Step 2. Adding a key

At this step, choose a key from the Kaspersky Security Center key storage. To do so, click the Select button. The Select a key window opens.

If you added a key to the Kaspersky Security Center key storage in advance, select the key and click OK.

If the relevant key is not in the key storage, add it.

To add a key to the key storage of Kaspersky Security Center:

1. Click the Add button located on the right in the upper part of the Select a key window. This starts the Key Storage Wizard that adds a key to the key storage of Kaspersky Security Center.
2. Follow the instructions of the Wizard to add a key to key storage.
3. Finish the Key Storage Wizard.

After the wizard finishes, select the added key in the Select a key window and click OK.

To use the added key as an additional key, select the Use the key as additional check box.

The check box is unavailable if you are adding a trial license key or a subscription key. A trial license key or a subscription key cannot be added as an additional key.

After you select a key, the following information is displayed in the lower part of the window:

• Key. A unique alphanumeric sequence.
• License type. Trial, commercial, or commercial (subscription).
• Restriction. Depending on the key type:
  • For a server key – the maximum number of virtual machines with a server operating system that you can protect.
  • For a desktop key – the maximum number of virtual machines with a desktop operating system that you can protect.

    For server and desktop keys, the license restriction count includes all virtual machines that were under the protection of the application over the last 30 days, even if those virtual machines are currently powered off. If you do not want a virtual machine to be included in the license restriction count, you can exclude the virtual machine from the protected virtual machines.

  • For a key with a limitation on the number of processor cores – the maximum number of physical processor cores used on all hypervisors whose virtual machines you can protect.
  • For a key with a limitation on the number of processors – the maximum number of physical processors used on all hypervisors whose virtual machines you can protect.
• License term. The application usage period specified in the License Certificate (for example, 365 days). This field is not displayed if you are using the application under subscription.
• Expiration date. Key expiration date. You can activate the application by adding this key and use it only before this expiration date. If you are using the application under an unlimited subscription, the field’s value is Unlimited.
• Grace period. The number of days after subscription suspension during which the application retains its functionality. The field is displayed if you are using the application under subscription and the service provider with which you registered your subscription offers a grace period for renewing your subscription.
• Functionality. The list of application components and features whose availability depends on the type of commercial license associated with the selected key:
  • The application components and features that are available when using the application under the license corresponding to the selected key are marked with the icon in the list.
  • The application components and features that are unavailable when using the application under the license corresponding to the selected key are marked with the icon in the list.

Proceed to the next step of the Task Wizard.

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