard will start.

4. Follow the instructions of the Setup Wizard. When prompted to make changes by Windows User Account Control (UAC), click Yes and enter the local administrator credentials if necessary.

After the Installation Wizard finishes, the administration plug-in for Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks appears in the list of installed management plug-ins in the properties of the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server (the Administration Server properties window in the MMC-based Administration Console, section Advanced → Information about installed application management plug-ins).

When working with the command line interface, you can use other standard plug-in installer startup parameters that are provided for Windows Installer. For example, if necessary, you can uninstall the management plug-in by using the corresponding startup option. To obtain information about the available startup parameters, enter the kics4net-sc-plugin_<plug-in version number>_<localization code>.msi /help command.