Issue
- Activate ESET products installed on your endpoints or server using a task in ESET PROTECT or ESET PROTECT On-Prem
- You can use this task to activate all common ESET PROTECT and ESET PROTECT On-Prem components, including ESET Mobile Device Manager (ESET PROTECT)
Solution
Prerequisites:
- Ensure the necessary ports are open on your network
- Deploy the ESET Management Agent
- Deploy or upgrade ESET endpoint products using ESET PROTECT or ESET PROTECT On-Prem
- Add product licenses to License Management in ESET PROTECT or ESET PROTECT On-Prem
Activate ESET products using the ESET PROTECT Web Console:
Endpoint users: Perform these steps on individual client workstations.
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Open ESET PROTECT or ESET PROTECT On-Prem in your web browser and log in.
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Click Tasks → All Tasks → ESET Security Product → Product Activation and click New → Client Task.
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Type a task name into the Name field.
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Click the Settings section. Click the pre-selected license under ESET license.
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Select the check box next to a valid license from the repository and click OK. click here for instructions to add product licenses in ESET PROTECT or ESET PROTECT On-Prem.
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Click Finish.
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Create a trigger and add target computers or groups to execute your Product Activation task.
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To check the task status, click the three dots icon next to the appropriate task name and select Show Details from the context menu.
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Click the Executions tab and verify your task status in the Status column.