About Kaspersky Endpoint Security administration plug-in

The Kaspersky Endpoint Security administration web plug-in (hereinafter also referred to as the "web plug-in") facilitates interaction between Kaspersky Endpoint Security and Kaspersky Security Center Web Console. The web plug-in lets you manage Kaspersky Endpoint Security by using the following tools: policies, tasks, and local application settings.

The web plug-in is not installed by default in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console. In contrast to the administration plug-in for the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console, which is installed on the administrator workstation, the web plug-in must be installed on a computer that has Kaspersky Security Center Web Console installed. The functionality of the web plug-in is available to all administrators that have access to Web Console in a browser. You can view the list of installed web plug-ins in Web Console interface: Console settings → Plug-ins. For more details about the compatibility of web plug-in versions and Web Console, refer to Kaspersky Security Center documentation.

Installing the web plug-in

You can install the web plug-in as follows:

• Install web plug-in using Initial Configuration Wizard of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console.

  Web Console automatically prompts you to run the Initial Configuration Wizard when connecting Web Console to the Administration Server for the first time. You can also run the Initial Configuration Wizard in the Web Console interface (Device discovery and deployment → Deployment and assignment → Initial Configuration Wizard). For more details on the Initial Configuration Wizard for Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center documentation.

• Download the distribution package to the Web Console from an external source.

  To install the web plug-in, add the ZIP-archive of the distribution package for the Kaspersky Endpoint Security web plug-in in the Web Console interface: Console settings → Plug-ins. The distribution package of the web plug-in can be downloaded on the Kaspersky website, for example. For the on-premise version of the application, you also need to upload a text file containing a signature.

Updating the web plug-in

If a new version of the web plug-in becomes available, Web Console will display the notification Updates are available for utilized plug-ins. You can proceed to update the web plug-in version from this Web Console notification. You can also manually check for new web plug-in updates in the Web Console interface (Console settings → Plug-ins). The previous version of the web plug-in will be automatically removed during the update.

When the web plug-in is updated, already existing components (for example, policies or tasks) are saved. The new settings of components implementing new functions of Kaspersky Endpoint Security will appear in existing components and will have the default values.

You can update the web plug-in from a file. To update the web plug-in, you must select the ZIP-archive of the distribution package for the Kaspersky Endpoint Security web plug-in in the Web Console interface: Console settings → Plug-ins. The distribution package of the web plug-in can be downloaded on the Kaspersky website, for example. For the on-premise version of the application, you also need to upload a text file containing a signature.

You can update the Kaspersky Endpoint Security web plug-in only to a more recent version. The web plug-in cannot be updated to an older version.

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