Activation is the process of activating a license that allows you to use a fully functional version of the application until the license expires.
The process of activating Kaspersky Endpoint Security involves adding an active application license key.
If you are using the application under a license that does not include the Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum functionality, then to activate this functionality, you need to add an additional Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum Add-on license key ("EDR Optimum key").
If Kaspersky Endpoint Security is used in Light Agent mode to protect virtual environments, the application does not need to be activated separately. You activate Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security for Virtualization Light Agent; activation is performed on the Protection Server (a component of Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security for Virtualization Light Agent) by adding a license key to the SVM. To activate the functionality of Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum, you also need to add the EDR Optimum key to the SVM.
You can activate the application in one of the following ways:
You can also add a reserve key to the application. 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.
A reserve license key can be added only after adding an active license key.
You can view information about the license keys added to the device: