Using The Program For The First Time; Activating The Program; Starting The First Backup - F-SECURE ONLINE BACKUP - HELP Manual

Using the program for the first time

This chapter explains what to do when you start using the F-Secure Online Backup program.

Activating the program

When you open the program for the first time after the installation, you need to activate it.
To activate the program:
1. Do one of the following in the
• Click the Free trial version
• Enter the subscription key. You received it by e-mail when you bought the program.
Note: You may have more than one subscription key for different products, for example, one for
the F-Secure Internet Security program and another for the F-Secure Online Backup program.
Make sure that you enter the subscription key that you received for the F-Secure Online Backup
program.
Note: Keep the subscription key in a safe place. You need it later on, for example, to restore your
files.
2. Click Continue.
The Enter your account information
3. In the Enter your account information
a) Enter your e-mail address.
b) Enter a password.
The password should be easy to remember, but hard to guess. Use a combination of lowercase and
uppercase characters, and numbers.
c) Re-enter the same password in the 'Confirm password' field.
You need the e-mail address and password for:
• restoring files
• receiving reports of backup events on your computer
• accessing backed up files through the web interface
• any technical support you may require in the future
4. Click Continue.
A window for entering a backup name and selecting the backup type and speed opens.
After you have activated the program, you can start your first backup.

Starting the first backup

The first backup can take several days or even a few weeks, depending on the speed of your computer, the
available bandwidth, and the amount of data.
We recommend that you leave your computer turned on overnight, until the initial backup is completed.
To start the first backup:
1. Enter a name for the backup to help identify it later. You may need the name if you move the backup to
another computer.
2. Select the backup type:
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Enter your subscription key
link to try out the F-Secure Online Backup program for 30 days.
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