Documentation Center

Activating your product offline with a Single-user license

If you are not able to access the Internet from the computer on which you installed the SDL software or your firewall prevents you from performing online activation, you can modify your proxy settings or use offline activation to license the product.

Before you begin

To activate your product offline, you need:

  • To use another computer with Internet access to the SDL Account website.
  • An activation code: For more information see, How to Get an Activation Code.

Step 1: Copy the Installation ID

Procedure

  1. Display the Product Activation dialog box.
  2. Click Activate. The SDL application cannot connect to the licensing server to confirm your activation code without an Internet connection, so you will use the alternative activation options.
  3. Click the Alternative activation options link.
  4. Click Offline Activation.
  5. Paste the activation code in the corresponding text box. A unique installation ID is generated.
  6. Copy the installation ID.

Step 2: Get an Activation Certificate

Procedure

  1. Log onto the SDL Account website.
  2. Click the Licenses link.
  3. Click the Can't activate online? - Get an Offline Activation Certificate link next to the product key you want to activate.
  4. Follow the instructions to create an activation certificate for your SDL product using the installation ID that you have obtained in Step 1. You will also receive the activation certificate by mail.
  5. Copy the activation certificate.

Step 3: Activate your product

Procedure

  1. In the Product Activation dialog box of your SDL product, enter the activation code in its corresponding box if you have not done it already.
  2. Enter your activation certificate in the Activation certificate box.
  3. Click Activate.

Results

A message is displayed indicating that the activation was successful. Also, if you go to your SDL Account, you will see that the license now appears as In Use.

Related topics