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Activation Key

Activation Key (Software Key) licensing for VIESUS — hardware-bound on-premise licensing, request file generation, and step-by-step activation.

An Activation Key (also called a Software Key) binds the VIESUS license to a specific machine's hardware. It is used for trials and fixed on-premise machines.

For deployments that need to scale across multiple machines, run in containers/VMs, or move between cloud hosts, see GUID licensing — granted on request when your scenario warrants it.

How it works

Each Activation Key is generated from your machine's hardware profile and is valid only on that exact hardware. The activation process has three steps:

1

Generate a RequestKey — a VIESUS tool reads your hardware profile and produces a requestkey.dat file.

2

Send to Viesus AG — email requestkey.dat to info@viesus.com.

3

Receive and apply the ActivationKey — Viesus AG returns activationkey.dat bound to your hardware. Apply it using one of the tools below.

If the machine hardware changes significantly (CPU, motherboard), the Activation Key becomes invalid. Contact info@viesus.com for re-activation.

Activation tools

Tool
Platform
Usage

VIESUS Viewer

Windows

Help → Create License Request to generate; Help → Activate License to apply

VIESUS License Tool

Windows

Standalone offline tool for request and activation

DongleStatusCmd

Linux

Command-line tool from the viesus-license package

Step-by-step activation on Windows

VIESUS supports two activation methods on Windows. Activation file is the standard route for production deployments. Web activation is faster but requires a network connection from the license target machine.

1

Create a license request file

Launch the VIESUS License Tool and click Create Request File.

Create Request File button

Save with the suggested name.

Save license request file dialog

A green success message confirms the file was created.

License request file created confirmation
2

Send the request to Viesus AG

The request file is saved to your Documents folder by default. Email it to info@viesus.com.

Viesus AG will reply with a matching .dat activation file.

3

Load the activation file

When you receive your activation file:

Open License Tool to load activation file

  1. Open the VIESUS License Tool

  2. Click Load Activation File…

  3. Select the .dat file you received

Load activation file dialog

The activation file name must match the request file you generated. Mismatched files won't activate.

  1. Click Open to apply.

A confirmation appears at the bottom of the tool.

Activation success message
4

Verify the license

Click License Information to see your active license details.

License Information button
License Information dialog showing license details

Use this method if your license target machine has internet access and you have a License ID.

1

Launch the VIESUS License Tool

VIESUS License Tool main window
2

Open web activation

Click License Web Activation to open the activation dialog.

License Web Activation dialog

Choose Activate with License-ID.

3

Enter your details

Enter your company information and click Activate License.

Web activation form

A green success message confirms activation.

Web activation success message
4

Verify the license

Click License Information.

License Information button after web activation

The dialog shows your license details.

License Information dialog showing license details

Activation on Linux

Use the DongleStatus_64_RS command-line tool from the viesus-license package:

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