Activating the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android app

In Kaspersky Security Center, the license can cover various groups of features. To ensure that the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android app is fully functional, the Kaspersky Security Center license purchased by the organization must provide for the Mobile Device Management functionality. The Mobile Device Management functionality is intended for connecting mobile devices to Kaspersky Security Center and managing them.

For detailed information about the licensing of Kaspersky Security Center and licensing options, please refer to Kaspersky Security Center Help.

Activating the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android app on a mobile device is done by providing valid license information to the app. License information is delivered to the mobile device, together with the policy, when the device is synchronized with Kaspersky Security Center.

If the activation of the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android app is not completed within 30 days from the time of installation on the mobile device, the app is automatically switched to the limited functionality mode. In this mode, most of the app components are not operational. When switched to the limited functionality mode, the app stops performing automatic synchronization with Kaspersky Security Center. Therefore, if the activation of the app has not been completed within 30 days after the installation, the user must synchronize the device with Kaspersky Security Center manually.

If Kaspersky Security Center is not deployed in your organization or is not accessible to mobile devices, users can activate the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android app on their devices manually.

To activate the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android app:

1. In the console tree, in the Managed devices folder, select the administration group to which the Android devices belong.
2. In the workspace of the group, select the Policies tab.
3. Open the policy properties window by double-clicking any column.

   Complete the following steps within 15 minutes. Otherwise, you may face an error when saving changes to the policy.

4. In the policy Properties window, select the Licensing section.
5. In the Licensing section, open the Key drop-down list, and then select the required application activation key from the key storage of the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server.

   The details of the app for which the license has been purchased are displayed in the field below.

6. Select the Activate with a key from Kaspersky Security Center storage check box.

   If the app was activated without a key stored in the Kaspersky Security Center storage, Kaspersky Secure Mobility Management replaces this key with the activation key selected in the Key drop-down list.

7. To activate the app on the user's mobile device, block changes to settings.
8. Click the Apply button to save the changes you have made.

   Mobile device settings are changed after the next device synchronization with Kaspersky Security Center.

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