Normally, you would not need to activate SmarterMail license at your end because we deliver Windows VPS with pre-activated SmarterMail license. Though you would find this article quite helpful when you upgrade SmarterMail edition to EnterPrise.
To activate the SmarterMail license, you would need the license key and Activation details. You must have received an email which contains the license details when we assigned a SmarterTools bundle to your billing email address. If you lost that email, you can obtain the details by login to SmarterTools portal. If you do not recall the SmarterTools portal login details, you will need to reset the password by clicking on Reset Password link.
When you have necessary details handy to activate SmarterMail license, follow the below mentioned steps.
- Login to SmarterMail [http://IP_ADDRESS:9998].
- Click on the Settings option at the left side pane.
- Click on the Licensing.
- Right click on SmarterMail Free Edition then select Activate option.
- In License Key field, you will need to provide the license key. Click on Next.
- Provide the email address and password in Email Address and Password fields respectively.
- Finally, click on Finish.
