Chapter 4 Product Registration and Licensing
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4.4 Product registration at the website
If, by any reason, registration of WinRoute cannot be performed from the Administration
Console, it is still possible to register the product at Kerio Technologies website. The
registration form can be found under Purchase →License Registration. The form is
almost identical with the registration process described in chapter 4.3.
The corresponding license key file is based on the registration form and it is automati-
cally generated upon its completion and confirmation.
Two methods can be used to install the license key:
•Click on Install License in the welcome page’s pop-up context menu (see figure 4.2).
Click this link to open the standard system dialog for opening of a file.
If the installation of the license key is completed successfully, the license is activated
immediately. Information about the new license is displayed on the Administration
Console welcome page.
This method can also be used for remote installation of the license key (the license
key file must be saved on the disk of the host from which the remote installation is
performed).
•By copying the license key file to a corresponding directory.
The license key must be saved in the license folder in the WinRoute’s installation
directory.
(the typical path is C:\Program Files\Kerio\WinRoute Firewall\license).
It is necessary that the file name (license.key) is not changed!
To activate the license, it is necessary to restart (stop and run again) the WinRoute
Firewall Engine.
Note: If possible, it is recommended to register WinRoute from the Administration Con-
sole (it is not necessary to restart the WinRoute Firewall Engine).
4.5 Subscription / Update Expiration
WinRoute automatically alerts the administrator in case the WinRoute license’s expiration
date, the expiration of the McAfee antivirus or of ISS OrangeWeb Filter and/or expiration
of the update rights (so called subscription) for WinRoute or the McAfee antivirus is
coming soon. These alert only inform the administrator that they should prolong the
subscription of WinRoute or renew the corresponding license.