F-SECURE MOBILE SECURITY 6 FOR ANDROID, Manual

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Activating
Activating the product turns on the protection.
There are three different ways to activate the product:
• Subscription key: You can use the subscription key that is given on your subscription agreement. You
enter the subscription key when promtped during activation.
• SMS: Your administrator can send an activation code by SMS through the management portal. The product
will automatically retrieve the activation code during activation.
• XML file: Your administrator can provide the
license.xml
file that contains the activation code. This
method can be used, for example, when installing the product from a memory card or via device
management (both the installation package and
license.xml
file are transferred to the device). Your
administrator can access this file from the contract details page on the management portal.
Follow these instructions to activate the product:
1. Start the application.
The product displays the license terms the first time you start it.
2. Read the license terms and accept them.
The activation starts after you have accepted the license terms.
3. Read the license terms and press OK after you accept them.
The activation starts after you have accepted the license terms.
4. Select the activation type.
You can activate the product either in the free trial mode or with your subscription code. Depending on
the license type you have purchased, you can use either Anti-theft or Mobile Security with Browsing
protection.
• To evaluate the product, select Free Trial as the activation type.
• If you already have a subscription key, select Subscription key as the subscription type and enter
your subscription key.
5. The activation requires a connection to the update service. Press Yes to connect to the update service.
The application connects to the update service and activates the product.
If you used the subscription code to activate the product, the application downloads the latest virus definition
database during the first update.
6. Press Activate .
Note: The product needs to connect to the update service during the activation.
7. After the product has downloaded all the necessary updates, the activation is complete. Press Continue
to finish the activation.
After you have activated the product, the main user interface of the product opens and the product protects
your device.
Scan your device for viruses to make sure your device is clean after you have installed and activated the
product.
The default firewall level is set to normal.
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