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How do I register and activate Symantec Hosted Mail Security

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Symantec Hosted Mail Security requires a license file to unlock the full functionality.

To license your product, you must first register with Symantec. After registering with Symantec, a license file will be emailed to you. License files are digitally signed, so any attempts to edit a license file will result in corruption of the file and render it invalid.

Obtaining a license file

Follow the steps in this section to register with Symantec and download a license file.

You will need the following information for registration:


1. Navigate to the Licensing Portal at http://licensing.symantec.com.
2. Log on to the Licensing Portal.
3. Click License Management.

The License Management application offers a variety of functions that enable flexible management of Symantec Entitlements and related License Keys. This application is used primarily to obtain License Keys. There are three (3) steps to get a License Key:

1. ADD an Entitlement to your portal account
2. REGISTER your Entitlement to get a License Key
3. RECEIVE your License Keys via email

For detailed steps of navigating through the Symantec License Portal, Please click "Help" located in the top right corner of the License Portal log-in screen.


Note: Symantec's licensing tool compresses or "zips" license files to make them smaller and quicker to download. These "zipped" files are not self-extracting, and require third-party software such as WinZip or PKZip to open. If you are unsure whether you need zip utility software, visit the WinZip or PKZip Web sites to download an evaluation copy. For instructions on how to download and unzip files, read the document How to zip and unzip files.

Installing the license file:
To access the Activation portal where you can begin the service activation process:
  1. Click the hyperlink that is provided on the last page of the registration screen. Alternately, go to the Upload Symantec License File Web site.
  2. Select Browse to locate the file, which has a .slf extension. The Choose File dialog box is displayed.
  3. Select the file and click Open. The file name populates the field.
  4. Select Upload File. If the file loads successfully, the Create User window is displayed.

Note: If you are returning to this page after previously uploading a Symantec License File, click "Please click here to log in and continue" and enter the user name and password that you created during the initial activation process. (See Step 1 of the Activation Process Overview below.)

You will need the following information for activation:
The following list contains information you will be required to provide during the service activation process. You will not be able to complete the process unless you provide this information.
Note: The Activation Portal uses the domain in the "Account Owner" email address to determine the domain being activated. You will be able to add more domains using Symantec Hosted Mail Security after the first domain is activated.

Activation process overview:
Perform the service activation process only once for each new account to activate the Symantec Hosted Mail Security service. You can also log out of the Activation Portal and return at a later time to complete the service activation process. Provide only the minimum information required to start your email defense filtering for the domain you designated.

There are two scenarios for the service activation process:

As you complete the items on each window, a check mark () appears on the tabs at the top of the Activation Portal. You cannot complete the service activation process unless all tabs display the check mark.


Note: Changes are not saved until you click Submit on each of the activation windows.

Once you have completed the service activation process for a specific domain, you will not be able to access the Activation Portal for that domain again. Thereafter, you will perform any administration, configuration changes (including addition of more domains), and maintenance using Symantec Hosted Mail Security.

You will see the following screens as you move through the activation process:
Please click this link, if you followed above descripiton but activation is not successful.

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Numero del documento: 20051026134913960
Ultimo aggiornamento: 11/01/2006
Creato il: 10/26/2005


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