License information for Janusseal for Outlook and Janusseal Documents can be entered via Group Policy. The advantage of using Group Policy is to simplify desktop deployment.
If you have a starter kit prepared by Janusseal you may already have the evaluation license information in the Group Policy.
This article describes how to initially enter your license details, how to check the details and how to update them using Group Policy.
From version 4.x Janusseal Windows licensing has changed. While in transition from version 3 to version 4 both licensing methods are described below.
To Enter the License Information using Group Policy
The following process describes how to update your license information when using Group Policy. This guide assumes that the Janusseal Group Policy has already been created in your environment. If this is not the case, please refer to the Evaluation Guide: Centralized Machine Configuration using Active Directory.
Important Note:
- The following instruction are for using Domain Group Policy Management. If you are using Local GPO for your evaluation, use your local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc).
- You will need appropriate Administrator privileges.
Steps to Update the License
- On a domain controller, open the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC).
- In the GPMC navigation pain, locate and select the Group Policy used for managing Janusseal.
- Edit the GPO - this will open The Group Policy Editor.
- In the Group Policy Editor, navigate to:
Computer Configuration|Administrative Templates|Classic Administrative Templates (ADM)|Janusnet|Janusseal|License
v3 Group policy:
Version 4 group policy looks like this:
- In the right hand pane, open the setting:
(for v3)
turn ON janusSEAL for Outlook license or
turn ON janusSEAL Documents license
or (for v4)
Janusseal licenses - Enable the setting and enter the license details as provided in your license agreement supplied from Janusnet.
v3 group policy:
v4 group policy:
- Note: It is very important to enter the license details exactly (including Licensee name) as provided by Janusnet.
- Click Apply to save the settings to the policy.
- Close the Group Policy Editor
- If you used a Domain Group Policy Object, then the policy must be updated on each machine. This happens automaticlaly at regular intervals, but you can force the update by running following command on the target machine:
gpupdate /force - Restart Outlook for the change to take effect.
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