The computer where you are installing CuteFTP Server must have an open connection to the Internet. All trial serial numbers are verified by a GlobalSCAPE registration server on a recurring basis. Do the following If an open connection to the Internet is not available:
To manually register a trial serial number if you do not have an Internet connection
When you connect to your CuteFTP Server installation and are prompted with the initial splash screen, click Enter Trial Serial Number.
Check Register manually and fill out the registration information, including your trial serial number..
Click the Register button.
Click the Copy to Clipboard button, and then paste the information into a text editor.
Transport the text document to a computer on the Internet.
Copy and paste the text document into the Manual Registration form located at http://www.globalscape.com/register and click the Register Me button. The Web site will automatically create a registration file (with a .reg extension). Choose to save the registry patch to an easily accessible location on your local computer.
Transport the registry patch back to the computer with CuteFTP Server.
Stop the "CuteFTP Server" service.
Double-click the registry patch and allow it to manually register your software.
Start the "CuteFTP Server" service.
Once the service has successfully started, the registration process should be complete. The next time you log into the Server Administrator interface, you should be given the option to Continue for up to 30 days from the time the trial serial number was created.
To manually register a trial serial number if you have an Internet connection
When you connect to your CuteFTP Server installation and are prompted with the initial splash screen, click Enter Trial Serial Number.
Check Register manually and fill out the registration information, including your trial serial number..
Click the Register button.
A Manual Registration box will appear with Copy to Clipboard and Register on the Web buttons. The Copy to Clipboard button allows you to copy and the registration information for pasting into a text file or into a special form on our Web site that allows us to register the software for you. Click the Copy to Clipboard button, and then click the Register on the Web button, at which point your Web browser will automatically be opened and you will be directed to http://www.globalscape.com/register/.
Click in the text area on the opened Web page and paste the information from the Manual Registration box.
Click the Register me button. The Web site will automatically create a registration file (with a .reg extension). Choose to save the registry patch to an easily accessible location on your local computer.
Stop the "CuteFTP Server" service.
Double-click the registry patch and allow it to manually register your software.
Start the "CuteFTP Server" service.
Once the service has successfully started, the registration process should be complete. The next time you log into the Server Administrator interface, you should be given the option to Continue for up to 30 days from the time the trial serial number was created.