Selecting the installation type
After specifying the software components for installation of Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows, you need to select the application installation method.
Select the installation method depending on the network architecture and the following conditions:
- Whether you need special Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows installation settings, or the recommended installation settings.
- Whether the installation settings will be the same for all protected devices or specific to each protected device.
Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows can be installed interactively using the Setup Wizard or in silent mode without user involvement, and can be invoked by running the installation package file with installation settings from the command line. A centralized remote installation of Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows can be performed using Active Directory group policies or using the Kaspersky Security Center remote installation task.
Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows can be installed and configured on a single protected device with its settings saved to a configuration file; the file can then be used to install Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows on other protected devices. Note that this ability does not exist when the application is installed using Active Directory group policies.
Starting the Setup Wizard
The Setup Wizard can install the following:
- Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows components on a protected device out of the \exec\setup.exe file included in the distribution kit.
- Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows Console from the \console\setup.exe file in the distribution kit on the protected device or another LAN host.
Running the installation package file from the command line with the necessary installation settings
If the installation package file is started without command-line options, Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows will be installed with the default settings. Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows options can be used to modify the installation settings.
The Application Console can be installed on the protected device and / or administrator's workstation.
You can also use sample commands for the installation of Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows and the Application Console.
Centralized installation via Kaspersky Security Center
If Kaspersky Security Center is used in your network for managing networked devices' anti-virus protection, Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows can be installed on multiple devices by using the remote installation task.
The protected devices on which you want to install Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows using Kaspersky Security Center may be in the same domain as Kaspersky Security Center in a different domain, or in no domain at all.
Centralized installation using Active Directory group policies
Active Directory group policies can be used to install Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows on the protected device. The Application Console can be installed on the protected device or administrator's workstation.
Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows can be installed using just the recommended installation settings.
The protected devices on which Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows is installed using Active Directory group policies must be located in the same domain and the same organizational unit. Installation is performed at protected device start before logging in to Microsoft Windows.