Kaspersky Administration Kit 6.0 MP1/MP2

Update Agent is a computer in the logical network of the Administration Server which stores and spreads database update and installation packages within its group: i.e. it is an intermediate storage of databases and packages. Update Agent is assigned for the administration group; it distributes databases and installation packages on all client computers in this group.

These data are delivered on client computers of the group only if Network Agent is installed on these computers!

Update Agents get: 

• databases of known threats – as soon as they are delivered on the Administration Server (automatically). Only the data required by the group are copied.

• installation packages – once the product deployment task of the package is started. The Update Agent gets the package only if the task is set at least one computer of its group.

The data received from the Administration Server are stored in the setup folder of the Network Agent (subfolder $FTClTmp).

The location of the folder with updates and installation packages cannot be either changed or restricted in size.

The databases are delivered on client computers when the databases update task, in whose settings Administration Server is defined as an update resource, is run. If the Use multicast option is enabled, installation packages are delivered on client computers automatically.

If a client computer does not find new databases or an installation package in the Update Agent’s storage, it will go to the Administration Server storage directly to get the same data.

To form the list of the Update Agents, right-click Administration group > Properties > the Update Agent tab; on the tab create the Update Agents list. Once the Agent is added, its connection parameters with other client computers of the group can be set: 

• Configure the ports by which client computers will connect to the Update Agent. By default ports 14000 and 13000 are set (for secure connection).

If the Administration Server- computer is set as an Update Agent, then by default the ports 14001 and 13001 are used for interaction of the Update Agent and the Clients. 

• Enable multicast to automatically spread installation packages and databases on client computers within the group. For it check Use multicast and fill in its parameters (multicast IP and IP-MULTICAST port number). By default the option is disabled. 

If multicast is enabled all computers even those for which installation is not defined will get the installation package. If you uncheck Use multicast then before installing the application the installed Network Agent will go to the Update Agent storage to get the installation package. 

New installation packages are multicast once within a group. If when multicasting the client computer was disconnected from the enterprise logical network then the Network Agent automatically downloads the necessary installation package from the Update Agent when the installation task is launched.