Parallels Desktop Licensing Guide
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  • Introduction
  • Signing Up and Registering a Subscription
    • Creating a Parallels Account and Registering a Subscription
      • Creating a Business Account
      • Registering a Subscription
    • Subscription Length
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  • Managing Subscriptions, Licences, and Seats
    • Viewing Subscriptions and Subscription Details
    • Activating Using a Corporate Account
    • Creating Additional License Keys
    • Using Configuration Profiles
    • Inviting Users to Install Parallels Desktop
    • Monitoring Active Parallels Desktop Installations
    • Reviewing and Modifying Computer Information
    • Deactivating Parallels Desktop on a Computer
    • Blacklisting a Specific Computer
    • Switching a Parallels Desktop Installation to a Different License Key
    • Exporting a Computer List to a File
  • Managing Accounts
    • Switching between Accounts
    • Reviewing and Modifying a Business Profile
    • Inviting Users to Join a Business Account
    • Managing License Administrators
    • Blocking and Removing Members of a Business Account
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    • Managing Support Tickets
    • Adding Watchers to a Support Ticket
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  1. Signing Up and Registering a Subscription

Creating a Parallels Account and Registering a Subscription

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Last updated 3 months ago

Before you can activate Parallels Desktop Business or Enterprise Edition on Mac computers, you need to create a Parallels account and register your subscription. The instructions below describe how to do it.

Personal vs. Business Account

There are two types of Parallels accounts:

  • Personal account is used to manage subscriptions to Parallels consumer products. It is also required to manage Parallels business products.

  • Business account is registered to your organization and is used to manage business products, such as Parallels Desktop for Mac Business or Enterprise Edition. A business account is created for your organization when you register a business subscription for the first time.

Read This Next

  • If you are a new customer and don't have a Parallels account, continue reading this section.

  • If you already have a personal account (but not a business account), you may skip to .

  • If you already have both personal and business accounts, you may skip to .

Creating a Parallels Account

  1. Visit Parallels My Account at

  2. On the Sign In page, select I am a new user.\

  3. Enter your email address, first and last name, and password to create a personal Parallels account.

  4. Click Sign Up and follow the onscreen instructions.

  5. In the dialog that opens after you create a personal account, paste the Parallels Desktop Business Edition license key that you received with your subscription and click Register.\

  6. You will now be asked to create a business account for your organization. In the Provide your business details dialog, enter your company name, address, and phone number.\

  7. Click Register.

  8. You will now be taken to Dashboard, which is the home page of your Parallels account, where you can see your registered Parallels products.\

Note: To return to the Dashboard from any other area of Parallels My Account, simply click the Dashboard link on the page header at any time.

Summary

Upon completing the steps above:

  • You have a personal Parallels account.

  • Your organization has a business Parallels account, to which you are assigned as the account administrator.

  • Your Parallels Desktop Business Edition license key is registered and can be used to activate Parallels Desktop on Mac computers in your organization.

Note: A business account may have several account administrators.

Creating a Business Account
Registering a Subscription
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