This topic describes how you can install and activate F-Secure ID PROTECTION on your desktop computer.
Note: Depending on your service provider, the installation procedure may vary from the one described here.
Note: If you have an F-Secure TOTAL subscription, you can find the installation instructions here.
To install the app on your computer:
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- Go to F-Secure’s website and select one of the following:
- Try for free
- Before you can start installing ID PROTECTION, you must create an account for My F-Secure. In My F-Secure, you can manage your account details and subscription, and start installing the app on your devices.
- Continue from Step 2.
- Buy now
- Choose the subscription period, the number of devices, and select Buy now. Your cart page opens, showing the subscription period and number of devices chosen.
- Enter your contact information.
- Select your payment option, enter the required details, and select Continue. The Confirm order page opens.
- If you still need to edit your information and payment details, select Edit.
- Select Buy now. Your order is now processed.
- Before you can start installing ID PROTECTION, you must create an account for My F-Secure. In My F-Secure, you can manage your account details and subscription, and start installing the app on your devices. Select Create an account for My F-Secure.
- Try for free
- To create an account for My F-Secure:
- Enter your first name, last name, email address and create a strong password or passphrase.
- Read the F-Secure End User License Terms and, if you agree to the terms, select Accept and create an account.
- Go to F-Secure’s website and select one of the following:
The My F-Secure page opens.
- To start installing the app, select Install ID PROTECTION.
- Select My device, and then select Continue.
- Select This computer, and select Download for Windows.
- Save the downloaded file, find it from your Downloads folder and double-click it to start the installation.
Note: If prompted for your administrator credentials, enter them and select Yes.
- Once the F-Secure ID PROTECTION Setup window opens, read the End User License Terms and select Accept and continue.
- When the installation is completed, select Get started.
- When the Name new device window opens, enter the name of your device and select Continue.
- Do one of the following:
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- If this is your first ID PROTECTION installation, select Create Master Password:
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- Create a strong master password.
- Repeat the master password to confirm it.
- Select Create Master Password.
- To save your recovery code, select Save recovery code.
This recovery code is the only way for you to access the ID PROTECTION app if you forget your master password.
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- If this is your first ID PROTECTION installation, select Create Master Password:
You have now installed ID PROTECTION on your computer, and you can start monitoring your email addresses and entering your passwords and other credentials into ID PROTECTION.
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- If you already have ID PROTECTION on another device:
- Select Connect devices.
- Open ID PROTECTION on the other device that already has the app installed and go to Connect devices. The Connect devices page opens, showing a sync code.
- On the new device, enter this code in the Enter sync code here field and select Connect devices.
- Enter your current master password and select OK.
- If you already have ID PROTECTION on another device:
From now on, your Vault data will be synchronized automatically between these two devices. If you want to connect more devices, repeat the above steps.
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