Activate NCache Purchased License

If you have purchased NCache licenses, you can activate them by following the steps given below:

Run the NActivateWizard Tool from "%Install Directory%/NCache/bin/NActivate" path.
NCache License Manager will open. Please check Activate Purchased License Key and click Next.

You will see the following screen.

Please note that if you have installed Enterprise Edition of NCache, you'll only get the "Production License" option here. Similarly, if you have installed Developer Edition, you'll get the "Developer License" option. Click Next button and you'll see the following screen.

In this dialog box, there are two different options to choose from. If your computer has Internet access, just select the Online (Recommended) option. It will ask you to enter a license key and will activate NCache license for you immediately.

Online Activation

Online activation is the fastest way to activate but requires that your machine has Internet access.

Online activation is the fastest way to activate but requires that your machine has Internet access.

Please enter the required information in this form. License Key, First Name, Last Name and Email are compulsory fields. Enter your purchased license key to proceed. Click Next.
You will see the final screen for activating your license. Just press Activate Now and it will activate NCache license for you immediately.

If for some reason you're unable to activate, it will display an error message. Your license activation can fail for a number of reasons as following:

• Your firewall does not allow HTTP POST from Activation Program to the Alachisoft License Server.

• You do not have Internet access

• Your license key is invalid

• You have already used up the purchased CPUs or nodes. If this happens, then please review your NCache license usage and then contact Alachisoft Sales.

Manual Activation

However, if your computer does not have Internet access (which is the case in many production servers behind the firewall), then you should opt for manual activation.

Select Manual and click Next.

The following screen will appear.

This dialog box shows two options. If you already have the activation code, then check Step2 - Proceed with activation. Let's say you don't have the activation code. Check Step1 - Generate activation code info and click Next. The following dialog box will appear.

Please enter the required information in this form. License Key, First Name, Last Name and Email are compulsory fields. Enter your purchased license key to proceed. Click Next.

A screen showing a long encrypted text appears. Press Copy to copy this text to the clipboard. Paste this in an email and send that email to Alachisoft Support ( support@alachisoft.com ). This is an Activation Request Code that you need to obtain an Activation Authentication Key. Or you can also obtain the Activation Key directly by clicking on the link given below:

NCache Email Activation.

Paste the Activate Request Code into the text box on this page and then press Verify.

Activation Data Verification form will appear.

There will be an Activate button at the bottom of the page shown above. Click this button and it displays a page with the Activation Authentication key as shown below.

The Generated Activation Key is shown as a long encrypted string. Copy this key to your clipboard. Then, go back to NActivate Wizard select Manual activation option. Click Next.

Check Step2 - Proceed with activation. Click Next.

Paste the Activation Key that you received from Alachisoft and paste in the box below.

Click Finish. You will be prompted with a success message and NCache will be activated on your machine.

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