# Activate

This page provides a quick *cheat sheet* for activating <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code>. Detailed step-by-step activation instructions, if available, will be linked in the relevant sections.

Zee Drive has different modes of activation; as a personal computer, desktop server, hot desk computer, Administration Console and Partner Console. All use the same `ZeeDrive.exe` executable but the process of activation is different.

## Activate A Personal Computer

To activate your personal computer with <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> and map your network drives, you will need your Office 365 username and your Zee Drive activation code. Your Zee Drive activation code is specific to your username. If you don't have it ask your administrator for it.

First, [download the latest version of Zee Drive from here](/resources/download.md) and run it. The Zee Drive wizard will start up. Click the next button and enter your Office 365 username and Zee Drive activation code. After successfully validating your details continue following the wizard to activate Zee Drive.

After successful activation, Zee Drive will start-up and map the network drives that the subscription administrator has configured.

{% hint style="info" %}
Local administrator permissions are required to activate Zee Drive unless Zee Drive is already installed from a previous activation, or, it has been [pre-installed via the command line](/how-to/use-the-command-line.md#install-zee-drive)
{% endhint %}

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For a step by step guide to activate a personal computer, see [Activate Your Computer](/user-guide/activate-your-computer.md)
{% endhint %}

## Activate A Hot Desk Computer

To activate Zee Drive as a hot desk computer you will need your Zee Drive administrator username and activation code.

First, [download the latest version of Zee Drive from here](/resources/download.md) and run it on the target computer. The Zee Drive wizard will start up. Click the next button and enter your Zee Drive administrator username and Zee Drive activation code. If the Zee Drive subscription is administered from a partner subscription you will need your Zee Drive partner username and activation code. After successfully validating your details click the blue "hot desk computer" link that shows.

The wizard will walk you through the activation process.

After completing the activation of Zee Drive, the next time a user signs on to the hot desk computer, Zee Drive will start up and map the user's network drives. If the computer is Entra ID joined or on Active Directory, the username will be automatically resolved otherwise the user will be prompted for their username on first start-up. See also [#active-directory-username-resolution](#active-directory-username-resolution "mention")

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For a step by step guide, see [Activate A Hot Desk Computer](/administration-guide/deploying-to-hot-desk-computers/activate-a-hot-desk-computer.md)
{% endhint %}

Hot desk computers can be activated automatically via the command line. See [Preparing For Automated Activation](/administration-guide/deploying-to-hot-desk-computers/preparing-for-automated-activation.md) for information on how to set up the shared activation code and [the command line guide](/how-to/use-the-command-line.md).

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If you're looking to fully automate the deployment of Zee Drive at your organisation, then consider activating all computers as Hot Desk computers
{% endhint %}

## Activate A Desktop Server

To activate Zee Drive as a desktop server (for RDS, Citrix, and Azure VD) you will need your Zee Drive administrator username and activation code.

First, [download the latest version of Zee Drive from here](/resources/download.md) and run it on the target server. The Zee Drive wizard will start up. Click the next button and enter your [Zee Drive administrator username](#user-content-fn-1)[^1] and Zee Drive activation code. After successfully validating your details click the blue "desktop server" link that shows.

The wizard will walk you through the activation process which will include assigning shared computer licences to the licence pool. The number of shared computer licences in the licence pool determines the maximum number of concurrent users supported on the server.

After completing the activation of Zee Drive, the next time a user signs on to the desktop server, Zee Drive will start up, assign a shared computer licence from the licence pool to the user's session and then map the user's network drives.

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Where a golden image is used either to create your servers or to create virtual machines, then you will need to activate the golden image itself as a Zee Drive desktop server using the steps outlined above.
{% endhint %}

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For a step by step guide, see [Activate A Desktop Server](/administration-guide/deploying-to-desktop-servers/activate-a-desktop-server.md)
{% endhint %}

For more information on desktop servers please refer to [Deploying To Desktop Servers](/administration-guide/deploying-to-desktop-servers.md).

### Active Directory Username Resolution

Zee Drive will automatically resolve the user's Office 365 username by looking up the value from the Active Directory property "userprincipalname". This property is typically set to the user's Office 365 username. If not, you can change this lookup property in Zee Drive to another AD property such as "mail". To do this, the Zee Drive administrator should select the option "manage hot desk computers and desktop servers" from the Zee Drive administration console then choose the "Configure AD attribute for username lookup" option.

## Activate The Administration Console

To activate your computer with the <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> Administration Console will need your Zee Drive administration username and activation code. Your <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> activation code is specific to your username. If you don't have it ask another administrator for it.

First, [download the latest version of Zee Drive from here](/resources/download.md) and run it. The <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> wizard will start up. Click the next button and enter your administrator username and activation code. After successfully validating your details continue following the wizard to complete the activation.

Click the blue Z icon in your system tray area and the <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> Administration Console will open.

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For a step by step guide to activate the Administration Console, see [Activate Your Computer](/administration-guide/activate-your-computer.md)
{% endhint %}

## Activate The Partner Console

To activate your computer with the <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> Partner Console will need your Zee Drive partner username and activation code. Your <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> activation code is specific to your username. If you don't have it ask your <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> partner subscription administrator for it.

First, [download the latest version of Zee Drive from here](/resources/download.md) and run it. The <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> wizard will start up. Click the next button and enter your <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> partner username and activation code. After successfully validating your details continue following the wizard to activate Zee Drive on your computer.

The partner subscription is now available from the Zee Drive console. Click the blue Z icon in your system tray area and the <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> partner subscription console will open.

{% hint style="info" %}
For a step by step guide to activate the Partner Console, see [Activate Your Computer](/partner-guide/activate-your-computer.md)
{% endhint %}

[^1]: If the Zee Drive subscription is administered from a partner subscription you will need your Zee Drive partner username and activation code


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