Global Connectivity & Technology – System Integration Team 1.4 SOFTWARE INITIALIZATION 1.4.1 License Activation After that you have successfully installed the program and the USB drivers you can log off as Administrator and log on as a normal user. At any rate, the first thing that you are required to do the first time you run SidekickPC is to activate the software license. Please remember that, in order to activate the software license, your PC must be connected to the internet. The first time you run the software, you can see this message: Fig. 4. License Activation Request After you press the OK button, you should execute a few initial configuration steps for your software:
Language (optional) Internet Settings (mandatory when your PC is not directly connected to the internet) License Activation (mandatory) You may want to choose a display language other than English. In this case you must use the dialog box that you can see if you select the Language command in the Options menu. If your PC is not directly connected to the internet, you must select proper Internet Settings. You can see the corresponding dialog if you select the Internet Settings command in the Commands menu. For detailed information on this matter, please refer to the corresponding section later in this chapter.
Finally, you must activate your software license by means of the License Manager dialog. You can see this dialog if you select the License Manager command in the Commands menu. Sidekick licensing, activation and deactivation are executed through the interaction of SidekickPC application with a remote web service. The License Web Service is located at the following URL: https://sidekick.electrolux.com/SidekickService2/LicenseService.asmx SidekickPC Activation section lets you specify the connection options for the web service: © 2019 Electrolux Italia S.p.A., All rights reserved 13 File: SidekickPC.UserManual.EN.docx - Date: 08/04/2019