Source insight License Activation

License Activation Collapse Source Insight edition 4 Need to pass through Internet Perform initial activation . The activation process is version 4 New functions , We designed it to have a very low impact on users . Please understand , Activation can protect your license 、 Verify your serial number , And allow us to continue to develop Source Insight.

Be careful ： The following information applies only to version 4 Or later .

How to activate

For the first time to start Source Insight when , Will appear “ Manage licenses ” window . without , Please select Help > Manage licenses . You will be prompted to enter the serial number or start a new trial license . The trial license is valid for 30 God . No serial number is required to use the trial license .

When prompted , Please enter your name and email address . Your email address is optional , But it is strongly recommended that you do this , So that you can retrieve your license if you lose it . This also enables us to notify you when any important updates are available .

then ,Source Insight Your license will be activated using our license system . In a second or two , Your license will be activated , You do not need to activate again .

When you activate the license ,Source Insight The information you provide and the hardware fingerprint will be passed through a secure SSL Connect and send to our licensing system , So that we can match the license with your PC Match . You can still make most hardware changes without invalidating the installation . We respect your privacy , In particular, we will not share your information with any third party .

Upgrade license

If you purchased and entered the serial number of the upgrade license , You will be prompted to enter the old version 3.x Serial number . If your computer already has v3.x, It will be automatically detected , And will not prompt you .

Please note that , You do not need to provide the old serial number at the time of purchase —— Available only when the upgrade license is activated .

If you have any questions or questions about the activation process , Please email to [email protected].

Licensing issues

ask ： Whether the license needs to be renewed or subscribed ？

No , The license is permanent . You don't need to update it .

Activation problem ask ： I can activate multiple times Source Insight Do you ？ Source Insight The license allows you to work at most 3 platform PC Activate on Source Insight, For your exclusive . You cannot share licenses with other users . for example , You can install it on two desktops at work PC And on your laptop . Multiple people cannot share single user licenses . If for some reason , You are on the same platform PC Activate multiple times on Source Insight, Is not included in your 3 Secondary activation limit .

ask ： If I want to switch to the new PC What do I do ？ To transfer the license to the new PC, We suggest that you try to start with the old PC Disable Source Insight. In the old days PC On , choice “ help ”>“ Manage licenses ”, And then choose “ Disable License ”. This will reduce your activation times , So that you can on another PC Activate it on . You can at most 3 It's different PC Activate single user license on , For the exclusive use of a single user .

Deactivate old PC after , You can do it in new PC Activate license on . In the new PC When activated on , You need to provide the license serial number . Use the same serial number as before .

ask ： How to get serial number ？ When you purchase a license , You will get a valid license serial number . It is usually sent to you by email .

ask ： Does the trial license need a serial number ？ You don't need a serial number , Start trial license . When you start trying , The system will automatically assign you a special trial serial number .

ask ： How to start trial license ？ Start source insight . When the manage licenses window appears , choice “ Start experimenting with ”, Then click continue .

ask ： What happens if I change the hardware ？ Changing your hardware is unlikely to invalidate your license activation . If you replace the main drive , You must reinstall and activate again Source Insight. even so , The licensing system also allows a certain number of changes to be made over a period of time . If you have a valid license , We absolutely don't want you to get stuck .

ask ： If I reformat the drive and reinstall Source Insight What will happen ？ When you reinstall and run Source Insight when , You will be prompted to activate again . however , This is mainly to refresh you PC License on , It will not count as a new activation .

ask ： I want to transfer my license to a new PC, But I can no longer access my old PC To deactivate it . First , Please try in your new PC Simply install and activate . We allow a certain amount of excess in a period of time . If the activation times are too many, the activation fails , Please contact the [email protected].

ask ： If I didn't Internet How to connect ？ The activation process will be delayed for some time , Until you connect to Internet, So you can still use it . If your PC Never connect to Internet, We can email you the activated license file . Please email your request to [email protected], And provide the following information about you or the intended end user ：

user name Company or organization （ If applicable ） The user's email address License serial number ask ： my PC Behind the proxy or firewall - Which network ports are activated ？ The activation process uses ports 443 (HTTPS) Connect to sls.sourceinsight.com. You can use the following URL Test and Web Browser connection ：https : //sls.sourceinsight.com/lsstatus/. The web page will show “OK” To indicate that the license server has started . Be careful ： By 2017 year 11 month , We fixed a problem that might prevent some agents from accessing our license server .

ask ： Why? Source Insight Need to activate ？

We have considered it for a long time , And that some form of license verification is helpful . The past version of Source Insight No activation , This has led to the use of many illegal licenses , Even sold to unsuspecting customers .

Besides , Many uses Source Insight Our customers and companies hope to get some help , To know that their license is real , And hope that there is a way to automatically comply with the license agreement .

We designed the activation system to have a very low impact , And make mistakes in legitimate users . The licensing system allows a certain amount of activation over a period of time , Therefore, it is unlikely that any valid license cannot be activated . We absolutely don't want anyone with a valid license to get stuck .