Activation/Reactivation - Revision history

ANK: /* Reactivation */

2026-03-03T08:57:00Z

Reactivation

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	If you want to change some of your registration data (e.g. name or email address), do the following:		If you want to change some of your registration data (e.g. name or email address), do the following:
	- Open OCAD		*Open OCAD
	- Transfer the license		*Transfer the license
	- Delete the activation file in C:\ProgramData\OCAD\OCAD 2018		*Delete the activation file in C:\ProgramData\OCAD\OCAD 2018
	- At next startup of OCAD, you need go through the whole activation procedure again		*At next startup of OCAD, you need go through the whole activation procedure again

ANK at 08:56, 3 March 2026

2026-03-03T08:56:40Z

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	In the '''[[License_Transfer_Utility\|License Transfer Utility]]''' you can transfer your license to another user. By doing so, the license on your computer will be deactivated and you can activate the license again on another one.		In the '''[[License_Transfer_Utility\|License Transfer Utility]]''' you can transfer your license to another user. By doing so, the license on your computer will be deactivated and you can activate the license again on another one.

	~~==Reactivation==~~
	~~If a license is deactivated, but available, you can reactivate OCAD.~~

	~~During reactivation, you don't need to enter the registration data again.~~

	~~If you want to change some of your registration data (e.g. name or email address), do the following:~~
	~~- Open OCAD~~
	~~- Transfer the license~~
	~~- Delete the activation file in C:\ProgramData\OCAD\OCAD 2018~~
	~~- At next startup of OCAD, you need go through the whole activation procedure again~~

	== Online Activation ==		== Online Activation ==
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	[[File:Activation5online.png\|600px]]		[[File:Activation5online.png\|600px]]

	=Reactivation=		==Reactivation==
	If you ~~start~~ OCAD ~~and have no Internet Connection, you will get a message~~.		If a license is deactivated, but available, you can reactivate OCAD.

	~~[[File:Reactivation~~.~~png]]~~		During reactivation, you don't need to enter the registration data again.

	~~'''License number''': The number or your license.<br>~~		If you want to change some of your registration data (e.g. name or email address), do the following:
	~~'''Name''': How the license is named.<br>~~		- Open OCAD
			- Transfer the license
	~~'''Subscription start date''': The date your Subscribtion has started.<br>~~		- Delete the activation file in C:\ProgramData\OCAD\OCAD 2018
	~~'''Activation date''': The date~~ you ~~have activated OCAD.<br>~~		- At next startup of OCAD, you need go through the whole activation procedure again
	~~'''Last verification''': The date your license was verified the last time.<br>~~
	~~'''Pending Verification''': The date after that OCAD will verify again, if your license is still valid.<br>~~
	~~'''Subscription end date''': When your Subscription will end. After this date, OCAD will not run anymore.~~

	~~===Pending Verification===~~
	~~Due to the subscription model OCAD needs~~ to ~~check, if~~ your ~~license is valid. If you have no internet connection~~ (e.g. ~~during fieldwork~~), ~~this can't be done. That's why there is a '''Pending Verification''' date.~~
	~~After the Pending Verification Date, you need to start~~ OCAD ~~once within 14 days with an internet connection, so OCAD can verify~~ the license ~~again (will be done automatically at the startup). Then, the date for the Pending Verification will be shifted backwards. If you do not verify~~ the ~~license again~~ in ~~these 14 days, you can't use~~ OCAD ~~anymore offline until you reactivate~~ OCAD ~~online.<br>~~

	~~[[File:Hint.jpg]] The Pending Verification date can be seen under '''[[About_OCAD\|About~~ OCAD~~]]''' in~~ the ~~'''Help''' menu.~~

ANK at 08:54, 3 March 2026

2026-03-03T08:54:18Z

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	In the '''[[License_Transfer_Utility\|License Transfer Utility]]''' you can transfer your license to another user. By doing so, the license on your computer will be deactivated and you can activate the license again on another one.		In the '''[[License_Transfer_Utility\|License Transfer Utility]]''' you can transfer your license to another user. By doing so, the license on your computer will be deactivated and you can activate the license again on another one.

