User Guide

14 Kaspersky Administration Kit
The structure of a logical network or the network configuration, i.e. information
about the hierarchical interconnections between groups, servers, and
workstations, is stored on one of the servers. This server is called the primary
server of the logical network.
The same computer can function as a workstation, a server, and an
administrating station. The number of workstations, servers, and administrating
stations is unlimited but there must be only one primary server.
A workstation and a server can be added to the logical network only
once. If your computer network has several logical networks, you can-
not add elements of one logical network to another logical network.
Figure 1 shows an example of the structure of a logical network.
Figure 1. An example of the structure of a logical network
2.2. Logical network addresses
Logical network objects (servers and workstations) are identified by network
addresses of computers on which the appropriate programs are installed. A
logical network object may have the following addresses (depending on network
settings):
• a static numerical IP address;
• a fully qualified domain name (FQDN);
• a computer name on the Microsoft network (NetBIOS name).
The first type of identification is available when the computer is assigned a static
IP address and is not available if the addresses are dynamically assigned by a
DHCP server.
The second type of identification is available if there is a DNS service and the
domain names are fixed and assigned to certain computers.
The third type is available if there is a WINS service.