About installing Light Agent for Windows

Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows in Light Agent mode for protection of virtual environments is installed in one of the following ways:

• Remotely from the administrator's workstation using Kaspersky Security Center.

  To use Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows as a Light Agent for Windows, you need to select the Light Agent configuration in the properties of the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows installation package on the Settings tab.

• Locally on a virtual machine using the installation wizard.

  To use Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows as a Light Agent for Windows, you need to select the Light Agent for protecting virtual environments configuration at the configuration selection step.

• Using the command line.

  To use Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows as a Light Agent for Windows, you select the Light Agent mode in one of the following ways:

  • Run the installation command with LIGHTAGENTMODE=1.
  • Perform a silent installation using a setup.ini file with KSVLAMode=1.

To optimize the performance of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows in Light Agent mode, we recommend using predefined groups of exclusions and trusted applications for various virtualization solutions. You can include recommended scan exclusions and trusted applications in the trusted zone during local installation using the wizard or when creating an installation package in interactive mode.

When installing on a non-persistent virtual machine template, we recommend configuring additional installation settings for Light Agent and Network Agent.

For more information about installing Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows in Light Agent mode, see the application Help of the relevant version.

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