Activating the application with a key for a Security Server

If Kaspersky Security is installed in a configuration with a DAG, you only need to add one Security Server key for all servers of the entire DAG. You can add keys by connecting the Management Console to any server within the DAG.

If you create a DAG group from servers on which the application was already previously installed and activated, you must activate the application for this group. To do so, you need to add one Security Server key after adding the first server to the DAG group.

Prepare a key file prior to activating the application. If you have only an activation code for a trial or commercial license, you can generate a key file based on the activation code. To generate a key file based on an activation code, you can use the Kaspersky website at https://activation.kaspersky.com/.

To add a key:

1. Perform the following steps in the Management Console tree:
   • If you want to add a Security Server key, expand the node of the Security Server for which you want to add a key.
   • If you want to add a Security Server key for a profile:
     1. Open the Profiles node.
     2. Open the node of the profile for which you want to add the key.
2. Select the Licensing node.
3. In the workspace, perform one of the following actions:
   • To add an active key for a Security Server:
     1. Click the Add button in the Active key section.

        This opens the Add license window.

     2. In the Add license window that opens, in the Select key file section, click the Add button.
   • To add a reserve key of the Security Server, click on the Add button in the Additional key section.

     A reserve key for a Security Server can be added only if the Security Server has an active key. Only a commercial license key can be added as a reserve key. A trial license key cannot be added as a reserve key.

4. In the displayed File name dialog specify path to the key file (file with the .key extension) and click Open.
5. If you are adding an active key for a Security Server, click the Next button.

The key will be added, and its information will appear in the section corresponding to the key type.

See also Viewing information about installed keys Activating the application using an activation code Replacing a key Removing a key Configuring the license expiry term notification Viewing the number of mailboxes

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