Activation is the process of activating an application under a license that allows you to use a fully functional version of the application until the license expires. The application activation process involves adding a license key.
You can activate the application remotely using Kaspersky Security Center in the following ways:
This method allows you to add a license key to a specific device or the devices included in an administration group. You can create and run an activation task using the Administration Console or Kaspersky Security Center Web Console.
This method lets you automatically add a key to the client devices that are already connected to Kaspersky Security Center, and to new client devices. To use this method, first add the key to the key storage on Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server.
You can use Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console or Kaspersky Security Center Web Console to create the tasks for application activation, adding a key to the key storage, and distributing the key to the client devices.
Activation using Kaspersky Security Center Web Console
Before creating an activation task or a key distribution task, add the key to Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server key storage.
To add a key to Kaspersky Security Center key storage using the Web Console:
The added key will appear in the list of keys.
To activate the application using the Web Console by means of the Add Key task:
The list of tasks opens.
The Task Wizard starts.
Activation of Kaspersky Endpoint Security
.The Kaspersky Security Center key storage window opens.
A new task will be displayed in the list of tasks.
In the properties of the Add Key task, you can add a reserve key to the device. The reserve key becomes active when the license associated with the active key expires or when the active key is deleted. Availability of a reserve key allows you to avoid application functionality limitation when your license expires.
To activate the application using the Web Console by distributing a key stored on Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server to the devices:
The license key is automatically distributed to the appropriate client devices. During the automatic distribution of a key as an active or a reserve key, the licensing limit on the number of devices (set in the key properties) is taken into account. If the licensing limit is reached, distribution of this key to the devices stops automatically. You can view the number of devices to which the key has been added and other information in the key properties on the Devices tab.
You can control license usage using Web Console in the following ways:
Special considerations for the activation process in Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console
A trial version is provided for the Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console. The trial version is a special version of Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console designed to familiarize a user with the features of the application. In this version, you can perform actions in a workspace for a period of 30 days. All managed applications, including Kaspersky Endpoint Security, are automatically activated under Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console trial license. However, you cannot activate Kaspersky Endpoint Security using its own trial license when the trial license for the Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console expires. For detailed information about Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console documentation.
The trial version of Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console does not allow you to subsequently switch to a commercial version. Any trial workspace will be automatically deleted with all its contents after the 30-day period expires.
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