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--- en:v3:core:ugd:ugd_licensing [2024/04/02 13:43]
maria_k [ASTER Master License]
+++ en:v3:core:ugd:ugd_licensing [2024/04/09 11:32] (current)
maria_k [Clearing ASTER license information]
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 ===== Viewing activated codes on the computer =====
-Sometimes you have to check the list of ASTER activation codes activated on the computer. You can open the list by clicking the button **"My activation codes"** in the **"About"** tab:
+Sometimes there is a need to find out the list of ASTER keys activated on the computer and information about them. You can get the list by clicking on the **“Check activation IDs on this PC”** button **{{..:..:..:button_checkactivation.png?nolink&377x32|Check Activation ID}}**. Check activation history on the **“General settings”** tab.
 {{  ..:..:..:mykeys.png?nolink&  |Your activated keys}}
-This list displays both active licenses, invalid activation codes, and deactivated keys if they are present. In the **"Status"** column you will see the status of the license:
+In this list, both active and inactive licenses, as well as deactivated keys, are displayed.
-   * Valid - the activation code is valid, i.e. the license is active;
+The **'Seats'** column indicates the number of workstation seats the license provides.
-  * Invalid - the activation code is invalid. This means that the code was successfully activated on this computer but for some reason, the license became invalid (for example, the expiration of the Home-license);
+The **'Type' **column indicates whether the license is an expansion or a primary one.
-  * Deactivated - the license was deactivated on this computer.
+The **'Expiration Date'** column shows the expiration date of the license.
-The **"Locations"**  column indicates how many workplaces the license supports.
+In the last 3 columns, you can also see how many times this license has been transferred and how many transfers are remaining. You are allowed **4 transfers of a license per year**.
-The **"Expansion"**  column indicates whether the license is an extension or main (Pro-2, Pro-3, Pro-6, Home) type license.
+You can save the data provided in this window in a text file using the **'Save'** button.
-The last column shows the expiration date for the license.
+There is also the possibility to obtain information on all your licenses, not just on this PC. To do this, you need to go to the **'About'** tab and click on** 'Get Activation Status'** in the lower right corner. You will be redirected to a website where you can check the status and history of activation keys by entering your email address in the '**Verify ActivationID (by email)' **tab, to which the licenses were registered, or by entering the activation key itself on another tab 'Verify ActivationID (Online)'. Additionally, on the 'Verify Packet Key Info (online)' tab, you can check the status and history of your ASTER bundle key.
-You can save the data provided in this window in a text file by clicking the "Save" button.
+{{  ..:..:..:verifyactivationid_v3.png?nolink&887x720  |Verification ActivationID}}In the email or in the browser (depending on your chosen method of retrieval), you will see a list displaying both active and inactive licenses, as well as deactivated keys.
-{{anchor:ugd_licensing_restore}}
+{{  ..:..:..:history_activationid.png?nolink&1477x147  |ActivationID Status}}
+In the** 'Activation State' **column, you will see the license status:
-===== Restoring license data from a backup =====
+- **Activated** - the activation code is valid, meaning the license is active;\\
+- **Invalid** - the activation code is invalid. This means that at some point this code was successfully activated on this computer, but the license has become invalid (e.g., the annual license period has ended);\\
+- **Deactivated** - the license has been deactivated on this computer.
-To view information about the program, the licenses, and the license holder's information, check the **About** tab:
+The** 'License Type' **column indicates what type of license it is.
-{{  ..:..:..:controlform_tabcontrol_tababout.png?nolink&  |About Tab}}
+The **expiration date **of the license is listed in the last column.
-Restoration of ASTER licenses from the backup is carried out in the "ASTER Activation" dialog box (to open the dialog box, click the "Register" button).
+ {{anchor:ugd_licensing_restore}}
-<note>
-Successful restoration of the license from a backup copy is possible only if the disk on which Windows and the processor of the computer it was activated has not changed. The ASTER License is tied to the HDD and the CPU, and when you replace their **restoration of the license from the backup will not succeed**.
