15 INSTALLING LOCAL HASP
HASP Keys
Installation and Configuration Guide
For offline activation, you will be supplied with the
RUS Branding
utility a
.txt
file with the product
key consisting of numeric and alphabetic characters. The
RUS Branding
utility and the
.txt
file may
be included into the installation package or sent via email (depending on the product you
purchased).
The
RUS Branding
utility handles the
c2v
and
v2c
files performing the following steps:
•
Creating a
c2v
(
customer to vendor
) file. This file
contains the snapshot of the computer the software key is linked to.
•
Applying
v2c
(
vendor
to customer
) file. The
.v2c
file
contains the software key itself which can be activated only on the computer you have taken
snapshot of (
.c2v
file).
Before offline activation, install the pre-requisites and the product using the installation CD. Make
sure the
To perform offline activation, follow the steps below:
1.
RUS Branding
utility on the computer you are going to install the key
to.
2.
Move the
c2v
file to a computer which has internet connection.
through the Customer Portal. Once there, create a
.v2c
file which will contain the
software key for the product in question.
3.
on the computer you have taken snapshot of (
c2v
file) using the
RUS
Branding
utility.
4.
Using the
Sentinel Admin Control Center
check whether the software key you have