Viewing information about the current license

Viewing licensing information

Information about the current license is displayed in the details pane of the Kaspersky Security node of the Application Console. A key can have the following statuses:

• Checking the key status – Kaspersky Security for Windows Server is checking the applied key file or activation code and waiting for a response about the current key status.
• License expiration date – Kaspersky Security for Windows Server has been activated until the specified date and time. The key status is highlighted in yellow in the following cases:
  • The license will expire in 14 days and no additional key has been applied.
  • The added key has been blacklisted and is about to be blocked.
• Application not activated – Kaspersky Security for Windows Server is not activated because a key file or an activation code has not been applied. The status is highlighted in red.
• License has expired – Kaspersky Security for Windows Server is not activated because the license has expired. The status is highlighted in red.
• End User License Agreement has been violated – Kaspersky Security for Windows Server is not activated because the terms of the End User License Agreement have been violated. The status is highlighted in red.
• Key is blacklisted – The added key has been blocked and blacklisted by Kaspersky, for example, if the key has been used by third parties to activate the application illegally. The status is highlighted in red.
• Subscription suspended – The subscription has been suspended temporarily. The status is highlighted in red. You can renew the subscription at any time.

Viewing information about the current license

To view information about the current license,

in the Application Console tree, expand the Licensing node.

General information about the current license is displayed in the details pane of the Licensing node (see the table below).

General information about the license in the Licensing node

Field	Description
Activation code	The activation code. This field is filled in if you activate the application using an activation code.
Activation status	Information about the activation status of the application. The Activation status column of the Licensing node's details pane can have the following statuses: Applied – if you have activated the application using an activation code or key file. Activation – if you have applied an activation code to activate the application, but the activation process has not been finalized yet. The status changes to Applied after activation of the application is complete and the contents of the node's details pane are refreshed. Activation error – if application activation failed. You can view the cause of unsuccessful activation in the task log.
Key	The key used to activate the application.
License type	License type: commercial or trial.
Expiration date	Expiration date and time of the license associated with the active key.
Activation code status or key status	Activation code status or key status: Active or Additional.

To view detailed information about the license,

on the Licensing node, open the context menu on the line with license data that you want to expand and select Properties.

In the Key properties window, the General tab displays detailed information about the current license, and the Advanced tab displays information about the customer and the contact details of Kaspersky or the retailer from whom you purchased Kaspersky Security for Windows Server (see the table below).

Detailed license information in the Properties: <Activation code status or key status> window

Field	Description
General tab
Key	The key used to activate the application.
Key addition date	Date when the key was added to the application.
License type	License type: commercial or trial.
Days till expiration	Number of days remaining until the expiration of the license associated with the active key.
Expiration date	Expiration date and time of the license associated with the active key. If you activate the application under an unlimited subscription, the field value is Unlimited. If Kaspersky Security for Windows Server is unable to determine the license expiration date, the field value is Unknown.
Application	The name of the application activated with the key file or activation code.
Key usage restriction	Restriction on use of the key (if any).
Eligible for technical support	Information on whether Kaspersky or one of its partners will provide technical support under the license terms.
Advanced tab
Information about the license	Current license number.
Support information	Contact details of Kaspersky or its partner providing technical support. This field may be empty if technical support is not provided.
Owner information	Information about the license owner: a customer name and the name of the organization for which the license was acquired.

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