+=====   =====
-</note>
+{{anchor:ugd_licensing_deactivation}}
-Go to the **"Restore / Deactivate"** tab of this dialog (when switching to the tab there may be a delay of several seconds since the program is pinging the license server to get a list of backups).
- {{anchor:ugd_activation_restore_deactivate}}
-{{  ..:..:..:activationdialog_tabwidget_tabbackup_v2_26.png?nolink&952x742  }}
-You should make sure that your ID is displayed in the "Installation ID" field, and if it is not, enter the correct one. This situation can arise as a result of loss of the identifier code due to system crashes, disk reformatting, etc. In such cases, the **"ASTER Control Panel" program will create a new identifier code** (See. [[.:ugd_licensing#ugd_licensing_installationid|ASTER Installation ID]]), and it certainly will not match the old identifier.
-After entering the ID, the list of available backup copies for this ID will be updated. In the **"Backup copies"** drop-down list, select the copy you want (the items in this list are sorted by descending date of the copies creation, so the most current copy will be the first in the list).
-Click the **"Restore License"** button. The program downloads the specified backup copy and restores all the license information stored in this copy. After that, you will need to restart the program (and if ASTER was enabled, then restart the computer) for the changes to take effect.
- {{anchor:ugd_licensing_deactivation}}
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 <note> 2. You can deactivate only the licenses that are activated on this computer and are valid (active) at the time you send the deactivation request. If you need to deactivate an inactive license (for example, due to an unexpected crash and disk replacement), you need to contact the ASTER technical support service at support@ibik.ru. The ASTER technical report and license activation code must be provided which you want to deactivate. </note>
-Deactivation is carried out in the window **"ASTER Activation"** opened from the [[.:ugd_licensing#ugd_activation_restore_deactivate|Restore / Deactivate]] tab and consists of several stages. As a result of the deactivation process, the licenses that you select will become invalid, and instead of them, you will receive new, equivalent licenses.
+Deactivation is done in the '**ASTER Activation Dialog'** window, which can be opened by clicking on the** 'Registration' **button on the **'General Settings'** tab, and then selecting** 'Deactivate Licenses'**
-The first stage is to create a request to deactivate licenses. Click the button **"Preparing deactivation"**. A window with a list of valid licenses activated on this computer will open:
+{{  ..:..:..:deactivationdialog_v3.png?nolink&1165x532  |Forming of a request to deactivating licenses}}
-{{  ..:..:..:deactivationdialog_v2_26.png?nolink&808x660  |Forming of a request to deactivating licenses}}
+In the dialogue box that appears, select the licenses you wish to deactivate. Enter the email address where notifications of the license deactivation will be sent. Choose the reason for deactivation from the list, and if necessary, provide a message describing the reason for deactivation. In the last column, you can see the number of available transfers. You are allowed a **maximum of 4 transfers per year.** Once everything is filled out, click the **'Transfer'** button. A confirmation window for deactivation will appear.
-Select the licenses that you want to deactivate and enter a message describing the reason for deactivation and you can specify special wishes about deactivated licenses (for example, to link new licenses to other names and/or email addresses), though we do not recommend making such requests. You can change the name and address in the **"Your name"** and **"Your e-mail"** fields if necessary. This data will be used to generate activation codes, which you will receive in return for deactivated licenses. After the request is successfully sent, a message with a unique request number will appear. We recommend you save the request number just in case (for example, to reference it in the support request in case of any problems).
+{{  ..:..:..:deactivation_perfv3.png?nolink&1033x150  |Confirmation}}
-Due to the limitations of the license server, it is not possible to completely automate the process of processing deactivating the license from the requests, thus this process may take some time. While the license is requested for deactivation, you can still use ASTER. At each start of the ASTER Control Panel, it will check the readiness of deactivation data. Once the request is processed and executed, a notification will be displayed in the form of a pop-up window or notification in the system tray:
+In the open window, select the licenses to confirm deactivation and click** 'Proceed with Transfer'**. After successfully sending the request, you will receive a message on the specified email with a unique request number. It is recommended to save this number just in case (for example, to refer to the request in case of any issues).The deactivation request is processed almost immediately (sometimes within a few minutes). After the process is successfully completed, you will receive a second email confirming that your request has been processed, and a window with new activation keys will open. You can save these keys in a text file or copy them to the clipboard. Starting from version 2.51, the keys remain the same. Once you have saved the keys using one method provided, the **'I have saved Activation Keys in a safe place'** button will activate. Click on it and, if you choose to restart ASTER, the 'ASTER Activation Dialog' window will open, where you will see the new licensing status on this PC. Now, with the new keys you have obtained, you can activate ASTER on a new PC or in case of hardware replacement.
