Upon ordering Altaro VM Backup you will receive an email containing your unique License Key. The License Key is a block of letters. To enter your license key please follow these steps:

• Open the VM Backup Console and go to Setup and select the Hosts option from the left hand side main menu
• Then go to [Setup] > [Licenses] and click on [Go to License Manager] in order to add your license keys.
  

• Click on [Add License]:
  

• Copy and Paste your license key. If it is a Perpetual License key, go ahead and click [Add License] .
• If you enter Subscription License Key, you will get the following options upon entering it. Enter an email address for a technical contact, regarding support as well as notifications for the subscription. You also have the option to [Auto Assign] newly discovered VMs to the subscription license you are adding. Then click [Add License] .






• Once you have added all of your license keys, you should see something similar in your License Manager:






• If you are planning to assign a Perpetual key, make sure that you select a host (this will automatically select all VMs located on that host), then click [Assign License to...]
• Select your preferred license key from the list and then click [Next] and finally [Assign License] to confirm.






• If you are assigning a Subscription , select a host (this will automatically select all VMs located on that host) or individual VMs, then click [Assign License to...]
• Select your preferred license key from the list and then click [Next] and finally [Assign License] to confirm.
• Once you have assigned your keys, you should see a summary of what each host or VM has assigned to it. You can very easily [Unassign] by clicking the button to the side.