# Invoke-RASLicenseActivate
### NAME
Invoke-RASLicenseActivate\
### SYNOPSIS
Activates Parallels RAS using a license key.\
### SYNTAX
Invoke-RASLicenseActivate \[-[Email](https://download.parallels.com/ras/v19/docs/en_US/Parallels-RAS-v19-PowerShell-Guide/RASAdmin/cmdlets/Invoke-RASLicenseActivate.html#Email)] *\* \[-[Password](https://download.parallels.com/ras/v19/docs/en_US/Parallels-RAS-v19-PowerShell-Guide/RASAdmin/cmdlets/Invoke-RASLicenseActivate.html#Password)] *\* \[\[-[Key](https://download.parallels.com/ras/v19/docs/en_US/Parallels-RAS-v19-PowerShell-Guide/RASAdmin/cmdlets/Invoke-RASLicenseActivate.html#Key)] *\*] \[\[-[MacAddress](https://download.parallels.com/ras/v19/docs/en_US/Parallels-RAS-v19-PowerShell-Guide/RASAdmin/cmdlets/Invoke-RASLicenseActivate.html#MacAddress)] *\*] \[*<*[*CommonParameters*](https://download.parallels.com/ras/v19/docs/en_US/Parallels-RAS-v19-PowerShell-Guide/RASAdmin/cmdlets/Invoke-RASLicenseActivate.html#CommonParameters)*>*]\
### DESCRIPTION
Activates Parallels RAS using a valid license key.\
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It also allows you to activate Parallels RAS as a trial version.\
### PARAMETERS
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-**Email \**\
The email address you use to log in to Parallels My Account.\
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Required? true
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Position? 0
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Default value
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Accept pipeline input? false
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Accept wildcard characters? false
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-**Password \**\
Your Parallels account password.\
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Required? true
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Position? 1
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Default value
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Accept pipeline input? false
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Accept wildcard characters? false
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-**Key \**\
Parallels RAS License Key. The key must be registered in Parallels My Account.\
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To activate Parallels RAS as a trial version, omit this parameter.\
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Required? false
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Position? 2
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Default value
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Accept pipeline input? false
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Accept wildcard characters? false
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-**MacAddress \**\
Bind the license activation with a specific MAC address.\
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The MAC address should be in the format XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX.\
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To select a MAC address automatically, omit this parameter.\
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Required? false
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Position? 3
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Default value
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Accept pipeline input? false
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Accept wildcard characters? false
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This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
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ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
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OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
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about_CommonParameters .
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### INPUTS
-none-
### OUTPUTS
-none-
### EXAMPLES
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\&#xNAN;**---------- EXAMPLE 1 ----------**\
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Invoke-RASLicenseActivate -Email "" -Password $SecretPass -Key "QPWO-WRET-XVBC-IOUP"\
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Activates Parallels RAS using the specified Parallels My Account credentials and license key.\
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The $SecretPass variable must contain a password as SecureString.\
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If you omit the -Password parameter, you'll be asked to enter it when you execute the cmdlet.