You can establish a connection to Open-E’s Data Storage Software V7 from every network computer. To establish this connection, use a browser (e.g. Firefox) and enter the IP address or the name of the computer hosting the Data Storage Software V7 into the URL entry line:

- https://192.168.0.220 (standard address) or
- https://dss (this name can be changed in the installation settings Open-E’s Data Storage Software V7).
NOTE: For security reasons, Open-E Data Storage Software V7 uses the encrypted SSL protocol (https).
You will now be asked to verify the encryption certification. Since Open-E Data Storage Software V7 only allows creating shares on the Intranet, there is no need for global certification by an authorized body. You can accept the certificate for a single session or for all future sessions.
Next, the window for entering the product key will appear.

If you already have one, please enter and click the apply button. After restarting, open the WEB GUI with your browser again.

NOTE: If you don’t have a product key yet you can use one of the three links on the right (60 day trial version, FREE 2TB Lite version or buy the full version of the product).
NOTE: In order to convert the trial version into the Lite or full version, please enter your DSS V7 product key in the WEB GUI from the menu: HELP-> about Data Storage Software V7 -> Extensions keys loader.

NOTE: After you first launch the Open-E Data Storage Software V7, you will see a page with the software agreement and available language options. Later you can change the language used by modifying language settings, which are located in the Server tree and are accessible through “Setup”.

After accepting the license agreement you can log into Open-E Data Storage Software V7 using the standard password “admin” (this can be changed later). In order to start working, you will need to set all the necessary parameters.

NOTE: The password is case-sensitive. If you cannot log into your Open-E Data Storage Software V7, please make sure the Shift and Caps Lock keys are not pressed.

NOTE: If your web browser shows something different than expected, please delete the cache and cookies in the menu settings of your web browser.

Additional information:

• product name: JovianDSS / DSS V7
• product version: all / version
• build: all / version

Subject:

After the installation of DSS V7 or JovianDSS, it requires activation. How can I perform it?

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In order to use the DSS V7 or JovianDSS product for more than 30 days you will need to activate it. There are two methods to perform this:

Online
NOTE: Using “Online” method requires to provide Internet access for the Open-E DSS V6/V7 or JovianDSS.

In order to activate the product online access the GUI located in 'HELP > About Data Storage Software V7', check the 'Online activation' and click 'apply'. Application will automatically connect to our server and perform the activation process.

In order to activate the JovianDSS go to 'About and select online activation'. Application will automatically connect to our server and perform the activation process.

In case of any activation failures, please verify if You meet there requirements :

- open following ports in firewall : 25 and/or 10444
- check if default gateway is set and if it's correctly (use ping function under console CTRL+ALT+T to check if activation servers: respond)
IP Address of the activation server :
66.185.18.141 or 46.4.97.13
Offline

NOTE: In this case Internet access for the Open-E DSS V7 is not required.

In order to activate the DSS V7 offline access the GUI located in 'HELP > About Data Storage Software V7', check the 'Offline activation' and click 'download'. Hardware stamp file will be downloaded on you computer. Next step is to send this file to activation@activation-key.com as an attachement (replay with activation file should come with in 7 days).

In order to activate JovianDSS in offline mode, access the GUI. Click on About, select offline activation and download the Hardware stamp. The next step is to send the file to activation@activation-key.com as an attachement. After this our support team will respond with an activation file that You can upload in the same section where You downloaded the Hardware stamp previously.

Important note! The Hardware Stamp file is not assigned to the PCI extension cards and RAM memory. It is possible to replace them without the need for re-activation.