Activating Corona Renderer 7 (and older) for 3ds Max

 

This guide will help you activate Corona Renderer using different methods. It also includes a list of common issues and solutions. 

 

Note: this guide applies only to Corona Renderer 7 and older. If you need help activating Corona 8 or newer, please see: Activating Corona for 3ds Max

 

 

1. Installing and Activating Corona Renderer on a Workstation

1. Download the Corona Installer and install Corona Renderer on your machine.
   
   
   
2. Prepare your registered email address and your password or your workstation serial number.
   
   Your registered email address is the one you entered at the checkout page when buying Corona Renderer in our online store.
   
   Your password was set by you right after the purchase after following a link in one of the confirmation emails. If you can't find this email, please double check your SPAM folder and other inbox folders or search your inbox for the keyword "Corona". 
   
   
   
3. Run 3ds Max, set Corona Renderer as your active renderer, and hit render in any (even empty) scene. A window prompting for activation will pop up.
   
   Note: if you have previously activated the trial, or any other license, first go to Render settings > System > About Corona Renderer/Licensing, and click the "Remove license" button.
   
   
   
4. Select the type of license you have purchased. Corona will try to connect to the Internet and:

• If it can connect to the activation server: will prompt for your registered email address and password or serial number. Just enter them, click next, and that's all.
  
  
• If it cannot connect to the server (either the computer does not have Internet access, or firewall blocks the connection): you will see your request code along with a link for the offline activation page. Visit the link ( https://corona-renderer.com/customer-zone/ ), make sure you are logged in using your registered email address, then input your request code in the "Paste request code" field, and click "Activate". The page will display your activation code. Just copy it back to Corona Renderer activation window, click next, and that's all. 

5. Corona is now activated. You can see the license status in the Render Setup > System > About Corona Renderer / Licensing rollout.

 

Note: to deactivate your current license, go to Render Setup > System > About Corona Renderer / Licensing rollout and press the "Remove license" button. To activate your license again, use the above procedure. This is useful in rare cases, for example when changing the active license type.

2. Corona Licensing Server

The easiest way to activate Corona Renderer 7 or older on multiple computers over LAN is using our Corona Licensing Server. It is especially useful for render farms.

3. Render Farms and Computers without 3ds Max GUI

If you need to activate Corona Renderer 7 or older on a farm, or on a computer without access to 3ds Max GUI, please see the following article: Activating Corona on renderfarms and computers without 3ds Max GUI

With Corona 6 and 7, it is possible to activate the license using a Windows environment variable. This is intended mainly for specific cases where standard activation methods are not possible. Use this method only if you are sure it is required. Otherwise, it is recommended to use the standard activation methods listed under point 1 of this guide. 

NOTE: if you use the "email:password" format, please consider that your login credentials are exposed to anyone with access to the computer!

 

5. Troubleshooting

I cannot locate my password / serial number

• You can reset your password here https://accounts.corona-renderer.com/account/recover and we will send you a password reset link by email. 
• If you need your serial number, contact us, and we will send it to you.

 

 

The server says "Too many activations"

The number of computers that can be activated is limited by the number of licenses you have purchased.

 

How to activate Corona Renderer on a render node? 

Generally, the installation and activation process is exactly the same on workstations and render nodes, so you can use the above "activating on a workstation" steps. If, for example, your render nodes do not have internet connection, or they do not have 3ds Max installed with its UI enabled, please see the following guide:

Activating Corona on renderfarms and computers without 3ds Max GUI

 

 

I cannot access the Internet from my machine

• Save your request code, input it here: https://corona-renderer.com/customer-zone/ (from another machine), and then input the activation code manually.
  
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• Use our licensing server if you have another machine on the network which has Internet access.
  
  
  

My license is not recognized after restarting 3ds Max 

The most probable cause is that you are using different user accounts, or just running applications under different accounts. The activation is per-user, so each user needs to activate the license separately. Note that activating the license for different users on a single computer does not count towards the activation limit.


Activation is required each time I start 3ds Max
Please see this short guide.

 

If you experience any other issues with the activation process, please contact us, and we will be happy to help you.