Activating a License

PReS Connect and PReS Workflow 8 include separate 30 day trial periods during which it is not necessary to have a license for reviewing basic functionality. If you need an extension to the trial periods or require a license for specific functionality or plugins (e.g., the PReS Plugin for Workflow 8), you will need to request a new activation code.

Obtaining the PReS Connect Magic Number

To obtain an activation file, you first need to retrieve the OL™ Magic Number. The Magic Number is a machine-specific code that is generated based on the computer's hardware and software using a top-secret Objectif Lune family recipe. Each physical computer or virtual computer should have a different Magic Number, thus require a separate license file to be functional.

To get the PReS Connect Magic Number, open the PReS Connect Designer application:

Open the Start Menu
Click on All Programs, then Objectif Lune, then PReS Connect
Open the PReS Connect Designer [version] shortcut.
When the application opens, if it has never been activated or the activation has expired, the Software Activation dialog appears:

License Information section:

Magic Number: Displays the PReS Connect Magic Number.
Copy to Clipboard: Click to copy the Magic Number to your clipboard. It can then be pasted in the activation request email using CTRL+V.

Licensed Products section:

Name: Displays the name of the application or module relevant to this activation.
Serial Number: Displays the activation serial number if the product has been activated in the past.
Expiration Date: Displays the date when the activation will expire (or the current date if the product is not activated)
Web Activations: Click to be taken to the online activation page (not yet functional).

End-User License Agreement (Appears only when loading a license file):

License: This box displays the EULA. Please note that this agreement is legally binding.
I agree: Select to accept the EULA. You must select this option to install the license.
I don't agree: Select if you do not accept the EULA. You cannot install the license if this option is selected.

Load License File: Click to browse to the .olconnectlicense file once your receive it.
Install License: Click to install the license and activate the software (only available when a license file is loaded).
Close: Click to cancel this dialog. If a license file has been loaded, it will not automatically be installed.

The Software Activation dialog can also be reached through a shortcut located in All Programs, then Objectif Lune, then PReS Connect and is named Software Activation. Since it does not load the software, it is faster to access for the initial activation.

Requesting a license

After getting the Magic Number, a license request must be done for both PReS Connect and Workflow 8:

If you are a Customer, you must submit your Magic Number and serial number to Objectif Lune via the Web Activations page: https://www.objectiflune.com/activations. The OL™ Customer Care team will then email the PReS Connect license file to you.
If you are a Reseller, you can create an evaluation license via the the Objectif Lune Partner Portal by following the instructions there: https://extranet.objectiflune.com/

Note that if you do not have a serial number, one will be issued to you by the OL Activations team.

Accepting the license will activate it, after which the PReS Connect services will need to be restarted. Note that in some case the service may not restart on its own. To resolve this issue, restart the computer, or start the service manually from the computer's Control Panel.

Activating PReS Workflow 8

PReS Workflow 8 uses the same licensing scheme as PReS Connect. There are 2 ways of activating the license for Workflow 8 after you have saved it to a suitable location:

If you only have PReS Workflow 8 installed you can double-click on the license for the PReS Workflow 8 License Activation dialog to open. Applying the license here allows you to activate all of the required Workflow 8 components.
If you have both PReS Workflow 8 and PReS Connect installed, it will not be possible to double-click on the license file as this will always open the PReS Connect Activations Tool. Instead you must open PReS Workflow 8 manually and apply the license through its activations dialog.

Activating PReS Connect

To activate PReS Connect, simply save the license file somewhere on your computer where you can easily find it, such as on your desktop. You can then load the license by double-clicking on it, or through the start menu:

Open the Start Menu
Click on All Programs, then Objectif Lune, then PReS Connect
Open the PReS Connect Designer [version] shortcut. The “PReS Connect Software Activation” tool displays information about the license and the End-User License Agreement (EULA).
Click the Load License File button.
Read the EULA and click I agree option to accept it.
Click Install License to activate the license. The license will then be registered on the computer and you will be able to start using the software.

After installation message will appear warning that the Server services will need to be restarted. Just click OK to proceed.