Set up a new account and activate it
Follow these instructions if you don't have a Sophos Central account.
You need to set up a Sophos Central account and activate it before you set up the Sophos MTR service. To do this:
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Go to https://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/sophos-central.aspx and click Free
Trial.
If you have problems, go to https://www.sophos.com and search for "Sophos Central Free Trial".
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On the Sophos Central Free Trial page, enter your name
and email address and click Next.
- On the next page, complete the rest of the details. Click Submit.
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You see confirmation that your account is ready.
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You receive an email from Sophos with the
subject line Activate your Sophos Central account. In the email, click Create
password.
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In Activate your account:
- Create your password.
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Select a Central Admin Portal
location. Your data will be stored in this region.
Note Your Sophos Partner might have selected this for you.
- Read and acknowledge the legal agreements.
- Click Activate Account.
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The Sophos Central dashboard is displayed.
Now you need to apply your Sophos MTR license in Sophos Central.
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Click the account name (Administrator in this example)
in the upper right of the dashboard and select Licensing.
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On the Licensing page, click
Apply License Key.
You should have received a license key from your Partner when you bought your Sophos MTR Service.
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Enter your license key now, accept the license terms, and click Apply.
Now continue to the "Set up the Sophos MTR service" section.