The Registration dialog provides product information including version and license information. Links to Legal Notices and the End user license agreement are also available on this dialog.
The name of the installed product.
The version of the installed product.
The Operations Master designates the computer to which Desktop Authority is installed to.
Displays the number of seats purchased. In evaluation mode, this will display the number of days remaining in the evaluation period.
The number of active computers that have the Desktop Authority client installed on it, thus it is managed by Desktop Authority. A terminal server is counted as one licensed seat.
Shows the license type, Trial or Perpetual.
The date the product was installed or updated.
The date the trial will expire. Shows for trial versions only.
Click Add new license to update the key, which determines the number of seats the product is licensed for. Following a new license registration, the user must log out and then log back in for the new license to take effect.
Clicking the Licensing Assistance link will take you to a web page where you can get help with licensing issues and questions.
Enter the License key supplied at the time of purchase.
Click Register after entering the above information. If any of the above fields are incorrect, you will be prompted with an appropriate message.
After clicking Register, the license is verified. If correct, you will be prompted to replicate the change to the domain controllers. Click Yes to replicate the registration data or No to replicate the data at a later time. The registration process does not become effective until the data is replicated.
Once the product is registered and the information is replicated, Desktop Authority Manager will display the license information.
Updated registration information is not displayed on the Desktop Authority Manager dashboard or on client machines until the users log back onto the network after the registration information is entered and replicated through the system.
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