Chapter 2: Licensing

The license is required for the operation of Dr.Web AV-Desk anti-virus solution.

Dr.Web AV-Desk license compound and price depend on the number of protected stations including the servers within Dr.Web AV-Desk network in a position of protected stations.

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.

A license key file is write-protected by the mechanism of electronic signature. Editing a file makes it invalid. To avoid occasionally corrupting of a license key file, you must not modify and/or save it after opening in a text editor.

License key files come in a zip-archive, which contains one or several key files for protected stations.

•A license key file is included into Dr.Web AV-Desk anti-virus distribution kit at a purchasing, if license files were included at kitting. However, generally only serial numbers are provided.

•A license key file is sent to users by email after the product serial number has been registered at Doctor web company web site at http://products.drweb.com/register/ unless other address specified in the registration card attached to the product. Visit the web site above, fill the form with the buyer information 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 email address. Also, you will be allowed to download the key files directly from the web site.

It is recommended to keep a license key file until its expiration and use it during the reinstallation and restoring the program components. In case a license key file is lost, you can repeat the registration on the web site specified above and restore the license key file. Note that you will need to enter the same registration serial number and the same buyer information as during the first registration, you can change the email address only. In this case, a license key file will be sent to the new address.

To familiarize yourself with the anti-virus, you can use demo key files. Such key files provide 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 http://ru.av-desk.com/support/demo/. Your request will be examined individually. In case of approval, an archive with license key files will be sent to the designated email address.

Detailed information on principles and features of Dr.Web AV-Desk licensing is given in the Administration Manual, subchapters of Chapter 2: Licensing.

The use of key files during the installation is described in Installation Manual, p. Installing Dr.Web Server.

The use of key files for already deployed anti-virus network is described in Administration Manual, p. License Manager.