Add Key

If Kaspersky Endpoint Security is used in Light Agent mode to protect virtual environments, activation of the application using the Add key task is not supported.

If the Kaspersky Endpoint Security application is used in standalone mode, you can use the Add key task to add a license key for activating the application.

Add a key task settings

Setting	Description
Use as a reserve key	This check box enables or disables the usage of the key as a reserve key. If this check box is selected, the application uses the key as a reserve key. If this check box is cleared, the application uses the key as an active key. This check box is cleared by default. The check box is unavailable if you are adding a trial license key or a subscription key. A trial license key and a subscription key cannot be added as a reserve key.
Select key	Clicking this button opens the Kaspersky Security Center key storage window. In this window, you can select keys added to Kaspersky Security Center key storage and add keys to Kaspersky Security Center key storage.
License information	This section contains information about the key and the license corresponding to this key: License key – unique alphanumeric sequence. You may use the application only if it has a key. License type can be trial, commercial, or commercial (subscription). License validity period is the number of days during which you can use the application activated by this key (for example, 365 days). This information is not displayed if you use the application under a subscription. Grace period – the number of days after the subscription ends during which the application retains its functionality. The field is displayed if you are using the application under a subscription and the service provider with which you registered your subscription offers a grace period for renewing your subscription. Expires on is the date and time when the application activated by this key expires, in UTC. If you use the application under an unlimited subscription, the license expiration date is not specified. Limit is the maximum number of devices that the application can protect. Description – description of the license.

Setting

Description

Use as a reserve key

This check box enables or disables the usage of the key as a reserve key.

If this check box is selected, the application uses the key as a reserve key.

If this check box is cleared, the application uses the key as an active key.

This check box is cleared by default.

The check box is unavailable if you are adding a trial license key or a subscription key.

A trial license key and a subscription key cannot be added as a reserve key.

Select key

Clicking this button opens the Kaspersky Security Center key storage window. In this window, you can select keys added to Kaspersky Security Center key storage and add keys to Kaspersky Security Center key storage.

License information

This section contains information about the key and the license corresponding to this key:

License key – unique alphanumeric sequence. You may use the application only if it has a key.
License type can be trial, commercial, or commercial (subscription).
License validity period is the number of days during which you can use the application activated by this key (for example, 365 days). This information is not displayed if you use the application under a subscription.
Grace period – the number of days after the subscription ends during which the application retains its functionality. The field is displayed if you are using the application under a subscription and the service provider with which you registered your subscription offers a grace period for renewing your subscription.
Expires on is the date and time when the application activated by this key expires, in UTC. If you use the application under an unlimited subscription, the license expiration date is not specified.
Limit is the maximum number of devices that the application can protect.
Description – description of the license.

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