# Offline Activation

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Offline activation is a two-step process. The first step is to generate an offline license request file on the target computer. The activation wizard will generate a file that you need to email us.

# Generate Offline License Request File

  1. On the welcome page click Next.

  2. Select Offline and click Next.

  3. Select Generate a new offline activation request file and click Next.

  4. Enter the license key that was emailed to you. The key is in the format ABCDE-ABCDE-ABCDE-ABCDE.

    • For Trial licenses, the key was sent when you submitted the Trial Request Form.
    • For Commercial licenses, the key is in the order confirmation email.

  5. You can manually type or copy/paste the license key from the email and click Next.

  6. Select a destination folder for the request file (default is the current user's Desktop %UserProfile%\Desktop) and click Next.

  7. Upon successful generation, you will see a confirmation dialog with details about the request file. Click Finish to exit the wizard.

  8. Email the request file to [email protected] .

Upon reception and validation of the request file, we will return by email a response file. When you receive the response file, continue to Import Offline License Response File.

# Import Offline License Response File

  1. On the welcome page, click Next.

  2. Select Offline and click Next.

  3. Select Activate a license with an offline activation response file and click Next.

  4. Browse to select the activation file and click Next.

  5. Upon successful activation, you will see a confirmation dialog with the license information. Click Finish to exit the wizard.

🎉 Congratulations NIO is now activated and ready to be used! To get started, you can check our quick start guide.