The Unlock Key is only necessary, if Web Activation is not used. It unlocks the version by activating the copy protection. To get a better idea of the workflow see Basics about Workflow.

 

If copy protection is not necessary select Unlocking without Copy Protection instead.

The design of a key is described in Format of a Key.

 

To better understand the Hardware ID see chapter Hardware ID.

 

Enter the Hardware ID which is transmitted from the customer and select the type of copy protection (Volume ID, MAC Address, Hostname etc.) you want to use.

 

After pressing the button Generate Key, the key including the extended description is copied into the textbox. It is also copied into the clipboard. The content of the textbox can be saved into a file with the button Save generated keys  to file.