Kerio Control Offline License File 🎯

Highly secure environments (like government, defense, or industrial control systems) completely disconnected from the public internet.

Registering Kerio Control Offline with a License File If your Kerio Control instance is unable to connect to the internet, you can still activate the product by manually downloading and importing a license key file (

This shifts the burden of trust from a live connection to a static file.

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If your network experiences a catastrophic WAN outage, you may need to rebuild or register your firewall strictly using local assets.

Kerio Control checks the internal creation date of the offline license file against its local system clock. If your air-gapped firewall has the incorrect date and time, the validation will fail.

Whenever you renew your user seats or add software add-ons (like Kerio Antivirus), you must generate a brand new offline license file. The firewall will not automatically recognize subscription upgrades. This link or copies made by others cannot be deleted

Because you cannot reach the internet from the firewall, you must use a "bridge computer"—a separate workstation that has internet access.

Is the system completely , or does it have restricted internet access? What version of Kerio Control are you running?

From the Kerio Control administration interface: Try again later

Once you have the file, follow these steps within the Kerio Control administration interface: Log in to the Kerio Control Administration interface .

: If a hardware box does not accept your key, verify the license details or contact GFI Customer Care for a manual update.

If the product is unactivated, the will launch automatically.

Activating Kerio Control offline requires a two-part process. You will need your product serial number and access to a separate device that is connected to the internet. Step 1: Export the Hardware ID (If Applicable)