Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Mac: Administrator’s Guide

Create tasks

This section describes how to use Kaspersky Security Center Web Console and Cloud Console to create and configure tasks that Kaspersky Endpoint Security performs on a client computer or a group of computers managed by Kaspersky Security Center.

A task is a set of configurable actions that Kaspersky Endpoint Security performs on a client computer.

In Kaspersky Security Center Web Console and Cloud Console, you can create the following tasks:

  • Scan
  • Update
  • Rollback
  • Add key

Create a task

  1. In the DEVICES section on the left, select the TASKS section.
  2. Click Add.

    The Add Task Wizard starts.

  3. In the Application drop-down list, select Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Mac (11.2).
  4. In the Task type drop-down list, select the task you want to create.
  5. If needed, edit the task name in the Task name field.
  6. Select devices to which the task will be assigned.
  7. Configure settings for the selected task type.
  8. Complete the Add Task Wizard by clicking Finish.

Note: If you select the Open task details when creation is complete check box in the Finish task creation window, you can proceed with modifying the default task settings. If you do not select this check box, the task is created with the default settings. You can modify the default task settings later, at any time.

You can take the following actions on tasks:

  • Start and stop tasks.
  • Configure task settings.
  • Track the progress of a task.
  • Copy and move tasks from one group to another.
  • Delete tasks.

For detailed information about Kaspersky Security Center Web Console tasks, see the Kaspersky Security Center help.

For detailed information about Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console tasks, see the Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console help.

In this section

Configure the Scan task settings

Configure the Add key task settings

Configure the Update task

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Configure the Scan task settings

On the APPLICATION SETTINGS tab, you can configure the Scan task settings for Kaspersky Endpoint Security on remote computers.

Open the Scan task settings

  1. Go to DEVICES > TASKS.
  2. Double-click a task with the Scan task type.
  3. Click the APPLICATION SETTINGS tab.

You can do the following if necessary:

  • Define a scan scope.
  • Specify the action that Kaspersky Endpoint Security performs upon detecting an infected object.
  • Select which types of files Kaspersky Endpoint Security will scan when running the Scan task.
  • Configure the scan performance settings.
  • Select which compound files Kaspersky Endpoint Security will analyze.
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Configure the Add key task settings

On the APPLICATION SETTINGS tab, you can configure the Add key task settings for Kaspersky Endpoint Security on remote computers.

Open the Add key task settings

  1. Go to DEVICES > TASKS.
  2. Double-click a task with the Add key task type.
  3. Click the APPLICATION SETTINGS tab.

You can do the following if necessary:

  • Make the current license key a reserve key.
  • Select another key for activating Kaspersky Endpoint Security on a user's computer.
  • Add a new license key to the Kaspersky Security Center repository.
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Configure the Update task

On the APPLICATION SETTINGS tab, you can configure the Update task settings for Kaspersky Endpoint Security on remote computers.

Open the Update task settings

  1. Go to DEVICES > TASKS.
  2. Double-click a task with the Update task type.
  3. Click the APPLICATION SETTINGS tab.

Dedicated Kaspersky update servers are the main source of updates for Kaspersky Endpoint Security. Kaspersky Endpoint Security can also use distribution points, local folders, or other web servers as an update source.

If you manage Kaspersky Endpoint Security via Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, the list of update sources includes Kaspersky update servers and Kaspersky Security Center servers by default. Kaspersky Endpoint Security downloads updates first from Kaspersky Security Center servers and then from Kaspersky update servers.

If you manage Kaspersky Endpoint Security via Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console, the list of update sources includes Kaspersky update servers and distribution points by default. Kaspersky Endpoint Security downloads updates first from distribution points and then from Kaspersky update servers. For detailed information about distribution points, see the Kaspersky Security Center help.

You can do the following if necessary:

  • Enable or disable updating of application modules.
  • Add or delete update sources that will be used to update Kaspersky Endpoint Security.
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