			==Reactivation==
			If a license is deactivated, but available, you can reactivate OCAD.

			During reactivation, you don't need to enter the registration data again.

			If you want to change some of your registration data (e.g. name or email address), do the following:
			- Open OCAD
			- Transfer the license
			- Delete the activation file in C:\ProgramData\OCAD\OCAD 2018
			- At next startup of OCAD, you need go through the whole activation procedure again

	== Online Activation ==		== Online Activation ==

ANK: /* Reactivation */

2024-10-23T09:39:00Z

Reactivation

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	'''Activation date''': The date you have activated OCAD.<br>		'''Activation date''': The date you have activated OCAD.<br>
	'''Last verification''': The date your license was verified the last time.<br>		'''Last verification''': The date your license was verified the last time.<br>
	'''Pending Verification''': The date after that your license ~~has to be verified within 30days~~.<br>		'''Pending Verification''': The date after that OCAD will verify again, if your license is still valid.<br>
	'''Subscription end date''': When your Subscription will end. After this date, OCAD will not run anymore.		'''Subscription end date''': When your Subscription will end. After this date, OCAD will not run anymore.

	===Pending Verification===		===Pending Verification===
	Due to the subscription model OCAD needs to check, if your license is valid. If you have no internet connection (e.g. during fieldwork), this can't be done. That's why there is a '''Pending Verification''' date.		Due to the subscription model OCAD needs to check, if your license is valid. If you have no internet connection (e.g. during fieldwork), this can't be done. That's why there is a '''Pending Verification''' date.
	After the Pending Verification Date, you need to start OCAD once within 30 days with an internet connection, so OCAD can verify the license again (will be done automatically at the startup). Then, the date for the Pending Verification will be shifted backwards. If you do not verify the license again in these 30 days, you can't use OCAD anymore offline until you reactivate OCAD online.<br>		After the Pending Verification Date, you need to start OCAD once within 14 days with an internet connection, so OCAD can verify the license again (will be done automatically at the startup). Then, the date for the Pending Verification will be shifted backwards. If you do not verify the license again in these 14 days, you can't use OCAD anymore offline until you reactivate OCAD online.<br>

	[[File:Hint.jpg]] The Pending Verification date can be seen under '''[[About_OCAD\|About OCAD]]''' in the '''Help''' menu.		[[File:Hint.jpg]] The Pending Verification date can be seen under '''[[About_OCAD\|About OCAD]]''' in the '''Help''' menu.

ANK: /* Activation */

2024-04-23T12:35:53Z

Activation

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	=Activation=		=Activation=
	Before you can run OCAD you have to activate the software. While starting the software for the first time, the Activation Wizard will start automatically and guide you through the activation procedure.		Before you can run OCAD you have to activate the software. While starting the software for the first time, the Activation Wizard will start automatically and guide you through the activation procedure.

			[[File:Hint.jpg]] Make sure that your device is online and that no firewall or anti-virus program is blocking the connection to the OCAD server during activation / reactivation.

	*'''OCAD for Teams''' can only be activated once.		*'''OCAD for Teams''' can only be activated once.

ANK: /* Online Activation */

2020-11-03T12:42:32Z

Online Activation

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	[[File:~~Activation5~~.png\|600px]]		[[File:Activation5online.png\|600px]]

	=Reactivation=		=Reactivation=

ANK at 12:41, 3 November 2020

2020-11-03T12:41:23Z

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	== Online Activation ==		== Online Activation ==

	[[File:Activation1.png]]		[[File:Activation1.png\|600px]]

	[[File:Activation2.png]]		[[File:Activation2.png\|600px]]

	[[File:~~Activation3online~~.png]]		[[File:Activation4.png\|600px]]

	~~[[File:Hint.jpg~~\|~~hint]] Activation can only be done online.~~


	~~[[File:Activation4.png~~]]

	[[File:Hint.jpg\|hint]] If the error message '''Internal Error http.GetHttps.Url: .../testConnection.php''' appears while ''setting up connection...'' then a firewall may blocks the connection.		[[File:Hint.jpg\|hint]] If the error message '''Internal Error http.GetHttps.Url: .../testConnection.php''' appears while ''setting up connection...'' then a firewall may blocks the connection.


