Special considerations when working with different versions of management plug-ins

You can manage Kaspersky Endpoint Security via Kaspersky Security Center only if you have a Management Plug-in whose version is equal to or later than the version specified in the information regarding the compatibility of Kaspersky Endpoint Security with the Management Plug-in. You can view the minimum required version of the Management Plug-in in the installer.ini file included in the distribution kit.

If any item is opened (such as a policy or task), the Management Plug-in checks its compatibility information. If the version of the Management Plug-in is equal to or later than the version specified in the compatibility information, you can change the settings of this item. Otherwise, you cannot use the Management Plug-in to change the settings of the selected item. It is recommended to upgrade the Management Plug-in.

Upgrading the Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 for Windows Management Plug-in

If the Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 for Windows Management Plug-in is installed in the Administration Console, please consider the following when installing the Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11 for Windows Management Plug-in:

• The Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 for Windows Management Plug-in will not be removed, and will remain available for operation. Therefore, you will have access to two Management Plug-ins for working with application versions 10 and 11.
• The Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11 for Windows Management Plug-in does not support management of Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 for Windows on users' computers.
• The Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11 for Windows Management Plug-in does not support items (for example, policies or tasks) that were created using the Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 for Windows Management Plug-in.

  You can use the Policies and Tasks Batch Conversion Wizard to convert policies and tasks from version 10 to version 11. For more details about converting policies and tasks, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center Help.

Upgrading the Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11 for Windows Management Plug-in

If the Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11 for Windows Management Plug-in is installed in the Administration Console, please consider the following when installing a new version of the Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11 for Windows Management Plug-in:

• The previous version of the Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11 for Windows Management Plug-in will be removed.
• The new version of the Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11 for Windows Management Plug-in supports management of the previous version of Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11 for Windows on users' computers.
• You can use the new version of the Management Plug-in to change the settings in policies, tasks, and other items created by the previous version of the Management Plug-in.
• For new settings, the new version of the Management Plug-in assigns the default values when a policy, policy profile, or task are saved for the first time.

  After the Management Plug-in is upgraded, it is recommended to check and save the values of the new settings in policies and policy profiles. If you do not do this, the new groups of Kaspersky Endpoint Security settings on the user's computer will take the default values and can be edited (the attribute). It is recommended to check the settings starting with policies and policy profiles at the top level of the hierarchy. It is also recommended to use the user account that has access rights to all functional areas of Kaspersky Security Center.

  To learn about the new capabilities of the application, please refer to the Release Notes or the application help.

• If a new parameter has been added to a group of settings in the new version of the Management Plug-in, the previously defined status of the / attribute for this group of settings is not changed.
• When upgrading the Management Plug-in to version 11.2.0, you need to open a policy to automatically convert it. When doing so, Kaspersky Endpoint Security will prompt you for confirmation to participate in KSN. If you already upgraded the application to version 11.20 on the computers of your organization, participation in KSN will be disabled until you accept the terms of participation in KSN.