Offline Activation SmartExporter (for free using Sentinel EMS Customer Portal)

SmartExporter is protected by an electronic license. You may use the application for a period of 10 days starting with the installation. Then you have to activate the license.

For free offline activation via the Sentinel EMS Customer Portal, you will need the license key that you received together with the download link on the delivery note.

 

You can activate your license yourself offline via the Sentinel EMS Customer Portal. Please do the following:

  1. Make sure you have your SmartExporter license key ready.

  2. Choose the Start menu and select Programs – Caseware SmartExporter - Activate License.

  3. Click the Request License option.

  4. Click the ... button and locate the directory you want to store the activation request file (.c2v) in.

  5. Enter a meaningful name like “MyCompany.c2v“.

  6. Click the Save button.

  7. Check the size of the c2v file. It should not be 0 bytes. If the c2v file is empty or has 0 bytes, the file could not be generated correctly.

  8. Open an Internet browser and enter:

    https://activation.caseware.net/ems/customerLogin.html

  9. This will open a website where you have to enter your SmartExporter license key. Please enter the license key in the Product Key field.

  10. Click the Login button.

  11. An overview page is shown where your license key and the corresponding information and products are listed.

  12. Click the Offline Activation button.

  13. The "Generate License” dialog is displayed. Click the ... (Browse) button in the “Upload C2V” section and locate the c2v file you have previously generated.

  14. Click the Generate button to generate a v2c file.

  15. If the v2c file has been successfully generated, you can download the v2c activation file by clicking Download V2C File in the “Activation Details” area.

  16. Save the v2c file.

  17. Click the Close button to exit the dialog.

  18. You return to the Sentinel EMS page. Click Logout in the upper right corner of the page.

  19. Launch the License Activation dialog by clicking the Enter your License Key option in the License Status dialog or by selecting Start – Programs – Caseware SmartExporter – Activate license.

  20. Please click the Apply Update option in the “License Activation” wizard.

  21. Use the ... button to locate the v2c file you have generated and click Open.

  22. Now click the Apply button. Your SmartExporter license will be activated.

    Note: Use only the computer you have created your Activation request file on to apply the update file. This update file is not valid for a different machine.

  23. Exit the wizard by clicking the Close button.

 

Please note that each license key can only be activated once. If you would like to use SmartExporter on another machine, an additional license key is required.

If you switch to a new computer, please request a cleaning license to transfer the license to another machine.