Changing the Administration Server for client devices

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You can change the Administration Server that manages client devices to a different Server using the Change Administration Server task. After the task completion, the selected client devices will be put under the management of the Administration Server that you specify. You can switch the device management between the following Administration Servers:

• Primary Administration Server and one of its virtual Administration Servers
• Two virtual Administration Servers of the same primary Administration Server

To change the Administration Server that manages client devices to a different Server:

1. In the main menu, go to Assets (Devices) → Tasks.
2. Click Add.

   The New task wizard starts. Proceed through the wizard by using the Next button.

3. At the New task settings step, specify the following settings:
   1. In the Application drop-down list, select Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console.
   2. In the Task type field, select Change Administration Server.
   3. In the Task name field, specify the name for the task that you are creating.

      A task name cannot be more than 100 characters long and cannot include any special characters ("*<>?\:|).

   4. Select devices to which the task will be assigned:
      • Assign task to an administration group

        The task is assigned to devices included in an administration group. You can specify one of the existing groups or create a new one.

        For example, you may want to use this option to run a task of sending a message to users if the message is specific for devices included in a specific administration group.

        If a task is assigned to an administration group, the Security tab is not displayed in the task properties window because group tasks are subject to the security settings of the groups to which they apply.

      • Specify device addresses manually or import addresses from a list

        You can specify NetBIOS names, DNS names, IP addresses, and IP subnets of devices to which you want to assign the task.

        You may want to use this option to execute a task for a specific subnet. For example, you may want to install a certain application on devices of accountants or to scan devices in a subnet that is probably infected.

      • Assign task to a device selection

        The task is assigned to devices included in a device selection. You can specify one of the existing selections.

        For example, you may want to use this option to run a task on devices with a specific operating system version.

4. At the Task scope step, specify an administration group, devices with specific addresses, or a device selection.
5. At the next step, confirm that you agree to the terms of changing the Administration Server for client devices.
6. At the next step, select the virtual Administration Server that you want to use to manage the selected devices.
7. At the Selecting an account to run the task step, specify the account settings:
   • Default account

     The task will be run under the same account as the application that performs this task.

     By default, this option is selected.

   • Specify account

     Fill in the Account and Password fields to specify the details of an account under which the task is run. The account must have sufficient rights for this task.

     • Account

       Account under which the task is run.

     • Password

       Password of the account under which the task will be run.

8. If on the Finish task creation page you enable the Open task details when creation is complete option, you can modify the default task settings.

   If you do not enable this option, the task is created with the default settings. You can modify the default settings later, at any time.

9. Click the Finish button.

   The task is created and displayed in the list of tasks.

10. Click the name of the created task to open the task properties window.
11. In the task properties window, specify the general task settings according to your needs.
12. Click the Save button.

    The task is created and configured.

13. Run the created task.

After the task is complete, the client devices for which it was created are put under the management of the Administration Server specified in the task settings.