Activate ESET Secure Authentication On-Prem

Activate your ESA system using an ESA subscription, ESET PROTECT Hub, ESET Business Account (EBA) or ESET MSP Administrator (EMA) login credentials. You can obtain a subscription from your ESET distributor.

To activate your ESA Server:

1.Launch the ESA Web Console.

2.Click Settings > Subscription and select the appropriate activation method:

a.ESET PROTECT Hub, ESET Business Account or ESET MSP Administrator: For registered users who have an ESET Secure Authentication On-Prem subscription imported to ESET PROTECT Hub, EBA or EMA. Your username and password are required.
Also if you want to use SMS OTPs, you need this type of activation to be able to add SMS Credits.

b.Enter a Activation Key: For users who purchased an ESET Secure Authentication On-Prem activation key.

c.Offline Activation: Use this option if the ESA Authentication Server cannot connect to the internet, and ESA will be used in an offline environment. In this case, the provisioning server is unavailable, and only some authentication methods are available.

3.When your subscription is active, configure your token name (the name that will be displayed in the mobile application on user's phones) under Settings > Mobile application > Account name.

Using ESET PROTECT Hub, EBA or EMA login credentials to activate ESA

1.In the ESA Web Console, click Settings > Subscription.

2.Select ESET PROTECT Hub, ESET Business Account or ESET MSP Administrator.

3.Type your login credentials.

4.If there is only a single ESA subscription in your ESET PROTECT Hub, EBA or EMA account and no sites are created in ESET PROTECT Hub or EBA, the activation will complete instantly. Otherwise, you have to select a specific subscription or a site (subscription pool) to activate ESA.

5.Click Activate.

For more information on activating ESA, read the ESET PROTECT Hub or EBA Online Help.