Managing tasks in the Administration Console

You can create the following tasks for working with Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security using Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console:

• Local tasks that are configured for an individual device
• Group tasks that are configured for devices within administration groups
• Tasks for sets of devices that do not belong to administration groups

  The tasks for the sets of devices are performed only on the devices that are specified in the task settings. If new devices are added to the device selection for which the task is created, this task is not applied to the new devices. To apply the task to these computers, you must create a new task or edit the settings of the existing task.

You can create any number of group tasks, tasks for a set of devices, or local tasks.

The set and default values of the task settings may differ depending on the license type.

You can perform the following actions with tasks:

• Start, stop, pause, and resume tasks.

  The Update task cannot be paused or resumed, it can only be started or stopped.

• Create new tasks.
• Edit task settings.

  If the user account which is used to access the Administration Server does not have permissions to edit the settings of certain functional scopes, the settings of these functional scopes are not available for editing.

• Compare task versions in the Revision history section of the task properties window.

General information about the tasks in the Administration Console is provided in Kaspersky Security Center documentation.

Creating a local task

To create a local task:

1. Open the Administration Console of Kaspersky Security Center.
2. In the Managed devices folder, open the folder with the name of the administration group that includes the required device.
3. In the workspace, select the Devices tab.
4. In the list of managed devices, select the device for which you want to create a local task. In the device context menu, select Properties.
5. In the Properties: <Device name> window, select the Task section.
6. Click Add.

   The Task Wizard starts.

7. Follow the Task wizard instructions.

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Creating a group task

To create a group task:

1. Open the Administration Console of Kaspersky Security Center.
2. In the Administration Console tree, select the Tasks folder.
3. In the workspace, click the New task button.

   The Task Wizard starts.

4. Follow the Task wizard instructions.

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Creating a task for device sets

To create a task for a set of devices:

1. Open the Administration Console of Kaspersky Security Center.
2. In the Administration Console tree, select the Tasks folder.
3. In the workspace, click the New task button.

   The Task Wizard starts.

4. Follow the Task wizard instructions.
5. In the Select devices to which the task will be assigned window of the Wizard, click the Assign task to a device selection button.
6. In the next window of the Wizard, click the Browse button.

   The Device selection window will open.

7. Select the required devices and click OK in the Device selection window.
8. Click Next.
9. Follow the Task wizard instructions.

Manually starting, stopping, pausing, and resuming a task

If Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security is running on the client device, you can start, stop, pause, and resume the task on this client device using Kaspersky Security Center. When Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security is paused, running tasks are paused as well, and it becomes impossible to start, stop, pause, or resume a task using Kaspersky Security Center.

To start, stop, pause, or resume a local task:

1. Open the Administration Console of Kaspersky Security Center.
2. In the Managed devices folder, open the folder with the name of the administration group that includes the required device.
3. In the workspace, select the Devices tab.
4. In the list of managed devices, select the device on which you want to start, stop, pause, or resume a local task.
5. In the device context menu, select Properties.
6. In the Properties: <Device name> window, select the Task section.

   A list of local tasks appears in the right part of the window.

7. Select a local task that you want to start, stop, pause, or resume.
8. Do one of the following:
   • In the context menu of the local task, select Start / Stop / Pause / Resume.
   • To start or stop a local task, click the / button to the right of the local tasks list.
   • Click the Properties button under the list of local tasks and in the Properties: <Local task name> window that opens, on the General tab, click the Start / Stop / Pause / Resume button.

To start, stop, pause, or resume a group task:

1. Open the Administration Console of Kaspersky Security Center.
2. In the Managed devices folder, select the folder with the name of the administration group for which you want to start, stop, pause, or resume a group task.
3. In the workspace, select the Tasks tab.

   A list of group tasks appears in the right part of the window.

4. Select a group task that you want to start, stop, pause, or resume.
5. In the context menu of the group task, select Start / Stop / Pause / Resume.

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Editing local task settings

To edit the local task settings:

1. Open the Administration Console of Kaspersky Security Center.
2. In the Managed devices folder, open the folder with the name of the administration group that includes the required device.
3. In the workspace, select the Devices tab.
4. In the list of managed devices, select the device for which you want to configure the application settings. In the device context menu, select Properties.
5. In the Properties: <Device name> window, select the Task section.

   A list of local tasks appears in the right part of the window.

6. Select the required local task and in the context menu of the task, select Properties.

   The Properties: <Local task name> window will open.

7. Edit the local task settings.
8. In the Properties: <Local task name> window, click OK to save the changes.

The number and the contents of the sections depend on the type of the selected task. The contents of the General, Notifications, Schedule, and Revision history sections are identical for all tasks. For a detailed description of these sections, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center documentation.

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Editing group task settings

to edit the group task settings:

1. Open the Administration Console of Kaspersky Security Center.
2. In the Managed devices folder, open the folder with the name of the required administration group.
3. In the workspace, select the Tasks tab.
4. In the list of group tasks, select the required group task and select Properties in the task context menu.

   The Properties: <Group task name> window will open.

5. Edit the group task settings.
6. In the Properties: <Group task name> window, click OK to save the changes.

The number and the contents of the sections depend on the type of the selected task. The contents of the General, Notifications, Schedule, and Revision history sections are identical for all tasks. For a detailed description of these sections, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center documentation.

Editing device sets task settings

To edit the task settings for a set of devices:

1. Open the Administration Console of Kaspersky Security Center.
2. Select the Tasks folder.
3. In the Tasks folder, in the list of tasks, select the task for the set of devices. To change the settings of this task, select Properties from the task context menu.

   The Properties: <Task name> window will open.

4. Edit the task settings for the set of devices.
5. In the Properties: <Task name> window click OK.

The number and the contents of the sections depend on the type of the selected task. The contents of the General, Notifications, Schedule, and Revision history sections are identical for all tasks. For a detailed description of these sections, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center documentation.