How do I force the Offline Activation when the system is connected to Internet

To force the offline activation of Arcserve UDP when system is connected to internet, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to the following location:

    2. C:\Program Files\Arcserve\Unified Data Protection\Management\Configuration

  2. Open EntitlementRegister_Windows.properties file.
  3. Modify the server name from SERVERNAME=www.arcserve-register.com to SERVERNAME=www.dummy-arcserve-register.com.
  4. Now, perform the offline activation process described in the link.

    5. Note: In the link provided for offline activation, you can see the steps described for both online and offline machine. In this case, you need to perform all the steps on the same machine.