Rights to use Dr.Web AV-Desk are regulated by the license key file.
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Key files have a write-protected format based on the mechanism of electronic signature. Editing the file makes it invalid. Therefore it is not recommended to open your key file with a text editor, which may occasionally corrupt it. |
Dr.Web AV-Desk license parameters and price depend on the number of protected computers, which includes the servers protected by Dr.Web AV-Desk network.
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The cost of a license for a Dr.Web AV-Desk solution includes the cost of the license for the general use of such anti-virus solution and the cost of registration of new anti-virus workstations. The cost of the license for the general use the anti-virus solution is fixed, while the cost of registration of a workstation is negotiated individually in each case. Information about the number of connected users is to be reported (for more, see Administrator Manual, p. Reports). To ensure that anti-virus workstations are successfully registered, please send the public encryption key (drwcsd.pub) to Doctor Web company on register@av-desk.com after Dr.Web Server installation. |
Licensing specific and key files management for already deployed anti-virus network are described in details in Administration Manual, p. License Manager.
When purchasing a license for Dr.Web AV-Desk anti-virus, you receive registration keys or a registration card with a serial number.
License key files are generally sent to users by e-mail, after the product serial number has been registered at the special web site: http://buy.drweb.com/register/ unless otherwise specified in the registration card attached to the product. Visit the web site above, in the form enter your personal data and in the corresponding field type the registration serial number (it is written on the registration card). An archive with key files will be sent to the designated address. Or you will be allowed to download it directly from the web site.
As a rule, key files come in a zip-archive, which contains key files for the Server and for workstations.
Users can receive key files in one of the following ways:
| ◆ | by e-mail (usually after registration of the serial number at the web site, see above); |
| ◆ | with the anti-virus distribution kit if license files were included at kitting; |
| ◆ | as a file on a separate carrier. |
Please keep key files until they expire. They are required during the installation and re-installation of the anti-virus, as well as to restore program components. In case a license key file is lost, you need to complete the registration form at the web site specified above so that you can restore it. Note that you will need to enter the same registration serial number and the same personal data as during the first registration, you can change the e-mail address only. In this case the license key file will be sent to the new address.
To try the Dr.Web AV-Desk anti-virus and familiarize yourself with the software, you can order demo keys. Such key files provide for the full functionality of the main anti-virus components, but have a limited term of use. Demo key files are sent upon request made through the web form at https://download.drweb.com/demoreq/biz/. Your request for demo keys will be examined and, if approved, an archive with key files will be sent to the designated address.
The use of obtained key files during the installation is described in p. Installing Dr.Web Server.