3.2 Activating Your Product License

When you purchase PlateSpin Recon, you receive an email containing an activation code and product details at your registered email address. You must always use a corporate email address to register. After installation, launch PlateSpin Recon and click Activate to launch the License Wizard. It prompts you to choose either online or offline activation.

For product licensing, you must have a license activation code. If you do not have a license activation code, request one through the Customer Center Web site.. A license activation code is sent to the registered email address

3.2.1 Online Activation

Online activation requires Internet access. An activation code and the email address used to download the product are also required.

NOTE:HTTP proxy might cause failures during online activation. Offline activation is recommended for users in HTTP proxy environments.

To activate the license online:

  1. In the License Wizard, select the Online Activation option and click Next.

  2. Specify the email address and activation code.

  3. Click Next to obtain the PlateSpin Recon license.

    The PlateSpin Recon Client obtains the required license over the Internet and activates the PlateSpin Recon Server.

3.2.2 Offline Activation

A user name, password, activation code, valid registered email address, and hardware ID are required to get a license key file from the PlateSpin Activation site.

To obtain a license key, you must have an eLogin account. If you are an existing PlateSpin customer and you don't have an eLogin account, you must first create one. Use your existing PlateSpin username (a valid email address registered with PlateSpin) as input for your eLogin account username.

To activate the license offline:

  1. In the License Wizard, select the Offline Activation option and click Next.

  2. When prompted, enter the PlateSpin Recon license key file location.

    The PlateSpin Recon Client activates the PlateSpin Recon Server based on the license key file.