Special considerations when working with different versions of administration plug-ins

You can use an administration plug-in to change the following items:

• Policies
• Policy profiles
• Group tasks
• Local tasks
• Local settings of Kaspersky Endpoint Security

You can manage Kaspersky Endpoint Security via Kaspersky Security Center only if you have an administration plug-in whose version is equal to or later than the version specified in the information regarding the compatibility of Kaspersky Endpoint Security with the administration plug-in. You can view the minimum required version of the administration plug-in in the installer.ini file included in the distribution kit.

If any component is opened, the administration plug-in checks its compatibility information. If the version of the administration plug-in is equal to or later than the version specified in the compatibility information, you can change the settings of this component. Otherwise, you cannot use the administration plug-in to change the settings of the selected component. It is recommended to upgrade the administration plug-in.

Changing previously defined settings using a later version of the administration plug-in

You can use a later version of the administration plug-in to change all previously defined settings, and configure new settings that were not present in your previously used version of the administration plug-in.

For new settings, a later version of the administration plug-in assigns the default values when a policy, policy profile, or task are saved for the first time.

After you change the settings of a policy, policy profile, or group task using a later version of the administration plug-in, these components will become unavailable for previous versions of the administration plug-in. The local settings of Kaspersky Endpoint Security and the settings of local tasks are still available for the administration plug-in of previous versions.