User guide

Fast and Effective Endpoint Security for Business PassMark Software
Comparative Analysis Page 18 of 44
Edition 1 22 August 2012
Kaspersky Endpoint
Security
Installation and Configuration 4/5
Installing Kaspersky Security Centre (KSC) 9.2 was
straightforward and quick, with the setup Wizard
installing both the Administration Server and
Console components in less than 5 minutes. Setup is
completed in one major stage, and necessary
prerequisites, including MS SQL Express, Microsoft
.NET Framework 2.0, Windows Installer 3.1 and
Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8
automatically if required. We conducted installation
on a machine that only required MS SQL Express to
be installed, so setup may have otherwise taken
much longer, requiring restarts after installing
Microsoft components.
Once the setup Wizard completes, the Quick Start
Wizard appears, prompting for the Administrator to
enter product activation details, which can be
conveniently done later. Once complete, the product
updates and no further restart is required to begin
using the Administration Console. Like the setup
Wizard, the Quick Start Wizard is transparent;
informing the Administrator of every action it is
taking, for e.g. creating default tasks and policies,
and showing filenames as they are being
downloaded during the update. The update took a
while to complete (more than 20 minutes), but could
be finished in the background by clicking ‘Next’.
Documentation is split into four separate .pdf
documents, an Administrator, Getting Started,
Implementation, and User Guides. This makes it
somewhat difficult to locate required information,
and confusing as there is a significant amount of
content overlap as well as cross-referencing
between documents.
Migration from Previous Solutions 4/5
Upgrading from Kaspersky Administrator Kit (KAK)
8.0 to KSC 9.0 is documented clearly in 8 relatively
simple steps, including creating a backup using the
provided klbackup utility, installing KSC 9.0, and
deploying an upgrade to migrate clients. The process
does not require uninstalling KSC 9.0 or the client
anti-virus separately, and all Administration Server
data and settings are carried over when installed on
the same computer where the previous version of
Administration Server was installed.
Migrating to KSC 9.0 from previous versions of KAK
8.0 is not mentioned in the same document, but is
not impossible as there are instructions available for
migrating to KAK 8.0 from version 6 or higher in
separate documentation. Thus migration from
earlier versions may involve two major steps, i.e.
migration to KAK 8.0 and then to KSC 9.0.
Review Summary
Overall Rating
Installation & Configuration
Migration
Default Policies & Policy
Management
Client Installation
Interface Design
Client Management &
Remote Management
Updates
Effectiveness
Performance
 Pros
 Initial configuration was quick and easy
 Wizard-based configuration eases
administrators into management
 Relatively low traffic overhead for updates
 Policy and Client management is flexible
 One-click reporting with custom template
creation
 Cons
 Performance is only average (large client
installation size, slow On-Access scanning)
 Documentation is thorough but could be
organized better