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Activate Kaspersky Endpoint Security
Important: Before activating Kaspersky Endpoint Security, make sure that the date and time that set on your computer match the actual date and time.
Activating the application involves adding a key to the application. The Managed Detection and Response component is activated separately. To use this component, you must activate Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response in the Kaspersky Security Center Administration or Web Console.
Note: An internet connection is required to activate the application.
- Open the main application window and click
.The Licensing window opens.
- In the Licensing window, click Try.
- In the Activate Trial Version window, click Activate Trial Version.
Kaspersky Endpoint Security connects to Kaspersky activation servers and sends data for verification. If verification is successful, the application receives and adds a key for the free trial version.
Click Continue to complete activating the application.
Important: A trial version of Kaspersky Endpoint Security can be activated only if the application has not been previously activated on the computer.
Activate the application with an activation code
- Open the main application window and click .
The Licensing window opens.
- In the Licensing window, click Activate.
- In the window that opens, enter the activation code that you received when purchasing Kaspersky Endpoint Security.
- Click Activate.
Note: An activation code is a unique combination of twenty Latin letters and numbers in the form xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-ххххх.
Kaspersky Endpoint Security connects to Kaspersky activation servers and sends the activation code to verify its authenticity. If the activation code is successfully verified, the application automatically receives and adds the license key.
- Click Continue to complete activating the application.
Note: Depending on the activation code that you have received, you may need to fill out a registration form.
If activation code verification fails, a corresponding notification is displayed. In this case, contact the software vendor that supplied you with this activation code.
After you have activated the application with the activation code, you can view the following information in the Licensing window:
- Active key
- Key or subscription status
- The number of computers on which you can use the application under the current license or subscription
- License expiration date and time
- Number of days until license expiration