Usage of Network Agent for Windows, macOS, and Linux: Comparison

Installation

Automatic installation of updates and patches for Network Agent

Automatic distributing of a key

Installing manually, by running application installers on devices

Forced synchronization

Distribution point

Network polling

• IP range polling
• Windows network polling
• Domain controller polling (Microsoft Active Directory)

• IP range polling
• Domain controller polling (Microsoft Active Directory, Samba as an Active Directory)

Running KSN proxy service on a distribution point side

Downloading updates via Kaspersky update servers to the distribution points repositories that distribute updates to managed devices

Distribution point devices running macOS cannot download updates from Kaspersky update servers.

If one or more devices running macOS are within the scope of the Download updates to the repositories of distribution points task, the task completes with the Failed status, even if it has successfully completed on all Windows devices.

Push installation of applications

Restricted: it is not possible to perform push installation on Windows devices by using Linux distribution points.

Restricted: it is not possible to perform push installation on Windows devices by using macOS distribution points.

Handling third-party applications

Remote installation of applications on devices

Software updates

Configuring operating system updates in a Network Agent policy

Viewing information about software vulnerabilities

Scanning applications for vulnerabilities

Inventory of software installed on devices

Virtual machines

Installing Network Agent on a virtual machine

Optimization settings for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)

Support of dynamic virtual machines

Other

Auditing actions on a remote client device by using Windows Desktop Sharing

Managing device restarts

Connection Manager

Remotely connecting to the desktop of a client device