Selecting the installation type
After specifying the software components for installation of Kaspersky Security for Windows Server, 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 Security for Windows Server 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 Security for Windows Server 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 Security for Windows Server can be performed using Active Directory group policies or using the Kaspersky Security Center remote installation task.
Kaspersky Security for Windows Server 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 Security for Windows Server 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 Security for Windows Server components on a protected device out of a \server\setup.exe file included in the distribution kit.
- Kaspersky Security for Windows Server Console from the \client\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 Security for Windows Server will be installed with the default settings. Kaspersky Security for Windows Server 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 Security for Windows Server 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 Security for Windows Server can be installed on multiple devices by using the remote installation task.
The protected devices on which you want to install Kaspersky Security for Windows Server 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 Security for Windows Server on the protected device. The Application Console can be installed on the protected device or administrator's workstation.
Kaspersky Security for Windows Server can be installed using just the recommended installation settings.
The protected devices on which Kaspersky Security for Windows Server 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.
