When you do not have an Internet connection at activation time, you can still authenticate your software license.
The BarTender Licensing wizard displays message #2033 when no Internet connection is available. In the message, click OK, and then click either Activate by Using Mobile Device or Activate by Using Web Browser in the wizard to begin. The process that you use depends on which option you select.
To activate by using a mobile device
The process involves scanning a QR Code to obtain a product activation code at the Seagull Scientific activation website and then entering the code in the BarTender Licensing wizard.
To perform this activation process, follow these steps:
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On the Mobile Device Activation page of the BarTender Licensing wizard, use your mobile device to scan the QR Code.
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On your device, tap the link to the Seagull Scientific activation website (https://activate.seagullscientific.com).
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On the Success page of the website, copy the product activation code that appears. Or, enter an email address in the Email Copy To field, and then tap that option to email the code.
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On the computer that has BarTender installed, enter the product activation code in the field in step 2 of the Mobile Device Activation page of the BarTender Licensing wizard.
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Click Next, and then finish the wizard.
To activate by using a web browser
The process involves transferring your activation key to a computer that has Internet access, uploading the key to the Seagull Scientific activation website, receiving a product activation code, transferring the code back to the computer that has BarTender installed, and then entering the code in the BarTender Licensing wizard.
To perform this activation process, follow these steps:
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On the Browser Activation page of the BarTender Licensing wizard, select one of the following options:
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Click Save to File to save the activation key to an activation key (*.ak) file.
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Click Send Email to attach the activation key file to an email message. The message is automatically generated and includes instructions for the recipient about how to proceed with the activation.
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Click Copy to Clipboard to copy the activation key to the Clipboard. You can then paste the key into an external file, such as a text file.
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Transfer the file that contains the activation key to a computer that is connected to the Internet, or send the email message to a connected computer.
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On the connected computer, visit https://activate.seagullscientific.com, and then follow these steps:
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In the Activation Key field, enter the activation key. To do this, paste the key from the Clipboard or click Upload Activation Key to select and then upload the *.ak file that you saved.
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Submit a response to the reCAPTCHA test, and then click Generate Product Activation Code.
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On the Success page, click Save To File to save the product activation code to a product activation code (*.pac) file. Or, enter an email address in the Email Copy To field, and then click that option to email the *.pac file. You can also copy the code to the Clipboard and then paste it into an external file.
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Transfer the file that contains the product activation code to the computer that has BarTender installed.
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On the Browser Activation page of the BarTender Licensing wizard, enter the product activation code in the field in step 3. To do this, click Select File to upload the *.pac file that you saved, or click Paste from Clipboard to paste the code into the field.
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Click Next, and then finish the wizard.