Creating Database and application module update task

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This section provides information related to Kaspersky Endpoint Agent for Windows. This information may be partially or completely inapplicable to Kaspersky Endpoint Agent for Linux. For complete information about Kaspersky Endpoint Agent for Linux, please refer to the Help of the solution that includes the application: Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform or Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response.

To create the Database and application module update task for Kaspersky Endpoint Agent in Kaspersky Security Center:

1. Open Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.
2. In Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console tree, open the Tasks folder.
3. Click Create a task.

   The task creation wizard will start.

4. Select the Kaspersky Endpoint Agent application to create the task, and the Database and application module update task type.
5. Click Next.

   The Database Update task creation wizard will start.

The Database Update task creation wizard consists of the following steps:

1. Selecting a database update source

   Do the following:

   1. In the Database update source section, select one of the following database update sources:
      • Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server.
      • Kaspersky update servers.
      • Custom HTTP or FTP servers or network folders.
   2. If required, select the Use Kaspersky update servers if specified servers are not available check box.
   3. If you select Kaspersky update servers as database update source and want to use a proxy-server to connect to it, select the Use proxy server settings to connect to Kaspersky update servers check box in the Update source connection settings section.
   4. If you select Custom HTTP or FTP servers or network folders as database update source, do the following:
      1. Click the Custom HTTP or FTP servers or network folders link.
      2. Add update servers to the list:
         1. Click Update servers.
         2. In the new line, enter the address of the update server (HTTP or FTP), or the path to the network or local folder containing the update files.
         3. If you want to use this server to update databases, select the check box next to its address. You can also add servers to the list and clear the check boxes next to the addresses of the servers that you do not want to use now, but plan to use later.

            Perform the same steps to add each server.

         4. Click OK.
         5. The Update servers window closes.
      3. To use a proxy server to connect to update servers, select the Use proxy server settings to connect to other servers check box in the Update source connection settings section.

2. Configuring the application modules update settings

   Do the following:

   1. In the Update settings section, select the conditions for the application to check for the availability of application module updates:
      • Do not check for available updates. Kaspersky Endpoint Agent will not check the availability of application module updates.
      • Only check for available critical software modules updates. Kaspersky Endpoint Agent will check the availability only for important application module updates.
      • Download and install critical software modules updates. Kaspersky Endpoint Agent will check the availability of application module updates and download and install critical application module updates.
   2. If you want the application to display a notification about all scheduled application modules updates available in the update source, select the Receive information about available scheduled software modules updates check box.
3. Configuring the database update schedule

   Do the following:

   1. In the Tasks schedule section, select the Run by schedule check box.
   2. In the Frequency list select one of the following options to run the tasks: At specified time, Every hour, Every day, Every week, On application launch or After the application database update.
   3. If you select the At specified time option, specify the day and time to start the task in the Run by schedule section.
   4. If you select one of the following options: Every hour, Every day or Every week, configure the following settings in the Run by schedule section:
      1. In the Every list, select the task run frequency. For example, once a day or twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
      2. In the Start time and Start date lists, select the date and time from which the schedule applies.
   5. To configure advanced schedule settings, click the Advanced button and perform the following actions in the Advanced window:
      1. If you want to set maximum timeout for the task execution, select the Stop tasks that run longer than check box and specify the number of hours and minutes after which the task will automatically terminate.
      2. If you want the task schedule to be valid until a certain date, select the Cancel schedule from check box and specify the expiration date for the schedule.
      3. If you want the application to start Database Update tasks that were not completed on time as soon as possible, select the Run missed tasks check box.
      4. If you want to avoid simultaneous access of a large number of devices to the Administration Server as well as to run the task on workstations not precisely according to the schedule, but randomly within a certain time interval, select the Randomize the task start time within the interval check box and specify the start interval in minutes.
      5. Click OK.

4. Selecting the devices on which the task will be performed

   In the device selection window that opens, select the devices for which you want to assign the task and click Next.

   For example, you can select the Assign task for an administration group option and select an administration group from the list.

5. Selecting the Kaspersky Security Center user account to run the task

   In the Selecting an account to run the task window, do one of the following:

   • Select the default account and click Next.
   • Enter the user name and password to be used to start the task and click Next.

6. Defining the task name

   In the Define the task name window, enter the task name in the Name field, and click Next.

7. Running the task immediately after it is created

   If you want the task to start immediately after creation, select the Run task after wizard finishes check box and click Finish.

See also Configuring Database and application module update task

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