Configuring database update task settings

You can configure database update task settings after the task is created.

To modify task settings:

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

   A list of task appears.

3. In the Update databases section, select the task in the list and right-click it to open the task action menu.
4. Select the Properties menu item.

   This opens the task properties window.

5. In the left part of the window, select the section of settings that you want to configure.
6. In the right part of the window, make the necessary modifications and click Apply and OK.

You can configure the following task settings:

1. Task name

   Do the following:

   1. Select the General section.
   2. Edit the name of the task in the top row.

2. Devices to which the task is assigned

   The right part of the window displays current devices to which the task is assigned. If you want to add devices:

   1. Click Add.

      A window opens with a list of managed devices.

   2. Select check boxes next to devices that you want to add.
   3. If you want to add devices that are not in the list, click Add in the right part of the window and follow the steps to add devices.

      For example, you can enter the addresses of devices manually or import them from a list.

      You can specify NetBIOS names, DNS names, IP addresses, and ranges of IP addresses of devices to which you want to assign the task.

   For details on working with managed devices, refer to Kaspersky Security Center Help.

3. Database update source

   Do the following:

   1. Under Database update source, select a database update source:
      • 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 the database update source and want to use a proxy server for database updates, under Update source connection, select the Use proxy server settings to connect to Kaspersky update servers check box.
   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 the Update servers button.
         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 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. 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.

4. Configuring additional database 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 updates. Kaspersky Endpoint Agent will not check the availability of application module updates.
      • Only check for availability of critical software modules updates. Kaspersky Endpoint Agent will check the availability only for important application module updates.
      • Download and install critical application module 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 application module updates check box.

5. Database update schedule

   Do the following:

   1. In the Task 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, 1 time per day or 2 times per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
      2. In the Time and 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 run missed database update tasks at the earliest opportunity, select the Run missed tasks check box.
      4. If you want to avoid simultaneous access of a large number of workstations 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.
   6. Click OK.

      Click OK.

6. Kaspersky Security Center user account that you want to use 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 name and password of the user account that you want to use for running the task.

7. Storage duration of task results on the Administration Server

   Do the following:

   1. Select the Notification section.
   2. Under Save result information, make sure the On Administration Server for (days) check box is selected and enter the number of days you want the task result to be stored.

      By default, the task result is stored on the Administration Server for 7 days.

See also Creating a database update task

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