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How to activate Foxit Products in Windows Server environment?

Explains how to activate Foxit products when installed in a Windows Server environment.

Answer

Background

According to Foxit PDF Editor's End User License Agreement, registration key codes are disabled in any Windows Server environment, such as Terminal Server and Remote Desktop.

Instead, users must acquire named user licensing or shared device licensing from Foxit. This article will explain how to activate Foxit PDF Editor running Windows Terminal.

Prerequisites
  • Operation System: Windows Server 2019/2016, Windows Server 2012 R2 standard, Windows Server 2008 R2
  • License Type: Named User licensing(available in perpetual or subscription)
  • Management Portal: Foxit Admin Console

Info

  • Named user licensing is the default and most popular licensing method to deploy and use Foxit products and services, which is configured in Foxit Admin Console.
  • End users who have been assigned licenses in Admin Console can sign in with their credentials to access Foxit Apps. Admin Console admin can also configure SSO to enable seamless access and experience as the rest of enterprise apps.
What to do?

The super admin needs to set up the Admin Console, including adding users and assigning licenses, and then end users need to activate the editor with their account. If you only have 1 license and you want to assign it to yourself, go to Assign licenses to super admin to assign licenses to yourself.

Admin Console Setup

Here're step-by-step instructions on how to get started with Admin Console.

1. Access to Foxit Admin Console.

Login to Foxit Admin Console with the super admin account.

 

How to find the super admin

Once subscribing admin console, Foxit system will send welcome email to super admin like below picture.

 

2. Add users

Below are the two methods to add users:

  • Invite users

Navigate to User ID Management >User > Invited users to invite users. For more information, please refer to Invite users.

  • Sync users

Navigate to Settings> Directory Settings, follow below steps to set up.

1) To verify domains, please refer to How to verify domains

2) To Setup SSO, please refer to How to set up SSO

 

3. Assigning Licenses

Visit and Sign in to Foxit Admin Console > License Management > Assign License > Select user > Select product to assign. For more details, please refer to Assign licenses to super admin.

Foxit Editor Deployment

If your environment contains multiple virtual machines with non-persistent pools, please follow this article to deploy the Foxit PDF Editor:

https://kb.foxit.com/s/articles/4841713129876-Remote-Desktop-Services-Deployments-of-Foxit-PDF-Editor

End Users Activation

Congratulations, you're all done! Now end users are able to sign in with their account to activate Foxit PDF Editor.

If you still have questions or comments about how to activate the Editor using the Admin Console, please contact Foxit support to create a support ticket. Thank you.