User's Manual

CHAPTER 2. UNDERSTANDING
KASPERSKY
ADMINISTRATION KIT
2.1. Logical network
2.1.1. Logical network. Administration
Server.
Logical network is a hierarchical structure of administration groups consisting of
client computers. Kaspersky Lab applications installed on client computers are
managed through Kaspersky Administration Kit.
Administration Server is a computer on which the Administration Server
component is installed.
The Administration server is installed as a service on a computer with the
following attributes:
• having name Kaspersky Administration Server;
• with the automatic startup at the operating system startup;
• with profile Local system or user's profile depending on the selection
made during the component's installation.
The functions of the Administration Server (or, more precisely, of the
administration server application installed on this computer) are as follows:
• Store information about the logical network structure (network
configuration);
• Store backup copies of the configuration information of the computers in
the logical network;
• Store distribution files for Kaspersky Lab applications;
• Remotely install and uninstall applications on the computers;
• Update anti-virus database and program modules;
• Manage policies and tasks on the computers in the logical network;
• Store information about events occurred on the computers in the logical
network;
• Generate reports on application performance across the logical network;