How to use FQDN as a display name [KSC for Windows]

[Antipova Anna]

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There is a known limitation in KSC. When hosts are managed from different domains and there are hosts with the similar names in these domains then 'doubles' will appear.

To avoid this, use FQDN (fully qualified domain name) as a display name instead of NETBIOS name.

Step-by-step guide

1. Set up the following server flag:

SrvUseFqdnAsDisplayNames

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\KasperskyLab\Components\34\1093\1.0.0.0\ServerFlags] "SrvUseFqdnAsDisplayNames"=dword:00000001

     2. Delete duplicated hosts from managed group and from unassigned devices.

     3. Run polling so that hosts reappear on KSC.

In order for hosts to reappear with an FQDN name, the KSC must know their DNS domain. This information appears on the KSC from an installed network agent or AD scan. Therefore, a network agent must be installed on these hosts or AD polling must be used.

[Барсуг]

Is this the better way?
 

klscflag.exe -fset -pv klserver -n SrvUseFqdnAsDisplayNames -v 1 -t d

+reboot

[Antipova Anna]

It is the same as setting up flag in the registry: 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\KasperskyLab\Components\34\1093\1.0.0.0\ServerFlags]
"SrvUseFqdnAsDisplayNames"=dword:00000001

Both ways are acceptable. Thank you!