Creating an installation package

An installation package is a set of files created for remote installation of a Kaspersky application via Kaspersky Security Center. The installation package contains a range of settings needed to install the application and get it running immediately after installation. The installation package is created using files with the .kpd and .kud extensions included in the application distribution kit. Kaspersky Endpoint Security installation package is common for all supported Windows versions and processor architecture types.

To create an installation package:

In Web Console main window, select Device discovery and deployment → Deployment and assignment → Installation packages.
This opens a list of installation packages downloaded to Web Console.
Click the Add button.

The New Package Wizard starts. Follow the instructions of the Wizard.

Step 1. Selecting the installation package type

At this step, select the Create installation package for Kaspersky application option.

The Wizard will create an installation package from the distribution package residing on Kaspersky servers. The list is updated automatically as new versions of applications are released. It is recommended to select this option for installation of Kaspersky Endpoint Security.

You can also create an installation package from a file.

Step 2. Installation packages

At this step, select the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows installation package. Information about the Kaspersky Endpoint Security distribution package will be displayed on the right. Click the Download and create installation package button. The installation package creation process starts. During creation of the installation package, you must accept the terms of the End User License Agreement.

The installation package will be created and added to the Web Console. Using the installation package, you can install Kaspersky Endpoint Security on corporate network computers or update the application version. In the installation package settings, you can also select the application components and configure the application installation settings (see the table below). The installation package contains anti-virus databases from the Administration Server repository. You can update the databases in the installation package to reduce traffic consumption when updating the databases after installing Kaspersky Endpoint Security.

Installation package settings

Section	Description
Protection components	In this section, you can select the application components that will be available. You can change the set of application components at a later time by using the Change application components task. The BadUSB Attack Prevention component, Endpoint Agent component, and data encryption components are not installed by default. These components can be added in the installation package settings. You can install only the following components on computers running Windows Server: File Threat Protection, Firewall, Network Threat Protection, BadUSB Attack Prevention, and Endpoint Agent.
Installation options	Add application location to environment variable %PATH%. You can add the installation path to the %PATH% variable for convenient use of the command line interface. Do not protect the installation process. You can disable installation protection. Installation protection includes protection against replacement of the distribution package with malicious programs, blocking access to the installation folder of Kaspersky Endpoint Security, and blocking access to the system registry section containing application keys. However, if the application cannot be installed (for example, when performing remote installation with the help of Windows Remote Desktop), you are advised to disable protection of the installation process. Ensure compatibility with Citrix PVS. You can enable support of Citrix Provisioning Services to install Kaspersky Endpoint Security to a virtual machine. Path to application installation folder. You can change the installation path of Kaspersky Endpoint Security on a client computer. By default, the application is installed in the folder `%ProgramFiles%\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Endpoint Security <version>`. Configuration file. You can upload a file that defines the settings of Kaspersky Endpoint Security. You can create a configuration file in the local interface of the application.

Section

Description

Protection components

In this section, you can select the application components that will be available. You can change the set of application components at a later time by using the Change application components task. The BadUSB Attack Prevention component, Endpoint Agent component, and data encryption components are not installed by default. These components can be added in the installation package settings. You can install only the following components on computers running Windows Server: File Threat Protection, Firewall, Network Threat Protection, BadUSB Attack Prevention, and Endpoint Agent.

Installation options

Add application location to environment variable %PATH%. You can add the installation path to the %PATH% variable for convenient use of the command line interface.

Do not protect the installation process. You can disable installation protection. Installation protection includes protection against replacement of the distribution package with malicious programs, blocking access to the installation folder of Kaspersky Endpoint Security, and blocking access to the system registry section containing application keys. However, if the application cannot be installed (for example, when performing remote installation with the help of Windows Remote Desktop), you are advised to disable protection of the installation process.

Ensure compatibility with Citrix PVS. You can enable support of Citrix Provisioning Services to install Kaspersky Endpoint Security to a virtual machine.

Path to application installation folder. You can change the installation path of Kaspersky Endpoint Security on a client computer. By default, the application is installed in the folder %ProgramFiles%\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Endpoint Security <version>.

Configuration file. You can upload a file that defines the settings of Kaspersky Endpoint Security. You can create a configuration file in the local interface of the application.

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