Offline machine activations

When you activate your machine online, a machine code is generated to keep track of that activation.

If your workstation is offline or ShareGate Migrate is unable to contact the licensing server, ShareGate can't process your activation. In these cases, you must activate your machine offline.

To transfer an offline machine activation, you must first deactivate the machine offline and then transfer the activation to another machine.

Index

• Offline machine activation
• Offline machine transfer

Offline machine activation

1. Open ShareGate Migrate and select Settings from the sidebar.
2. Select Licenses.
3. Select Activate license.
4. Select Offline activation at the bottom of the Log in to your account form.
   • If you have online access, a browser window will open. Continue to step (5).
   • If you do not have online access, copy the Machine code from ShareGate Migrate and continue to step (5) from an online machine. You can access the Offline activation page here.
5. Enter your License Key, Machine Code (if not automatically filled in), Activation Name, First Name, Last Name, and email address.
6. Click Download.
7. A Sharegate.sglic file will download to your computer.
   1. If you are on a public machine, save the file to a USB or send it to yourself via your preferred sharing method.
8. On your machine, return to ShareGate Migrate.
9. Select Import your license file on the Offline activation screen.
10. Locate the Sharegate.sglic file in your Downloads folder.
11. Select the file and click Open.
12. You can return to Settings/Licenses in the app to see your Active licenses.

Offline machine transfer

1. Open ShareGate Migrate on the machine you want to deactivate.
2. Select Settings from the sidebar, then select Licenses.
3. Click Copy next to the Machine code.
4. Access the offline deactivation page from a computer with internet access.
5. In the offline deactivation page, enter your Machine code in field (1).
6. Click Generate deactivation code. A code will be generated in field (2).
7. Click Copy to clipboard.
8. In ShareGate Migrate, go to Settings > Licenses and paste the deactivation code into the deactivation field. 
9. Click Deactivate. You will receive a confirmation code.
10. Copy the confirmation code. 
11. Paste the confirmation code into field (3) on the offline deactivation page.
12. Click Confirm deactivation.
13. Install ShareGate Migrate on the new machine.
14. Activate your machine:
    • If the new machine doesn't have online access, follow the offline machine activation process above.
    • If the new machine has online access, follow the standard machine activation process.