A Message Is Displayed, Indicating That the License Activation Was Not Completed Successfully When You Signed In on the Preferences Window (ScanSnap Home 2.9 or Earlier)

HINT

ScanSnap Home 2.10 or later does not require license activation.

To update ScanSnap Home to the latest, refer to To Update the Software.

When you sign in to ScanSnap Home with a ScanSnap account, if a message is displayed, indicating that the license activation was not completed successfully, check the following.

Is the region where you are using the ScanSnap different from the region that you selected when registering a ScanSnap account?

To sign in to ScanSnap Home with a ScanSnap account, the region where you register a ScanSnap account and the region where you actually use the ScanSnap must be the same.

Windows

Perform one of the following:

When you change the region setting on a computer to the region that you selected when registering a ScanSnap account
1. Exit ScanSnap Home.
2. Change the region setting on the computer to the region that you selected when registering a ScanSnap account.
  
  For details, refer to To Check or Change the Region Setting.
3. Sign in with a ScanSnap account.
  1. Display the main window of ScanSnap Home.
    
    For details, refer to To Display the Main Window.
  2. Select [Settings] in the menu → [Preferences] to display the preferences window.
  3. Select the [Account] tab, and sign in by entering a ScanSnap account e-mail address and a password in the fields under [Sign in with a ScanSnap account. (recommended)].
When you register a ScanSnap account by selecting the same region as the region setting on a computer
HINT
- For regions that you can select to register a ScanSnap account, refer to here.
1. Exit ScanSnap Home.
2. Check the region setting on a computer.
  
  For details, refer to To Check or Change the Region Setting.
3. Deactivate the license for a registered ScanSnap account.
  1. Enter an e-mail address and a password for a ScanSnap account, and select the region that you selected when creating the ScanSnap account in the ScanSnap account management page for signing in.
  2. Click [Remove license activation] for [Current License Information].
  3. Click the [Remove] button to remove the current license number.
4. Specify the region that you checked in step 2 and register the ScanSnap account as new.
  1. Display the main window of ScanSnap Home.
    
    For details, refer to To Display the Main Window.
  2. Select [Settings] in the menu → [Preferences] to display the preferences window.
  3. Select the [Account] tab and click [If an account is not registered, click Here].
  4. Click the [ScanSnap account registration] button in the ScanSnap account management page.
  5. For [Location] in the [ScanSnap account registration] window, select the region that you checked in step 2, and follow the instructions on the window to register the ScanSnap account.
5. Sign in by entering a ScanSnap account e-mail address and a password in the fields under [Sign in with a ScanSnap account. (recommended)] in the preferences window of ScanSnap Home.

Mac OS

Perform one of the following:

When you change the region setting on a computer to the region that you selected when registering a ScanSnap account
1. Exit ScanSnap Home.
2. Change the region setting on the computer to the region that you selected when registering a ScanSnap account.
  1. Select [System Settings] from the Apple () menu to display the system settings window.
  2. Select [Language & Region] from the list of [General] to display the [Language & Region] window.
  3. Change the setting for [Region] to the region that you selected when registering a ScanSnap account.
  4. Click at the top of the window to close the system settings window, and then restart the computer.
3. Sign in with a ScanSnap account.
  1. Display the main window of ScanSnap Home.
    
    Click the [ScanSnap Home] icon in the application list that appears when you click Launchpad in the Dock.
  2. Select [ScanSnap Home] on the menu bar → [Preferences] to display the preferences window.
  3. Select the [Account] tab, and sign in by entering a ScanSnap account e-mail address and a password in the fields under [Sign in with a ScanSnap account (Recommended)].
When you register a ScanSnap account by selecting the same region as the region setting on a computer
HINT
- For regions that you can select to register a ScanSnap account, refer to here.
1. Exit ScanSnap Home.
2. Check the region setting on a computer.
  1. Select [System Settings] from the Apple () menu to display the system settings window.
  2. Select [Language & Region] from the list of [General].
    
    Check the region for [Region] in the [Language & Region] window.
3. Deactivate the license for a registered ScanSnap account.
  1. Enter an e-mail address and a password for a ScanSnap account, and select the region that you selected when creating the ScanSnap account in the ScanSnap account management page for signing in.
  2. Click [Remove license activation] for [Current License Information].
  3. Click the [Remove] button to remove the current license number.
4. Specify the region that you checked in step 2 and register the ScanSnap account as new.
  1. Display the main window of ScanSnap Home.
    
    Click the [ScanSnap Home] icon in the application list that appears when you click Launchpad in the Dock.
  2. Select [ScanSnap Home] on the menu bar → [Preferences] to display the preferences window.
  3. Select the [Account] tab and click [If an account is not registered, click Here].
  4. Click the [ScanSnap account registration] button in the ScanSnap account management page.
  5. For [Location] in the [ScanSnap account registration] window, select the region that you checked in step 2, and follow the instructions on the window to register the ScanSnap account.
5. Sign in by entering a ScanSnap account e-mail address and a password in the fields under [Sign in with a ScanSnap account (Recommended)] in the preferences window of ScanSnap Home.