Initial deployment

To manage devices in an organization, you have to install Network Agent on each device.

Installing Network Agent on the managed device running Windows can be done in the following ways:

Initial installation of Network Agent on the managed device running Linux can be done in the following ways:

Initial installation of Network Agent on the managed device running macOS can be done in the following ways:

After Network Agent is installed on a device, you can perform the remote installation of Kaspersky applications on that device through this Network Agent. The distribution package of an application to be installed is transferred over communication channels between Network Agents and Administration Server, along with the installation settings defined by the administrator. To transfer the distribution package, you can use relay distribution nodes, that is, distribution points, multicast delivery, etc.

When selecting a method and a strategy for deploying applications on a managed network, you must consider a number of factors (partial list):

In this section

Configuring installers

Installation packages

MSI properties and transform files

Deployment with third-party tools for remote installation of applications

About remote installation tasks in Kaspersky Security Center

Deployment by capturing and copying the image of a device

Incorrect copying of a hard drive image

Deployment using group policies of Microsoft Windows

Forced deployment through the remote installation task of Kaspersky Security Center

Running stand-alone packages created by Kaspersky Security Center

Options for manual installation of applications

Creating an MST file

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