Creating Kaspersky Endpoint Agent activation task

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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:

1. Run the Application activation task creation wizard for the desired scope in one of the following ways:
   • Start the local task creation wizard.
   • Start the group task creation wizard.

     Group tasks are performed on the devices of the selected administration group. For more information on tasks, refer to Kaspersky Security Center documentation.

     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 will start.

     5. Select the required task and click Next.
     6. Follow the instructions of the task creation wizard.
2. 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.
3. 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 documentation.

4. If you want to add this license key as an additional one to automatically renew the license, select the Use as additional key check box.
5. Click Next.
6. 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 documentation.

7. 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 documentation.

8. In the Define the task name window, enter the name of the task and click Next.
9. If you want to run the task immediately after creation, select the Run task after wizard finishes check box.
10. Click Finish.

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

See also Creating a local task Creating a group task Viewing the table of tasks Deleting a task from the list Starting tasks manually Starting tasks by schedule Viewing task execution results Configuring the storage time for the task execution results on the Administration Server Managing Kaspersky Endpoint Agent database and module update tasks Managing IOC Scan tasks in Kaspersky Endpoint Agent

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