{"id":3457,"date":"2020-06-24T10:24:08","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T16:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.natsci.colostate.edu\/cnsit\/?p=3457"},"modified":"2024-05-17T11:31:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T17:31:43","slug":"adobe-acrobat-dc-pro-named-user-licensing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/adobe-acrobat-dc-pro-named-user-licensing\/","title":{"rendered":"Adobe Acrobat DC Pro Named User Licensing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Starting with version 2020, Adobe Acrobat DC Pro is changing how it activates its licensing. Previously, we used a serialized license where we would enter in a serial number to activate the software. CSU has now moved to a named user license where users will authenticate as themselves in order to activate Adobe Acrobat DC Pro. The College of Natural Sciences purchases licenses for all non-emeritus Faculty and Staff. Emeritus faculty, students and student employees in need of licensing should contact CNSIT &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/help\">https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/help<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are installing Acrobat onto a personal computer, you can find these installers here: <a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/acrobat\/kb\/acrobat-dc-downloads.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/acrobat\/kb\/acrobat-dc-downloads.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background\">Login credentials will be cached for 14 days after which you will need to follow these directions to log in again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\">Please note that while these screenshots are pulled from a Windows computer, they are almost exactly the same on MacOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you first launch Acrobat DC Pro you will be presented the following screen which will alert you that a &#8220;sign in&#8221; is required.  Click on the &#8220;Sign In Now&#8221; button to proceed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-1.png 667w, https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-1-300x244.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the account you are using for the computer login (domain vs local) the &#8220;Sign In&#8221; dialog window will be slightly different, but should resemble one of those shown below.  You must now enter in your e-mail address in the format <em>First.Last@colostate.edu<\/em> as you have registered with CSU.  When you then select to enter in your password, you will be automatically redirected to the next screen, otherwise you can click on the &#8220;Continue&#8221; or &#8220;Sign In&#8221; button to proceed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"548\" data-id=\"3462\" src=\"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-2.1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-2.1.png 676w, https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-2.1-300x243.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"802\" height=\"752\" data-id=\"3473\" src=\"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-alt1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-alt1.png 802w, https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-alt1-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-alt1-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, you will choose the option for &#8220;Enterprise ID&#8221; or &#8220;Company or School Account&#8221; as shown in one of the examples below.  Selecting that will redirect you to a CSU authentication page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"548\" data-id=\"3464\" src=\"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-3.png 676w, https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-3-300x243.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"802\" height=\"752\" data-id=\"3474\" src=\"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-alt2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-alt2.png 802w, https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-alt2-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-alt2-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You will now authenticate with your CSU NetID and CSU NetID password.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-4.png 796w, https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-4-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-4-768x577.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>If all goes well with your credentials, you will be awarded a &#8220;Thank You&#8221; or &#8220;Welcome&#8221; screen stating that the software on this computer profile is now licensed.  You can click the &#8220;Continue&#8221; button to launch the software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"542\" data-id=\"3466\" src=\"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-5.png 667w, https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-5-300x244.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"450\" data-id=\"3475\" src=\"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-alt3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-alt3.png 796w, https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-alt3-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Acrobat-NUL-alt3-768x434.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting with version 2020, Adobe Acrobat DC Pro is changing how it activates its licensing. Previously, we used a serialized license where we would enter in a serial number to activate the software. CSU has now moved to a named user license where users will authenticate as themselves in order to activate Adobe Acrobat DC [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5,6,12,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apple","category-general-cnsit","category-knowledge-base","category-software","category-windows"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3457"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4975,"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3457\/revisions\/4975"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}