Activating MetaDefender ICAP Server licenses
To activate your installation go to the Settings > License menu in the Web Management Console. If you have no valid license, you will only see your installation's Deployment ID. You will also see a warning in the Web Management Console header.

- Press the ACTIVATE license button to bring up the Activation menu. The following modes are available:
- Online
- Offline
- Request a free trial
Online activation
With internet connection on the server, the MetaDefender ICAP Server instance may be activated directly using the Activation key received at the time of purchasing the product.

Offline activation
With no internet connection on the server the MetaDefender ICAP Server instance may be activated indirectly from a different machine, that has internet connection. The Deployment ID of the MetaDefender ICAP Server instance and the the Activation key received at the time of purchasing the product will be required. Follow the steps on the screen to activate the product offline.

Request trial key online
An evaluation license could be acquired by contacting our sales team.

If you activated your installation, but your license becomes invalid or expired, you will see a RE-ACTIVATE button. After clicking it, the product tries to activate the license with the formerly entered activation information.