- Kaspersky Endpoint Security overview
- Install and uninstall Kaspersky Endpoint Security
- Kaspersky Endpoint Security interface
- About notifications
- Kaspersky Endpoint Security licensing
- Perform common tasks
- Open and quit the application
- View the status of computer protection
- Disable and resume computer protection
- Perform scan tasks
- Use Protection Center
- Configure the automatic start of a scheduled virus scan task
- What to do if file access is blocked
- Update application databases
- Restore a file that has been deleted or disinfected by the application
- View the application operation report
- What to do if notification windows appear
- Advanced configuration of the application
- Participate in Kaspersky Security Network
- Manage the application from the command line
- Manage the application from the command line
- View Help
- Run virus scan
- Update the application
- Roll back the last update
- Start/stop a component or task
- View status and statistics of a component or task
- Export protection preferences
- Activate the application
- Return codes of the command line
- Quit the application
- Manage the application via Kaspersky Security Center
- Deploy Kaspersky Endpoint Security on a corporate network
- Prepare for remote installation of Kaspersky Endpoint Security
- Manage Network Agent from the command line
- Install and uninstall Kaspersky Endpoint Security
- Start and stop the application via Kaspersky Security Center
- Create and manage tasks
- Create and manage policies
- Create and manage policy profiles
- Generate a report on detected objects
- Contact Technical Support
- Sources of information about the application
- Appendices
- AO Kaspersky Lab
- Information about third-party code
- Trademark notices
Create a policy
This section contains instructions on how to start the New Policy Wizard to create a policy.
Create a policy from the folder of an administration group
- Start Administration Console of Kaspersky Security Center.
- Expand the Administration Server <Server name> node.
- In the console tree, select the Managed devices node.
- Select the administration group that contains the required client computer.
- In the workspace, select the Policies tab and click the Create a policy button.
The New Policy Wizard opens.
- Follow the steps of the New Policy Wizard to create a policy.
Create a policy from the Policies folder
- Start Administration Console of Kaspersky Security Center.
- Expand the Administration Server <Server name> node.
- In the console tree, select the Policies folder and click the Create a policy button.
The New Policy Wizard opens.
- Follow the steps of the New Policy Wizard to create a policy.
To proceed to the next step of the wizard, click the Next button. To return to the previous step of the wizard, click the
button. To exit the wizard at any step, click the Cancel button.
The appearance of buttons may vary depending on your version of Windows.
In the Select the application for which you want to create a group policy window, in the list of applications, select Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 Service Pack 2 Maintenance Release 1 for Mac.
Step 2. Specify the name of the policy
- In the Enter a group policy name window, in the Name field, specify the name of the policy that you are creating. The name can't contain the following symbols:
“ * < : > ? \ |
. - Select the Use settings from policy for previous version of application checkbox if you want to import the settings from an existing Kaspersky Endpoint Security policy to a new policy.
Step 3. Specify protection settings
In the Protection window, configure the following settings if necessary:
- Configure protection settings for the operating system on the client computer.
- Configure Trusted Zone.
- Select types of objects to be detected.
- Disable or enable the start of scheduled tasks when the computer is running on battery power.
Step 4. Configure File Anti-Virus settings
In the File Anti-Virus window, do the following if necessary:
- Enable or disable File Anti-Virus.
By default, File Anti-Virus is enabled.
- Select a security level.
By default, the security level recommended by Kaspersky Lab is selected.
- Select actions to be performed upon detecting a malicious object.
Step 5. Configure Web Anti-Virus settings
In the Web Anti-Virus window, do the following if necessary:
- Enable or disable Web Anti-Virus.
By default, Web Anti-Virus is enabled.
- Select a security level.
By default, the security level recommended by Kaspersky Lab is selected.
- Select the action to be performed upon detecting a malicious object in web traffic.
- Enable or disable scanning of inbound and outbound HTTPS traffic.
Step 6. Configure Network Attack Blocker
In the Network Attack Blocker window, do the following if necessary:
- Enable or disable Network Attack Blocker.
By default, Network Attack Blocker is enabled.
- Configure Network Attack Blocker settings.
Step 7. Configure FileVault disk encryption
- In the FileVault Disk Encryption window, enable or disable FileVault encryption management for a user's startup disk.
- Choose the Encrypt disk option, if you want to encrypt user's startup disk when the policy is applied to a client computer.
By default, the FileVault encryption is disabled.
If the Enable FileVault disk encryption management checkbox is unselected, users with administrator rights can encrypt and decrypt their Mac startup disks from System Preferences.
If the Enable FileVault disk encryption management checkbox and the Encrypt disk option are selected, users with administrator rights can't decrypt the startup disk of their Mac from System Preferences.
If the Enable FileVault disk encryption management checkbox and the Decrypt disk option are selected, users with administrator rights can't encrypt the startup disk of their Mac from System Preferences.
Step 8. Configure update settings
In the Update window, do the following if necessary:
- Enable or disable updating application modules.
- Enable or disable copying of update files to a specific folder.
- Specify the folder to which the application will copy update files.
- Specify update sources.
Step 9. Configure KSN settings
In the KSN window, do the following if necessary:
- Read the full text of the Kaspersky Security Network Statement by clicking the KSN Statement button.
- Enable or disable the use of Kaspersky Security Network.
- Enable or disable extended KSN mode.
- Enable or disable the use of KSN proxy.
When you choose to participate in Kaspersky Security Network in a policy settings, Kaspersky Endpoint Security statistics from client computers to which the policy is applied are automatically sent to Kaspersky Lab to enhance protection of these computers.
Note: Kaspersky Lab doesn't collect, process, or store any personal data without your explicit consent.
After the policy is deleted or made inactive, KSN settings on a client computer return to the original state.
Step 10. Configure user interaction settings
In the User Interaction window, configure the settings of Kaspersky Endpoint Security interaction with the user of the client computer if necessary.
Step 11. Configure network connection settings
In the Network window, configure the connection to a proxy server if necessary.
Step 12. Configure reports and Backup settings
In the Reports window, do the following if necessary:
- Configure settings for generating and storing reports.
- Configure settings for storing objects in Backup.
Step 13. Select the policy status and complete the creation of a policy
In the Create the group policy for the application window, do the following:
- Select the status that will be assigned to the policy:
- Active policy: the policy is applied to the selected administration group.
- Inactive policy: the policy is not applied.
- Out-of-office policy: the policy is applied to the selected administration group when the computers are disconnected from the corporate network.
Note: You can create multiple policies for an application in an administration group, but only one of them can be active.
For detailed information about policy statuses, see Kaspersky Security Center Help.
- Select the Open policy properties immediately after they are created checkbox if you want to review the policy settings after the policy is created.
- Click Finish to close the New Policy Wizard.
The policy that you have created appears on the Policies tab in the workspace of the relevant administration group. The policy is applied to client computers after their first synchronization with Administration Server.
You can edit the settings of the policy you have created. You can also prohibit or allow changes to each group of settings from a client computer using the
and
buttons for each group of settings. The
button next to a group of settings signifies that the user of a client computer is not allowed to edit these settings on the user's computer. The
button next to a group of settings signifies that the user of a client computer is allowed to edit these settings on the user's computer.