Creating an activation request

To create an activation request file, do the following:


  1. Open the Activate License Wizard (on PC) or the Activate License Assistant (on Mac) by either:
    • going to the Trial tab of the About Enfocus Switch window and clicking Activate,

    • going to Help > License > Activate.

  2. Click Next (on PC) or Continue (on Mac) in the first screen of the Activate License Wizard/Assistant dialog box.
  3. Select Off-line activation and click Next / Continue.
  4. Leave Step 1: Create an activation request selected and click Next / Continue.
  5. In the Your product keys dialog box, choose the number of product keys you have to activate and click Next / Continue.
  6. Depending on what you chose in the previous step:
    1. If you chose I have one product key, enter the product key in the fields provided. The cursor automatically advances to the next field as you type.
    2. If you chose I have more than one product key, enter each product key on a line, followed by a comma.
    3. Then click Next / Continue.
  7. Enter the name of your activation account and click Next / Continue.
    Note:

    You should have created this activation account in Creating an activation account.

    If you haven’t created an activation account yet, go to http://www.enfocus.com/CreateAccount on a computer connected to the internet, and see Creating an activation account for instructions.

  8. Save the activation request file.
    1. Click Save As (PC) or Select... (Mac).
    2. In the pop-up that opens, browse to the desired location and click Save.
      Note: By default, the activation request file is called requestactivate.xml.
  9. A message will appear saying that Step 1 of the off-line activation has been completed successfully. Click Finish / Done.
  10. Copy the activation request file to a computer with Internet access using whatever method you have available - USB thumb drive, diskette, network...