Licensing

Permissions to use Dr.Web for UNIX File Servers are granted by the license purchased from Doctor Web company or from Doctor Web partners. License parameters determining user rights are set in accordance with the License agreement which the user accepts during product installation. The license agreement contains information on the user and the vendor as well as usage parameters of the purchased product, including:

•Other restrictions (for example, number of computers on which the purchased Dr.Web for UNIX File Servers is allowed for use).

For evaluation purposes users may also activate demo period. After successful activation, demo period provides users with full functionality of the solution for the whole activated period.

Each Doctor Web product license has a unique serial number associated with a special file stored on the user computer. This file regulates operation of Dr.Web for UNIX File Servers components in accordance with the license parameters and is called a license key file. Upon activation of a demo period, a special key file, named a demo key file, is automatically generated.

If a license or a demo period are not activated on the computer, Dr.Web for UNIX File Servers components are blocked. Moreover, updates to virus databases and components cannot be downloaded from Doctor Web update servers. But you can activate the product by connecting it to the central protection server as a part of the anti-virus network administered by the enterprise or Internet service provider. In this case, operation of Anti-virus and updating are managed by the central protection server.

Please note that the current version of the Dr.Web for UNIX File Servers suite is not fully implements the central protection mode: central protection server cannot manage operation settings of the product components and cannot send scan tasks for the suite.

After a license is purchased, updates to product components and virus databases are regularly downloaded from Doctor Web update servers. Moreover, if the customer encountered any issue when installing or using the purchased product, they can take advantage of technical support service provided by Doctor Web or Doctor Web partners.

You can purchase any Dr.Web product as well as obtain a product serial number either on the online store or from our partners. For details on license periods and license types, visit the Doctor Web official website at http://www.drweb.com/.

License registration is required to prove that you are a legal user of Dr.Web for UNIX File Servers and activate the solution functions including virus database updating. It is recommended to register the product and activate the license once installation completes. A purchased license can be activated on the Doctor Web official website at http://products.drweb.com/register/.

During activation, it is required to enter the serial number of the purchased license. The serial number is supplied with the product or via email when purchasing or renewing the license online.

If you have used Dr.Web for UNIX File Servers in the past, you may be eligible for a 150-day extension to your new license. To enable the bonus, enter your registered serial number or provide the license key file.

If you have several licenses for using Dr.Web for UNIX File Servers on several servers, but choose to use the product only on one server, you can specify this and, hence, license validity period will be automatically extended.

A demo period for your copy of the product can be obtained on the Doctor Web official website at https://download.drweb.com/demoreq/biz/. After you select the product and fill the registration form, you will receive an email with a serial number or key file for Dr.Web for UNIX File Servers activation.

Another demo period for the same computer can be obtained after a certain time period.

If a key file is lost but the existing license is not expired, you must register again by providing the personal data you specified during the previous registration. You may use a different email address. In this case, the key file will be sent to the newly specified address.

The number of times you can request a key file is limited. One serial number can be registered no more than 25 times. If requests in excess of that number are sent, no key file will be delivered. To receive a lost key file, contact technical support, describe your problem in detail, and state personal data you entered upon serial number registration. The license key file will be sent by email.