Product Activation

In most cases you should be able to activate your license through the product's Activation Wizard or License Manager. In cases where you cannot activate due to firewalls and other security-related issues, the links on the page will allow you to activate your copy of MAPublisher® (versions 6.x and later) and Geographic Imager®; both evaluation or purchased and fixed or node-locked licenses.

If you are a floating license user and need to obtain the license file for the server, please send an email to activation@avenza.com. In the email, include the product, version, Machine ID and IP address or hostname of the server. For more information, detailed instructions are found in the documentation that came with your floating license purchase.

Note: If you have previously canceled a MAPublisher 8.x evaluation, contact us to have your evaluation re-enabled.

Activate MAPublisher 8.x

 

Activate Geographic Imager 2.x / 1.x or MAPublisher 7.x / 6.x

 

Move a previously activated license

To move a previously activated license to a new computer, use the following steps:

  1. Uninstall MAPublisher from the current computer.
  2. Install MAPublisher on the new computer.
  3. Obtain the machine ID for the new computer. The machine ID may be found as follows:
    • MAPublisher 8.x: Open Adobe Illustrator on the new computer and choose Help > MAPublisher Licensing > License Management.
    • MAPublisher 7.x: Open Adobe Illustrator on the new computer and choose Help > MAP Security > Machine ID to obtain the machine ID.
    • MAPublisher 6.x: Open Adobe Illustrator on the new computer and when the MAPublisher Activation Wizard appears, proceed to the telephone option. Locate the Machine ID in the telephone activation dialog box.
    • Geographic Imager 2.x: Open Adobe Photoshop on the new computer and when the Geographic Imager Activation Wizard appears, choose the I want to activate the software manually using the activate webpage option. Locate the Machine ID in the telephone activation dialog box. If the Activation Wizard does not automatically appear, open the Geographic Imager Options Menu from Geographic Imager palette and click Register.
    • Geographic Imager 1.x: Open Adobe Photoshop on the new computer and when the Geographic Imager Activation Wizard appears, choose the I want to activate the software by telephone option. Locate the Machine ID in the telephone activation dialog box. If the Activation Wizard does not automatically appear, open the Geographic Imager Options Menu from Geographic Imager palette and click Register.
  4. Send an email to activation@avenza.com with the following information:
    • Product name, version and serial number
    • New machine ID
    • A note that indicates your desire to move (rehost) your license to a new computer