Managing Kaspersky Endpoint Agent activation tasks

You can activate Kaspersky Endpoint Agent using a key or activation code.

When activating the application using an activation code, data is sent to the activation server to verify the entered code.

To activate the application using the activation code, the protected device must be connected to the Internet.

To create Kaspersky Endpoint Agent activation task:

Run the Activation of Application task creation wizard for the desired scope in one of the following ways:
- Start the local task creation wizard.
  To create a local task:
  1. Open Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.
  2. In Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console tree, open the Managed devices folder.
  3. In the Managed devices folder, select the folder with the name of the administration group, which includes the required device.
  4. In the workspace, select the Devices tab.
  5. Select the device for which you want to create a local task.
  6. Do one of the following:
    - In the context menu of the device, select All tasks → Create a task.
    - In the context menu of the device, select Properties and in the Properties: <Device name> window that opens on the Tasks tab, click Add.
    - In the Perform action drop-down list, select the Create a task item.
    The task creation wizard starts.
  7. Select the required task and click Next.
  8. Follow the instructions of the task creation wizard.
- Start the group task creation wizard.
  To create a group task:
  1. Open Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.
  2. Do one of the following:
    - In the Administration Console tree, select the Managed devices folder to create a group task for all devices managed using Kaspersky Security Center.
    - In the Managed devices folder of the Administration Console tree, select the folder with the name of the administration group, which includes the required devices.
  3. In the workspace, select the Tasks tab.
  4. Click Create a task.
    The task creation wizard starts.
  5. Select the required task and click Next.
  6. Follow the instructions of the task creation wizard.
If you want to activate the application using an activation code, perform the following actions in the Activation Settings window:
1. Select the Activate with an activation code option and click Select.
2. In the window that opens, enter the activation code and click OK.
If you want to activate the application using a key file or a key from Kaspersky Security Center key storage, perform the following actions in the Activation Settings window:
1. Select the Activate with a key file or key option and click Select.
2. In the drop-down list, select the key distribution method.
3. If you select the Key file from folder option, in the window that opens, specify the location of the key file and click Open.
4. If you select the Key from Kaspersky Security Center Storage option, in the window that opens, select the key and click OK.
  For detailed information on Kaspersky Security Center key storage, refer to Kaspersky Security Center Help.
If you want to add an additional key to automatically renew the license, select the Add this key as an additional check box.
Click Next.
In the Schedule window, configure the task schedule settings and click Next.
For detailed information on configuring the settings in this window, refer to Kaspersky Security Center Help.
In the Selecting an account to run a task window, specify the account to be used to run the task, and click Next.
For detailed information on configuring the settings in this window, refer to Kaspersky Security Center Help.
In the Define the task name window, enter the name of the task and click Next.
If you want to run the task immediately after creation, select the Run task after wizard finishes check box.
Click Finish.

The application activation task is created for the selected device or device group.