About managing the solution using Kaspersky Security Center

Kaspersky Security Center lets you remotely manage the operation of Kaspersky Security solution components installed on client devices. In the case of the Kaspersky Security solution, the client devices of Kaspersky Security Center are SVMs with Protection Servers and virtual machines on which Light Agents are installed.

You can use Kaspersky Security Center to:

• install and remove solution components in a virtual infrastructure;
• Start and stop Light Agent on protected virtual machines;
• Centrally manage the protection of virtual machines using policies and tasks;
• Manage license keys for the solution;
• Update the solution's databases and software modules;
• Generate reports about events that occur during the operation of the solution components.

To manage the Kaspersky Security solution via Kaspersky Security Center, you can use the following Kaspersky Security Center administration consoles:

• Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console (hereinafter also referred to as "Administration Console"). It is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that is installed on the administrator's workstation and provides a user interface to the Administration Server and Network Agent administrative services.

  The interface for managing the Kaspersky Security solution via Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console is provided by MMC plug-ins for managing Administration Console (hereinafter also referred to as "MMC plug-ins").

• Kaspersky Security Center Web Console (hereinafter also referred to as "Web Console"). It is a web interface for managing a protection system based on Kaspersky applications. You can work in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console using a browser on any device that has access to the Administration Server.

  The interface for managing the Kaspersky Security solution via Kaspersky Security Center Web Console is provided by management web plug-ins (hereinafter also referred to as "web plug-ins").

The Integration Server Console is not started via Kaspersky Security Center Web Console. You need to use Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console to start the Integration Server Console.

The Kaspersky Security solution is managed through Kaspersky Security Center by means of policies and tasks regardless of the administration console being used:

• Policies define the settings for the operation of Light Agents and Protection Servers.
• Tasks implement functions such as activating the solution, scanning virtual machines, and updating the solution's databases and application modules.

Using policies and tasks, you can set the same operating settings for Light Agents or Protection Servers installed on the client devices of an administration group.

For more detailed information about policies and tasks, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center help.