Signing in to Kaspersky Security Center Web Console and signing out

You can sign in to Kaspersky Security Center Web Console after you install the Administration Server and Web Console Server. You must know the web address of the Administration Server and the port number specified during installation (by default, the port is 8080). In your browser, JavaScript must be enabled.

You can sign in to Kaspersky Security Center Web Console by using the following methods:

• By using domain authentication (single sign-on)

  This method is used for secure authentication in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console connected to Administration Server version 16 and later. If you want to use the domain authentication, you must specify additional parameters for interaction with Identity and Access Manager (IAM) during Kaspersky Security Center Web Console installation.

• By specifying the domain user name and password

  Before you sign in with a domain user account, poll the domain controller to obtain the list of domain users. Then, you have to specify the domain user name and password to sign in to the Administration Server.

• By specifying the administrator's user name and password

  To sign in to the Administration Server by specifying the administrator's user name and password, you have to enter the user name and password of the internal user.

Signing in by using domain authentication (single sign-on)

To sign in to Kaspersky Security Center Web Console by using domain authentication:

1. In your browser, go to https://<Kaspersky Security Center Web Console address>:<Port number>

   The sign-in page is displayed.

2. If you added several trusted servers, in the Administration Servers list select the Administration Server that you want to connect to.

   If you only added a single Administration Server, the Administration Servers list is not displayed.

3. Do one of the following:
   • Click the Use domain authentication button.
   • If one or more virtual Administration Servers are created on the Server and you want to sign in to a virtual Server by using domain authentication:
     1. Click Show virtual Server options.
     2. Type the virtual Administration Server name that you specified while creating the virtual Server.
     3. Click the Use domain authentication button.
4. If two-step verification is enabled for your account, specify the security code generated by the authenticator app on the mobile device.

   You can go back to the sign-in page, if necessary.

After sign-in, the dashboard is displayed, containing the language and theme that you used last time. You can navigate through Kaspersky Security Center Web Console and use it to work with Kaspersky Security Center.

Signing in by specifying the domain or administrator's user name and password

To sign in to Kaspersky Security Center Web Console by specifying the user name and password:

1. In your browser, go to https://<Kaspersky Security Center Web Console address>:<Port number>

   The sign-in page is displayed.

2. If you added several trusted servers, in the Administration Servers list select the Administration Server that you want to connect to.

   If you only added a single Administration Server, the Administration Servers list is not displayed.

3. Do one of the following:
   • To sign in to the Administration Server with a domain user account, enter the user name and password of the domain user.

     You can enter the user name of the domain user in one of the following formats:

     • Username@dns.domain
     • NTDOMAIN\Username

     Before you sign in with a domain user account, poll the domain controller to obtain the list of domain users.

   • To sign in to the Administration Server by specifying the administrator's user name and password, enter the user name and password of the internal user.
   • If one or more virtual Administration Servers are created on the Server and you want to sign in to a virtual Server:
     1. Click Show virtual Server options.
     2. Type the virtual Administration Server name that you specified while creating the virtual Server.
     3. Enter the user name and password of the administrator who has rights on the virtual Administration Server.
     4. Click the Sign in button.
4. Click the Sign in button.
5. If two-step verification is enabled for your account, specify the security code generated by the authenticator app on the mobile device.

   You can go back to the sign-in page, if necessary.

6. If forced password change is enabled for your account or your password has expired, the password change window will be displayed. Set a new password to sign-in to Kaspersky Security Center Web Console.

After sign-in, the dashboard is displayed, containing the language and theme that you used last time. You can navigate through Kaspersky Security Center Web Console and use it to work with Kaspersky Security Center.

Signing out

To sign out of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console,

In the main menu, go to your account settings, and then select Sign out.

Kaspersky Security Center Web Console is closed, and the sign-in page is displayed.

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