Changing the Administration Server for client devices

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You can change the Administration Server to a different one for specific client devices. For this purpose, use the Change Administration Server task.

To change the Administration Server that manages client devices to a different Server:

1. Connect to the Administration Server that manages the devices.
2. Create the Administration Server change task.

   The New task wizard starts. Follow the instructions of the wizard. In the New task window of the New task wizard, select the Kaspersky Security Center 15 application and the Change Administration Server task type. After that, specify the devices for which you want to change the Administration Server:

   • Assign task to an administration group

     The task is assigned to devices included in an administration group. You can specify one of the existing groups or create a new one.

     For example, you may want to use this option to run a task of sending a message to users if the message is specific for devices included in a specific administration group.

   • Specify device addresses manually or import addresses from a list

     You can specify DNS names, IP addresses, and IP subnets of devices to which you want to assign the task.

     You may want to use this option to execute a task for a specific subnet. For example, you may want to install a certain application on devices of accountants or to scan devices in a subnet that is probably infected.

   • Assign task to a device selection

     The task is assigned to devices included in a device selection. You can specify one of the existing selections.

     For example, you may want to use this option to run a task on devices with a specific operating system version.

3. Run the created task.

After the task is complete, the client devices for which it was created are put under the management of the Administration Server specified in the task settings.

If the Administration Server supports encryption and data protection and you are creating a Change Administration Server task, a warning is displayed. The warning states that if any encrypted data is stored on devices, after the new Server begins managing the devices, users will be able to access only the encrypted data with which they previously worked. In other cases, no access to encrypted data is provided. For detailed descriptions of scenarios in which access to encrypted data is not provided, refer to the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows Help.