Creating a Graebert Account

To use your licenses of Graebert's ARES products, you need a Graebert Account.

You create one Graebert Account for all ARES products you use.

The Graebert Account is free at no charge.

You can create the account

• directly on the web: https://customer-portal.graebert.com/.
• from within the trial version of ARES Commander (see steps below)
• from the login page of ARES Kudo or ARES Touch (click Create Account)

To create a Graebert Account from within the trial version:

1. Start ARES Commander.

   You can run ARES Commander as trial version for 1 day as long as you are not registered and the product is not licensed. Once you created a Graebert Account, you get 30 days to run the trial version.

2. If you disabled showing the Licensing dialog box when using the trial version previously, click the arrow next to  in the title bar and select Start Page from the drop-down list.
3. In the first dialog box, specify an option, according to the situation:
   • Start a Free Trial
   • Activate a new Permission Key
4. In the next dialog box, select Sign up for a free Graebert Account.
5. In your Internet Browser, on the Graebert Customer Portal, specify the minimum requirements for your individual account:
   1. In Contact Information, type your First Name and your Last Name.

      You can add more contact information such as Address, Country, and Phone Number.

      In Language, you can select the language you prefer to use within the portal.

   2. In E-mail Address, type your E-mail address.
   3. In Password, type a Password.

      Note: Create a strong password to keep your account safe.

   4. In Retype Password, retype the password you specified.
6. Agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
7. Click Create Account.

   You'll be sent a confirmation e-mail for validation.

8. Open the e-mail client of the specified e-mail address and the confirmation e-mail you've been send.
9. In the e-mail, click the verification link to confirm the creation of your Graebert Account.

   When you log into the account the first time, you receive a message that your account has been activated successfully.

To create a Graebert Account directly on the web:

1. In your Internet Browser, on the Graebert Customer Portal, click Create Account, then specify the minimum requirements for your individual account:
   1. In Contact Information, type your First Name and your Last Name.

      You can add more contact information such as Address, Country, and Phone Number.

      In Language, you can select the language you prefer to use within the portal.

   2. In E-mail Address, type your E-mail address.
   3. In Password, type a Password.

      Note: Create a strong password to keep your account safe.

   4. In Retype Password, retype the password you specified.
2. Click Create Account.

   You'll be sent a confirmation e-mail for validation.

3. Open the e-mail client of the specified e-mail address and the confirmation e-mail you've been send.
4. In the e-mail, click the verification link to confirm the creation of your Graebert Account.

   When you log into the account the first time, you receive a message that your account has been activated successfully.

 Note: You can reset your password anytime. See: Resetting the Password.