-{{  ..:..:..:trayicon_deactivationready.png?nolink&242x166  |System tray}}After receiving this notification, it is necessary to complete the deactivation procedure by clicking on the "Deactivate licenses" button in the ASTER Activation Dialogue window, there you can also cancel the deactivation using the Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X hotkeys. The program will contact the licensing server, consider the information required for deactivation and ask for confirmation of the deactivation operation. If the answer is yes, the selected licenses will be deactivated. New keys will be displayed after deactivation (information about the number of seats for each key will be indicated in brackets):
+<note>If a license is deactivated in the new version of ASTER (from version 2.51), it cannot be used in earlier versions. An alert message will indicate that the license has been deactivated.</note>
-<WRAP center round 570px> {{..:..:..:activationdialog_deactivatedids.png?nolink&|Deactivation confirmed}}{{..:..:..:activationdialog_replacementids.png?nolink&|Your new activation IDs}}</WRAP>
-Copy them to a safe place and use the licenses at your discretion.
 If for some reason you cannot save new activation codes (for example, accidentally closed the last dialog), do not worry. Just do the last step of deactivation again (starting with clicking the **"Deactivate licenses"** button) and get a new list of activation codes again.
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 ===== Clearing ASTER license information =====
-Some of the situations when there is a need to remove all ASTER license information from a computer are listed below:
+Some situations when there is a need to remove all ASTER license information from a computer are listed below:
-  * The Home license was activated on the computer (and it is not over yet), and you want to activate the Pro-license on this computer (or vice versa). Home and Pro licenses cannot be activated on one computer, so you need to delete the previously activated license from the disk.
-  * You want to clean the computer after deactivating the license (See. [[.:ugd_licensing#ugd_licensing_deactivation|Deactivate ASTER licenses]] ) and transfer the license to another computer. For this case, it is not necessary to clear the license information as the license is unusable.
+  * You want to clean the computer after deactivating the license (See. [[.:ugd_licensing#ugd_licensing_deactivation|Deactivate ASTER licenses]]) and transfer the license to another computer. For this case, it is not necessary to clear the license information as the license is unusable.
   * The computer has a long list of invalid licenses that were once activated on it. This list may be annoying to you, and you would like to get a **"clean"**  list of the ASTER licenses. This can be done by removing all the license information, and then re-activate only the valid activation codes.
   * In rare cases, the ASTER support service can recommend you to clean licenses to troubleshoot or get a clean list.
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 This is executed in the Windows shell window, which is not convenient.
-In version 2.17, on the "Restore / Deactivate" tab, [[.:ugd_licensing#ugd_activation_restore_deactivate|Deactivate ASTER licenses]] right-click context option **"Clear ASTER license information"**  was added for convenience.
 The action of clearing the license information requires user confirmation, and if the answer is yes, you will be prompted to save the activation codes (See. [[.:ugd_licensing#ugd_licensing_viewkeys|Viewing keys activated on the computer]]).
-You can still use the old method to clear licenses - via the command line.
+The second method is the 'Clear License' button in the context menu of the 'System' section in the 'Workplaces' tab, which can be accessed by clicking on:
-The button for clearing the license is duplicated in the context menu of the image of the system unit in the **"Workplaces"**  tab:
-{{  ..:..:..:computermenu_cleanlicense_v2_26_3.png?nolink&687x423  |Clear ASTER license information through the use of context menu}}
+{{  ..:..:..:computermenu_cleanlicense_v3.png?nolink&974x611  |Clear ASTER license information through the use of context menu}}
 {{anchor:ugd_licensing_sentinfo}}