Creating a database update task

To create a Kaspersky Endpoint Agent database update task in Kaspersky Security Center:

1. Open the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.
2. In the console tree, select the Tasks folder.
3. Click New task.

   The task creation wizard starts.

4. Select the Kaspersky Endpoint Agent 3.7 task type block and the Update databases task type.
5. Click Next.

   The wizard for creating the database update task is started.

The database update task creation wizard consists of the following steps:

1. Selecting a database update source

   Do the following:

   1. Under Database update source, select a database update source:
      • Database update source.
      • Kaspersky update servers.
      • Custom HTTP or FTP servers or network folders.
   2. If you want to enable the Use Kaspersky update servers if specified servers are not available setting, select the check box to the left of the setting name.
   3. If you selected the Kaspersky update servers database update source and you want to use a proxy server to update the database, under Update source connection settings, select the Use proxy server settings to connect to Kaspersky update servers check box.
   4. If you selected the Custom HTTP or FTP servers or network folders database update source:
      1. Click Custom HTTP or FTP servers or network folders to open the Update servers window.
      2. Add update servers to the list:
         1. Click Update servers.
         2. In the new string, enter the IP address of the update server.
         3. If you want to use the server for updating the databases, select the check box next to its IP address. You can also add servers to the list and clear the check boxes next to IP addresses of servers that you do not want to use right now but plan to use in the future.

            Do the same to add each server.

         4. Click OK.
         5. The Update servers window closes.
      3. If you want to use a proxy server to connect to the update servers, under Update source connection settings, select the Use proxy server settings to connect to other servers check box and click Next.

2. Configuring the database update schedule

   Do the following:

   1. Under Tasks schedule, select the Run by schedule check box.
   2. In the Frequency list, select a scheduling option for the task: At specified time, Every hour, Every day, every week, On application launch, or After the application database update.
   3. If you chose to run the database update task At specified time, under Run by schedule, specify the date and time when you want it to run.
   4. If you chose to run the database update task Every hour, Every day, or every week, under Run by schedule, configure the task running settings:
      1. In the Every select how frequently you want the task to run. For example, 1 time per day or 2 times per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
      2. In the Start time and Start date lists, select the date and time when the schedule becomes active.
   5. If you want to configure advanced settings of the schedule, click Advanced and in the Advanced window, do the following:
      1. If you want to configure maximum timeout for the database update task, select the Quit task, running longer than check box and enter the number of hours and minutes after which the task will automatically terminate.
      2. If you want to inactivate the database update task schedule after a certain date, select the Cancel schedule from check box and enter the end date of the schedule.
      3. If you want the application to run missed database update tasks at the earliest opportunity, select the Run missed tasks check box.
      4. If you want to prevent many workstations accessing the Administration Server at the same time by running tasks randomly within a certain time frame rather than on a schedule, select the Allowed randomization interval check box and enter the time period in minutes.
      5. Click OK.
   6. Click Next.

3. Selecting devices to which the task is assigned

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

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

4. Selecting the Kaspersky Security Center user account that you want to use to run the task

   In the Select a user account for running the task window, do one of the following:

   • Select the default user account and click Next.
   • Enter the name and password of the user account that you want to use for running the task and click Next.

5. Assigning a name to the task

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

6. Running the task immediately after it is created

   If you want the task to run immediately after it is created, select the Run task after the wizard finishes check box and click Finish.

See also Configuring database update task settings

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