Activate License
After evaluation if you have obtained an NCache license, or if employing a cloud deployment option, you will have to contact Alachisoft Sales for a free license key, based upon your environment specifications. This key is used to activate the license using the Register-NCache cmdlet. There are two possible modes to activate your NCache license, online and offline, as discussed below.
Online Activation License for NCache License
NCache activation can be performed online when an internet connection is available on the machine, as demonstrated in the steps below:
- In PowerShell, execute the following command. The key parameter represents the free license key obtained by Alachisoft Sales.
Register-NCache -Key xxxxxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxxxx -Environment Production -FirstName John -LastName Smith -Email john@yourdomain.com -Company your_company_name
- On successful license activation, you will recieve a success message.
Offline Activation License for NCache License
NCache activation can also be performed offline when an internet connection is not available on the machine that you want to activate by providing the free license key you have obtained from Alachisoft Sales and specifying the ManualActivate parameter. Just follow the steps below:
- In PowerShell, execute the following command to generate your Activation Request Code URL by providing the free license key you have obtained from Alachisoft Sales and specifying the
ManualActivateparameter.
Register-NCache -Key xxxxxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxxxx -Environment Production -Clients 6 -FirstName John -LastName Smith -Email john@yourdomain.com -Company your_company_name -ManualActivate
You will recieve an Activation Request Code URL in the form of long encrypted text on the screen.
Copy this URL from the screen to another machine that has Internet access. It will open the Activation Data Verification page.
Once you have verified that the information is correct, click on the Activate button at the bottom of the page.
This will redirect you to the Activation Result page showing the Activation Authorization Code.
Copy the Activation Authorization Code back to this machine and execute the following cmdlet in PowerShell by specifying the Activation Authorization Code against the
AuthCodeparameter.
Register-NCache -AuthCode xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -ManualActivate
- On successful activation, you will recieve a success message.