User's Manual

14 Kaspersky Administration Kit
2.1.4. Administrator's workstations
Corporate network computers running the administration console are referred to
as administrator workstations. From these workstations, administrators can
remotely manage all Kaspersky Anti-Virus components installed across the
logical network.
After the installation of the Administration Console an icon for this application will
appear in menu Start/Programs/Kaspersky Administration Kit.
The administrator workstation is not a logical network object. However, they can
be added to the logical network as client computers. The number of administrator
workstations is potentially unlimited. Administrator workstations from different
Logical Networks can coincide – any logical network can be administered from
any administrator workstation available on your local network.
On a logical network, the same computer can act as a client computer, an
administration server, and an administrator workstation.
2.1.5. Application administration plug-in
Network Agent Console Plug-in, a special component providing the
management interface for specific applications via the Administration Console, is
included in all Kaspersky Lab applications managed through Kaspersky
Administration Kit. Each application has its own plug-ins installed on the
administrator workstation. The plug-ins provide:
• Dialog boxes for creating and editing application policies
• Dialog boxes for creating and editing application settings
• Dialog boxes for configuring task settings
• Information about tasks performed by an application
• Information about events generated by an application
• Information about events and statistics for each client computer sent to
the administration console.
2.1.6. Policies, settings, and tasks
A task is an action performed by a Kaspersky Lab application. There are several
types of tasks, depending on task functions. Each task corresponds to specific
application settings.
There is a set of application operating parameters assigned to its task and
applied during its execution. The set of parameters of the application, common
for all types of tasks, forms the application settings. Application operation