Converting policies

Kaspersky Security Center can convert policies from earlier versions of managed Kaspersky applications to the up-to-date versions of the same applications. Converted policies keep the current administrator's settings specified before the update, as well as include new settings from the up-to-date versions of the applications. Management plug-ins for Kaspersky applications determine whether conversion is available for the policies of these applications. For information about converting policies for each supported Kaspersky application, refer to the relevant Help from the following list:

• Kaspersky applications for workstations:
  • Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows
  • Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux
  • Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux Elbrus Edition
  • Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux ARM Edition
  • Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Mac
  • Kaspersky Endpoint Agent
  • Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows
• Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity:
  • Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Nodes
  • Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Linux Nodes
  • Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks (centralized deployment is not supported)
• Kaspersky applications for mobile devices:
  • Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android
  • Kaspersky Security for iOS
• Kaspersky applications for file servers:
  • Kaspersky Security for Windows Server
  • Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows
  • Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux
• Kaspersky applications for virtual machines:
  • Kaspersky Security for Virtualization Light Agent
  • Kaspersky Security for Virtualization Agentless
• Kaspersky applications for mail systems and SharePoint / collaboration servers:
  • Kaspersky Security for Linux Mail Server
  • Kaspersky Security for Microsoft Exchange Servers
• Kaspersky applications for detection of targeted attacks:
  • Kaspersky Sandbox
  • Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum
  • Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response
• Kaspersky applications for KasperskyOS devices:
  • Kaspersky IoT Secure Gateway
  • Kaspersky Security Management Suite (plug-in for Kaspersky Thin Client)

To convert policies:

1. In the console tree, select the Administration Server for which you want to convert policies.
2. In the Administration Server context menu, select All Tasks → Policies and tasks batch conversion wizard.

The Policies and tasks batch conversion wizard starts. Follow the instructions of the wizard.

After the wizard completes, new policies are created that use the current administrator's settings of policies and the new settings from the up-to-date versions of Kaspersky applications.