Administrator's Guide - Kerio Software Archive

Chapter 3Product Registration and LicensingOnce purchased, Kerio MailServer must be registered. Registration may be performed in theKerio MailServer’s administration console (see chapter 3.2) or at Kerio Technologies website(refer to chapter 3.1).If Kerio MailServer is not registered, it behaves like a trial version. The trial version of KerioMailServer is not limited in functionality, it only expires after a certain period of time. After30 days from the installation, Kerio MailServer Engine is disabled.This means that the trial version differs from the registered version only in time of functionality.This should be sufficient time (30 days) to test the product in the regular environment.It is not necessary to reinstall or reconfigure Kerio MailServer after registration.3.1 Product registration at the websiteWeb registration can be performed at the Kerio Technologies website(https://secure.kerio.com/reg), in the Support → License registration menu. Thisregistration method is useful especially when Kerio MailServer cannot access the Internet.Against the registration, you will receive a license key (the license.key file including the correspondingcertificate) which must be imported to Kerio MailServer. For detailed informationon the import of the license key, refer to chapter 3.3.Note: The trial version of Kerio MailServer cannot be registered via the website.3.2 Registration with the administration consoleIn Kerio Administration Console, the product can be registered at the main page of KerioMailServer (see figure 3.7). The Kerio MailServer main page is opened upon each startup of theKerio Administration Console. It can be also displayed by clicking on Kerio MailServer in thesections list provided in the tree (see chapter 5.2).Warning: If Kerio MailServer is protected by a firewall, it is necessary to allow outgoing HTTPStraffic for Kerio MailServer at port 443. Unless HTTPS traffic is allowed, Kerio MailServercannot use the port to connect to the Kerio Technologies registration server.When installed, the product can be registered as trial or as a full version:37