Requirements for Kaspersky Security Center components
January 10, 2024
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For the installation and operation of Kaspersky Security in an organization's local network, one of the following versions of Kaspersky Security Center must be installed:
- Kaspersky Security Center 15 Linux.
Interaction with the Kaspersky Security Center Linux Administration Server is performed using Kaspersky Security Center Web Console.
- Kaspersky Security Center 14 Windows.
- Kaspersky Security Center 13 Windows.
- Kaspersky Security Center 12 Windows.
This Guide describes how to work with Kaspersky Security Center 13 Windows.
The operation of Kaspersky Security requires the following Kaspersky Security Center components:
- Administration Server.
The following services must be configured on Administration Server:
- The activation proxy service is used when activating Kaspersky Security. The activation proxy service is configured in the properties of the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server. If the activation proxy service is disabled, the application cannot be activated using the activation code.
- The KSN Proxy service facilitates data exchange between Kaspersky Security and Kaspersky Security Network. The KSN Proxy service is configured in the properties of the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server.
For more detailed information about the activation proxy service and KSN Proxy service, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center help.
- Network Agent. Network Agent is responsible for interaction between Administration Server and virtual machines on which Kaspersky Security is installed.
Network Agent must be installed on all virtual machines that you want to protect:
The Network Agent does not need to be installed on SVMs because this component is included in the SVM images.
- Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console. You can use the MMC-based Administration Console (hereinafter also referred to as "Administration Console") or Kaspersky Security Center Web Console (hereinafter also referred to as "Web Console").
For information on installing Kaspersky Security Center components, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center help.
The operating system of the device on which Kaspersky Security Center is installed must meet the requirements of the Integration Server component.
