Installing Light Agent for Windows using the Active Directory Group Policy editor

You can use the Active Directory Group Policies Editor to install the Light Agent for Windows component on virtual machines associated with the selected Group Policy Object, without using Kaspersky Security Center.

More detailed information about working with Group Policy Editor can be found in Microsoft Windows help files.

Before installing Light Agent for Windows, we recommend closing all applications running in the virtual machine's operating system.

To install Light Agent for Windows using the Active Directory Group Policy editor:

  1. On virtual machines intended for installation of Light Agent for Windows, install the following packages of Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 depending on the installed operating system:
    • Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 for 32-bit operating systems, if a 32-bit operating system is installed on the virtual machines.
    • Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 for 32-bit operating systems and Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 for 64-bit operating systems, if a 64-bit operating system is installed on the virtual machines.
  2. Create a shared network folder on the same computer on which the domain controller is installed.
  3. Move the following files to the shared network folder:
    • The application installation package in MSI format.
    • The file setup.ini with the parameter Eula set to 1.

      A description of the setup.ini file parameters is provided on the application page in the Knowledge Base.

  4. Open the Group Policy Management window in Microsoft Windows.
  5. In the tree of the Group Policy Management window, select a Group Policy Object with which virtual machines intended for Light Agent for Windows installation are associated.
  6. Right-click to display the context menu of the Group Policy Object, and select Edit.

    The Directory Management Group Policies Editor opens.

  7. Create a new installation package in the editor. To do this, perform the following actions:
    1. In the console tree, select Group Policy Object \ Computer Configuration \ Policies \ Application Configuration \ Software installation.
    2. Right-click to open the context menu of the Software installation node and select Create -> Package.

      The standard Open window in Microsoft Windows opens.

    3. In the standard Microsoft Windows Open window, specify the path to the application installation package in MSI format.

      The Deploy application window opens.

    4. In the Deploy application window, select Assigned.
    5. Click OK.

The group policy will be applied to each virtual machine associated with a Group Policy Object at the next startup of virtual machines. As a result, the Light Agent for Windows component is installed on all virtual machines associated with the selected Group Policy Object.

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