Installing the Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security management plug-ins

The following Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security administration plug-ins are used to manage Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security using Kaspersky Security Center:

• The Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security administration web plug-in lets you manage the application using Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console and Kaspersky Security Center Web Console.
• The Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security administration MMC plug-in lets you manage the application using Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.

You can install management plug-ins for different versions of Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security simultaneously. This allows you to manage the application by using the policies created with different administration plug-in versions.

You can also convert policies and tasks created with previous versions of the administration plug-in to newer versions.

Installing the Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security web plug-in

The Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security administration web plug-in must be installed on the client device that has the Kaspersky Security Center Web Console installed. The functionality of the web plug-in is available to all administrators who have access to Kaspersky Security Center Web Console in a browser.

You can install the web plug-in as follows:

• Using the Quick Start Wizard for Kaspersky Security Center Web Console.

  Kaspersky Security Center Web Console automatically prompts you to run the Quick Start Wizard when connecting Kaspersky Security Center Web Console to the Administration Server for the first time. You can also run the Initial Configuration Wizard in the Kaspersky Security Center Web Console interface (Device discovery and deployment → Deployment and assignment → Quick Start Wizard). The Quick Start Wizard can also check if the installed web plug-ins are up to date and download the necessary updates. For more information on the Initial Configuration Wizard for Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, please refer to Kaspersky Security Center Help section.

• Manually, using a distribution kit from the list of Kaspersky Web plug-ins or from an external source.

To install the Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security web plug-in manually:

1. In the main window of the Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, select Settings → Web plug-ins.

   A list of installed web plug-ins opens.

2. Start the installation of the Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security web plug-in by one of the following ways:
   • Installation from the list of Kaspersky web plug-ins:
     1. Click Add.

        A list of all available Kaspersky Web plug-ins opens. The list is updated automatically after new versions of web plug-ins are released.

     2. Find the Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security <version number> for Linux web plug-in in the list and click its name.
     3. In the window that opens with a description of the web plug-in, click the Install plug-in button.
     4. Wait for the installation to complete and click OK in the information window.
   • Installation of the web plug-in from an external source (the archives required for installing the web plug-ins are included in the distribution kit):
     1. Click the Add from file button.
     2. In the window that opens, specify the path to the ZIP archive with the distribution kit for the web plug-in and the path to the signed file in TXT format. This file is in the archive with the web plug-in.
     3. Click Add.
     4. Wait for the installation to complete and click OK in the information window.

The new plug-in is displayed in the list of installed web plug-ins (Settings → Web Plug-ins).

If you select a language that is not included in Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security distribution package in the properties of Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server, the License Agreement and the entire Kaspersky Security Center Web Console interface will be displayed in English.

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Installing the Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security MMC plug-in

The Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security administration MMC plug-in must be installed on the same client device where the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console is installed.

Before installing the Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security administration MMC plug-in, make sure that Kaspersky Security Center and Redist C++ 2015 (Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable) are installed.

To install the MMC plug-in,

on the device where the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console is installed, run the executable file klcfginst.msi.

The file is included in the Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security distribution kit.

After installation, the administration MMC plug-in is displayed in the list of installed administration MMC plug-ins in the properties of the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server.

To view the list of installed management MMC plug-ins:

1. In the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console tree, select the Administration Server <server name> node and open the Administration Server properties window in one of the following ways:
   • using the Properties item in the Administration Server <server name> node context menu;
   • by clicking the Administration Server properties link located in the workspace of the Administration Server <server name> node in the Administration Server section.
2. In the list on the left, in the Advanced section, select the Information about the installed application administration plug-ins section.

   In the right part of the window, the list of installed management plug-ins displays the administration MMC plug-in for Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security: Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security <version number> for Linux.