QuickLabel Designer Express - Manual (Page 11)

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Never try to connect the key to a serial port on the computer or directly to a printer. You can per-
manently damage the hardware key as well as your computer equipment.
3. Start the labeling software. A Warning window will open.
4. Click on the Manage License button. The Manage License window will open.
5. Select Activate the package and click on Next.
6. Select Hardware Key and click on Next. A new Manage License window will open
showing the key license information for your labeling software.
7. Click on the Finish button and the labeling software will start in full working mode.
Note:
If you own a serial printer, you cannot connect the printer to the hardware key directly because the
connectors are not compatible. Always connect your serial printer to the serial port and hardware
key to the parallel port. Your printer does not need to print "through" the hardware key.
Activate the labeling software with a USB Key
To activate the labeling software using a USB key, do the following:
1. Plug the USB key into an available USB port.
2. Start the labeling software. A Warning window will open.
3. Click on the Manage License button. The Manage License window will open.
4. Select Activate the package and click on Next.
5. Select Hardware Key and click on Next. A new Manage License window will open
showing the key license information for your labeling software.
6. Click on the Finish button and labeling software will start in full working mode.
Activate Single User Edition
You can activate the labeling software automatically through the Activation Server or manually
through the activation Key Number Activation Web site. The activation on the Web only works with
single-user software key and network software key. If the computer that uses the labeling software
is not connected to the Internet, you will have to open the Activation Web page on a computer with
Internet access to obtain the activation information.
Before you start the activation process of the labeling software, get familiar with the following ter-
minology:
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Key number: The sequence of 25 characters provided with the labeling software.
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Registration number: Unique number generated during the activation process. The reg-
istration number validates the entered software key.
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Activation code: Issued on the labeling activation Web site. The activation code acti-
vates the labeling software on your computer.
To activate the labeling software, do the following: