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Activate a license

After purchasing a license, you must activate your copy of PVsyst.

There are two methods:

  • Direct activation from PVsyst (requires Internet access on the computer running PVsyst). This is quick and easy.
  • External activation from any computer with a web browser. This is useful if the computer running PVsyst does not have Internet access.
  1. Start PVsyst.
  2. In main Menu go to License
  3. A license description dialog appears (PVsyst is in evaluation or demo mode if you never did an activation).
  4. In the "Activation and synchronization of license" area, enter the activation key (35 characters) you received after purchasing the license, then click the Activate button.

Success: if activation is successful, you will see a success message. You can then close the activation dialog. The license rights are now displayed, and PVsyst is properly activated.

Error: if activation fails, you will see an error message. Ensure you have proper Internet access configured and try again, or use external activation. Contact us if the problem persists.

External activation

  1. Start PVsyst
  2. In main Menu go to License
  3. A license description appears (PVsyst is in evaluation or demo mode if you never did an activation).
  4. In Manual activation area click on the Online activation button to visit the PVsyst activation page.
  5. On the activation page put the activation key (35 characters) you got from us after purchasing the license.
  6. If it was not already pre-filled copy the computer identifier (Host ID) from PVsyst dialog and paste it on PVsyst activation page.
  7. Validate the captcha and click on the Download license button to get the license file (pvsyst.lic).
  8. Back to the PVsyst dialog, click on Load file and select the license file you have just downloaded.

Success: if activation went well you will see a success message, then you can close the activation dialog. The license rights are now displayed: PVsyst is properly activated.

Error: if activation failed you will see an error message. Contact us if the problem persists.