Summary
This article includes steps regarding how to activate an InstallShield Node-Locked License.
Synopsis
This article includes steps regarding how to activate an InstallShield Node-Locked License.
Discussion
To activate your InstallShield Node-Locked license:
- Launch the InstallShield application.
- Enter your product serial number in the following format (XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX).
- Click the Activate button.
If the activation process fails:
- Select the offline activation option. An offline activation request will be generated.
- Save the offline activation license.request file.
- Click the Next button.
- The next dialog should indicate that an offline transaction is pending.
- Go to the following website to process your offline activation request:
www.installshield.com/offlineactivation - Click the Choose File button and browse to the license.request file that you recently saved.
- Click the Process button.
- Save the
activation.xmlfile. - Launch the InstallShield application, once again. The Offline Activation dialog should be displayed.
- Click the Load button and browse to the
activation.xmlfile you recently saved. - Click the Activate button.
- Click the Finish button.
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