Managing Kaspersky Endpoint Agent activation
August 27, 2024
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You can activate Kaspersky Endpoint Agent in one of the following ways:
- During installation:
- By specifying the key file at a certain step of the Installation Wizard.
- By placing the key file in the same folder as the endpointagent.msi file and setup.exe file before starting the installation in quiet mode (including remote installation).
- By specifying the path to the key file using the
LICENSEKEYPATHparameter when installing the application in quiet mode (including remote installation).If there are several key files in the folder, Kaspersky Endpoint Agent will be activated using the key file with the latest license expiration date.
If Kaspersky Endpoint Agent installer does not detect a key file suitable to activate Kaspersky Endpoint Agent, the application will be installed without being activated.
When you update Kaspersky Endpoint Agent, the current license is automatically applied to Kaspersky Endpoint Agent 4.0. The license term will remain unchanged. When updating the application with an expired license, the new application version will work in limited functionality mode after the installation is complete.
If the license for the updated version has expired, you can add the license key during the update. The key file can be passed using one of the specified methods.
- After installation:
- Using the Application activation task in Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console or in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console.
- Using the command line locally on the device.
You can use Kaspersky Security Center as a proxy server to activate Kaspersky Endpoint Agent.
You can view information about the current Kaspersky Security Center license in the Kaspersky licenses section, in the device properties, or using the command line.
For detailed information on managing keys using Kaspersky Security Center, refer to Kaspersky Security Center Help.
After the license expires, the application will continue to work in limited functionality mode.