	[[File:~~Activation5online.png]]~~		[[File:Activation5.png\|600px]]

	~~[[File:Activation6~~.png]]

	=Reactivation=		=Reactivation=

ANK: /* Pending Verification */

2019-11-06T16:15:07Z

Pending Verification

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	Due to the subscription model OCAD needs to check, if your license is valid. If you have no internet connection (e.g. during fieldwork), this can't be done. That's why there is a '''Pending Verification''' date.		Due to the subscription model OCAD needs to check, if your license is valid. If you have no internet connection (e.g. during fieldwork), this can't be done. That's why there is a '''Pending Verification''' date.
	After the Pending Verification Date, you need to start OCAD once within 30 days with an internet connection, so OCAD can verify the license again (will be done automatically at the startup). Then, the date for the Pending Verification will be shifted backwards. If you do not verify the license again in these 30 days, you can't use OCAD anymore offline until you reactivate OCAD online.<br>		After the Pending Verification Date, you need to start OCAD once within 30 days with an internet connection, so OCAD can verify the license again (will be done automatically at the startup). Then, the date for the Pending Verification will be shifted backwards. If you do not verify the license again in these 30 days, you can't use OCAD anymore offline until you reactivate OCAD online.<br>

			[[File:Hint.jpg]] The Pending Verification date can be seen under '''[[About_OCAD\|About OCAD]]''' in the '''Help''' menu.

ANK at 16:07, 6 November 2019

2019-11-06T16:07:20Z

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	'''Subscription end date''': When your Subscription will end. After this date, OCAD will not run anymore.		'''Subscription end date''': When your Subscription will end. After this date, OCAD will not run anymore.

			===Pending Verification===
	~~[[File:Hint.jpg]]~~Due to the subscription model OCAD needs to check, if your license is valid. If you have no internet connection (e.g. during fieldwork), this can't be done. That's why there is a '''Pending Verification''' date.		Due to the subscription model OCAD needs to check, if your license is valid. If you have no internet connection (e.g. during fieldwork), this can't be done. That's why there is a '''Pending Verification''' date.
	After the Pending Verification Date, you need to start OCAD once within 30 days with an internet connection, so OCAD can verify the license again (will be done automatically at the startup). Then, the date for the Pending Verification will be shifted backwards. If you do not verify the license again in these 30 days, you can't use OCAD anymore offline until you reactivate OCAD online.<br>		After the Pending Verification Date, you need to start OCAD once within 30 days with an internet connection, so OCAD can verify the license again (will be done automatically at the startup). Then, the date for the Pending Verification will be shifted backwards. If you do not verify the license again in these 30 days, you can't use OCAD anymore offline until you reactivate OCAD online.<br>

MergeUser: /* Reactivation */

2019-11-05T07:50:14Z

Reactivation

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	[[File:Hint.jpg]]Due to the subscription model OCAD needs to check, if your license is valid. If you have no internet connection (e.g. during fieldwork), this can't be done. That's why there is a '''Pending Verification''' date.		[[File:Hint.jpg]]Due to the subscription model OCAD needs to check, if your license is valid. If you have no internet connection (e.g. during fieldwork), this can't be done. That's why there is a '''Pending Verification''' date.
	After the Pending Verification Date, you need to start OCAD once within 30 days with an internet connection, so OCAD can verify the license again (will be done automatically at the startup). Then, the date for the Pending Verification will be shifted backwards. If you do not verify the license again in these 30 days, you can't use OCAD anymore offline until you ~~reactive~~ OCAD online.<br>		After the Pending Verification Date, you need to start OCAD once within 30 days with an internet connection, so OCAD can verify the license again (will be done automatically at the startup). Then, the date for the Pending Verification will be shifted backwards. If you do not verify the license again in these 30 days, you can't use OCAD anymore offline until you reactivate OCAD online.<br>