With the release of Kerio Control v10 and later, GFI has streamlined the UI but maintained robust support for offline modes. Notably, v10 introduced a "Hybrid Mode" where the firewall attempts online activation every hour; if it fails x times, it falls back to an imported offline grace period. However, for pure offline, the process remains unchanged.
: Useful when setting up a new Kerio Control Box that isn't yet configured for WAN access.
To activate Kerio Control without an active internet connection, you must manually download a license key file and import it through the administration interface.
Enter your and the captcha code, then click Next . Verify the displayed license information and click Next .
Offline license management imposes a higher administrative overhead. A typical lifecycle operation follows this timeline:
After importing the file, ensure the correct details are visible on your system: Registering Kerio Control - KerioControl - GFI