Deploying Kaspersky Lab security applications from the Control Center

With Kaspersky Security Plug-in for ConnectWise Automate, you can install Kaspersky Lab security applications on computers using a ConnectWise Automate script. The script enables you to install only Kaspersky Security Center Network Agent, or both Network Agent and Kaspersky Endpoint Security applications on the remote agents, depending on your needs. After installing these applications, the computers are considered protected and managed.

Before running the installation script, use Kaspersky Security Center or Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud tools to create and save a stand-alone installation package containing Kaspersky Security Center Network Agent, or both Kaspersky Security Center Network Agent and Kaspersky Endpoint Security. The script then deploys this package and installs the applications on the selected computers.

The script that installs Kaspersky Lab security applications can be run only for the Windows operating system.

The script can be run at different levels: for a client, a location or an individual computer.

This section explains how to install Kaspersky Lab security applications on computers from ConnectWise Automate Control Center.

Creating a stand-alone installation package

A stand-alone installation package is an executable file that you can save on a computer, a removable drive, or a shared resource in order to enable the script to use for stand-alone installation. The Kaspersky Install script, included in Kaspersky Security Plug-in for ConnectWise Automate, then runs the created file locally on the client's computers to install Kaspersky Lab applications.

Creation of a stand-alone installation package differs depending on the Kaspersky Lab solution you use: Kaspersky Security Center or Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud. Refer to one of the following sections for instructions on creating a stand-alone installation package.

Installation package in Kaspersky Security Center

Kaspersky Security Center allows you to create stand-alone installation packages for security applications. The Kaspersky Install script then runs the created file locally on the client computers to install an application, without involving Kaspersky Security Center.

To create a stand-alone installation package from Kaspersky Security Center:

1. Connect to Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server.
2. In the Kaspersky Security Center console tree, select Advanced → Remote installation → Installation packages.
3. In the workspace, select the installation package of the required application: Kaspersky Endpoint Security or Kaspersky Security Center Network Agent.
4. Start the process of creating a stand-alone installation package by using one of the following methods:
   • In the context menu of the installation package, select Create stand-alone installation package.
   • In the workspace of the installation package, click the Create stand-alone installation package link.

   This will start the Stand-alone Installation Package Creation Wizard. Follow the Wizard instructions.

5. At the final step of the Wizard, select the Open folder option to view the created stand-alone installation package in the folder.
6. If necessary, copy the package to a removable drive (such as a flash drive) for subsequent usage.
7. Proceed to the Running installation script procedure.

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Installation package in Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud

Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud allows you to download distribution packages of security applications. The Kaspersky Install script then runs the downloaded file locally on the client computers to install an application, without involving Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud.

To download a distribution package in Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud:

1. On a server or workstation, open a browser and go to Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud Management Console.
2. Select the Distribution packages section.

   The Distribution packages section contains distribution packages of security applications available for download.

3. Select a distribution package and click the Download link.

   If your company uses a proxy server, click Proxy server and define the proxy server settings (address, port, user name, and password). If you defined the proxy server settings when you connected the company to Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud at the stage of proceeding to the client company's workspace, those settings will affect the distribution package download.

   The distribution package starts downloading to the computer.

4. When the download is complete, open the folder containing the distribution package.
5. If necessary, copy the package to a removable drive (such as a flash drive) for subsequent usage.
6. Proceed to the Running installation script procedure.

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Running installation script

To deploy Kaspersky Lab security applications from ConnectWise Automate Control Center:

1. Locate the installer.exe file, created during the Creating stand-alone installation package procedure, in the folder where it was saved.
2. Rename the installer.exe file to setup.exe.
3. Create the Kaspersky subfolder of the LTShare\Transfer\Software folder, on the ConnectWise Automate server.
4. Copy the generated stand-alone installation package (setup.exe file) to the LTShare\Transfer\Software\Kaspersky folder.
5. Confirm that the setup.exe file can be downloaded through the browser.

   Check the download link, for example, http://<yourFQDN.com>/labtech/transfer/software/kaspersky/setup.exe, where <yourFQDN.com> is the web address of your web server.

6. In the ConnectWise Automate navigation tree, right-click the client, location, or group for which you want to run the installation script, and then select Scripts → Anti-Virus → Kaspersky Lab → Kaspersky Install.

   The Run Script dialog box opens.

7. In the Run Script dialog box, specify the script target and then select Once in the Schedule section.
8. Click OK to start the script.

   The script is started. The script copies and executes the setup.exe file on the client's computers. Installation is run in silent mode.

9. To view the status and results of the installation script execution for an individual computer, open the Computer Management screen and proceed to the Scripts tab.

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Viewing and editing installation script

You can view and if necessary edit or change the settings of the script, which installs Kaspersky Lab security applications on the computers.

Although you can use the ConnectWise Automate Script window to inspect and modify the script, doing so is not recommended, because making incorrect changes can cause the script to damage the computer system.

To view or modify the installation script:

1. In the ConnectWise Automate navigation tree, click the Scripts node.
2. Select Scripts → Anti-Virus → Kaspersky Lab and double-click Kaspersky Install.

   The Script window opens, where you can view or edit the script.

3. After editing the script, click Save to save your changes, and then Close.

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