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 Activating Your Software Assurance BenefitsWhen your organisation bought Software Assurance, one employee will have been nominated to receive communications about it and take responsibility for activating the benefits. This person - your 'notices contact' - will receive an email asking them to activate the benefits by following this simple process:
Activate and access your benefits online through the eOpen site. Go to eOpen
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| 1. | Click on the MVLS registration link in our invitation email and log in to .NET Passport |
| 2. | Accept the terms and conditions |
| 3. | Designate at least one Software Assurance benefits administrator |
| 4. | Assign/edit benefits administrator privileges at enrolment and/or benefit level |
MVLS then sends each administrator an email guide to activating the benefits they've been assigned to manage.
For each of the Software Assurance benefits you are entitled to, the designated benefits administrator needs to activate the benefit. To do this:
Benefits administrator: initial set-up
For each of the Software Assurance benefits you are entitled to, the designated benefits administrator needs to activate the benefit. To do this:
| 1. | Click on the MVLS registration link in the invitation email and log into .NET Passport (see above) |
| 2. | Select an agreement number to see the current Software Assurance benefits that apply to that agreement |
| 3. | Activate the benefits |
Assign and activate selected benefits
| • | Ensure you have administrative rights to activate training vouchers or contact your notices contact or benefits administrator |
| • | Log into Microsoft Volume Licensing Services at https://licensing.microsoft.com |
| • | Go to the Software Assurance Benefit Summary page |
| • | Select the Desktop Packaged Services benefit (Optional: Increase the number of days for Desktop Deployment Planning Services by applying training vouchers. May require benefit administrator approval) |
| • | Assign the Desktop Deployment Planning Services voucher to a project manager |
The project manager will receive an e-mail with information about the benefit and a link directing them to contact a local Microsoft partner or Microsoft Consulting Services to schedule an engagement.
Information Work Solution Services
The project manager will receive an e-mail with information about the benefit and a link directing them to contact a local Microsoft partner or Microsoft Consulting Services to schedule an engagement
Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
Windows Vista Enterprise & Virtual PC express
Information Work Solution Services
| • | Ensure you have administrative rights to activate training vouchers or contact your notices contact or benefits administrator |
| • | Visit Microsoft Volume Licensing Services at https://licensing.microsoft.com |
| • | Go to the Software Assurance Benefit Summary page |
| • | Select the Information Work Solution Services benefit |
| • | Select the service you want: Information Work Value Discovery Workshop (requires two training vouchers) or Information Work Architecture Design Session (requires four training vouchers) |
| • | Assign the Information Work Solution Services voucher to a project manager |
Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
| • | Visit Microsoft Volume Licensing Services at https://licensing.microsoft.com |
| • | Go to the Software Assurance Benefit Summary page |
| • | Select the Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs benefit |
| • | Download Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs |
Windows Vista Enterprise & Virtual PC express
| • | Visit Microsoft Volume Licensing Services at https://licensing.microsoft.com |
| • | Go to the Software Assurance Benefit Summary page |
| • | Select the benefit Windows Vista and/or Virtual PC Express |
| • | Download Windows Vista and Virtual PC express benefits |
Home Use Programme(HUP)
Employee Purchase Programme (EPP)
TechNet Online Concierge Chat & TechNet Plus
| • | Click on the 'Home Use Programme' (HUP) link on the agreement summary page (on either the MVLS or eOpen website) |
| • | Designate at least one employee who should qualify to receive the benefit |
| • | Activate the benefit to enable the HUP programme code (this is needed to access the HUP website) |
| • | On activation, a notification email with the HUP programme code will be sent to each employee, explaining how to access the benefit |
Employee Purchase Programme (EPP)
| • | Click on the 'Employee Purchase Programme' (EPP) link on the summary page (either MVLS or eOpen website) |
| • | Designate at least one employee who should qualify to receive the benefit |
| • | Activate the benefit to enable the EPP programme code (this is needed to access the EPP website) |
| • | On activation, a notification email with the EPP programme code will be sent to each employee, explaining how to access the benefit |
TechNet Online Concierge Chat & TechNet Plus
| • | Click on the 'TechNet Online Concierge Chat' or 'TechNet Plus' link on the agreement summary page (on either the MVLS or eOpen website) |
| • | Designate at least one employee who will qualify to use the TechNet Online Concierge Chat |
| • | Activate the benefit to generate subscriber IDs for each designated employee |
| • | Each designated employee follows the link to the TechNet registration site to complete the set-up |
| • | On activation, a notification email with the subscriber ID will be sent to each designated employee, explaining the benefit |
Problem Resolution Support
| • | Click on the 'Problem Resolution Support' link from the agreement summary page (on either the MVLS or eOpen website) |
| • | Designate at least one authorised user / caller on the Software Assurance access ID |
| • | Review eligible server products bought under the enrolment |
| • | Activate the benefit (first time only) to enable the Software Assurance access ID for the enrolment (this is needed to receive Software Assurance support) |
| • | Edit, add or remove the list of authorised users / callers on the Software Assurance access ID at any subsequent time |
| • | On activation, a notification email with the Software Assurance access ID will be sent to each authorised user / caller, explaining the benefit |
TechNet Plus Subscription Service
| • | Click on the 'TechNet Plus Subscription Media' link on the agreement summary page (on either the MVLS or eOpen website) |
| • | Designate the benefit contact who qualifies to receive the media and manage the benefit (only one contact allowed) |
| • | Activate the benefit for this contact |
| • | Update benefit contact information at any subsequent time |
| • | The TechNet Plus Subscription Media kit and regular updates will be sent to the chosen contact |
| • | On activation, a notification email will be sent to your designated contact, explaining the benefit |
Extended Lifecycle Hot-fix Support
| • | Please contact your Microsoft representative or call the Software Assurance helpline on 0800 917 9016 for information |
| • | If you have existing Premier Support agreements, you should discuss your options with your technical account manager |
Pre-Installation (WinPE) & Corporate Error Reporting (CER)
| • | Click on the 'WinPE' or 'CER' links on the agreement summary page (on either the MVLS or eOpen website) |
| • | Designate the benefit contact who qualifies to receive the media and manage the benefit (only one contact allowed) |
| • | Activate the benefit for this contact |
| • | The WinPE and CER tools will be distributed via the EA / Select programme CD kit, or can be downloaded from the MVLS site |
| • | Edit the chosen contact name at any subsequent time |
| • | On activation, a notification email with programme details will be sent to your designated contact |
Enterprise Source Licensing Programme
| • | This benefit is not managed via the MVLS website, but you can download application forms from the site |
| • | Please contact your Microsoft representative or call the Software Assurance helpline on 0800 917 9016 for information |
eLearning Modules
| • | Click on the 'IW', 'Client' or 'Server' eLearning links from the agreement summary page (on either the MVLS or eOpen website) |
| • | Designate the benefit contact who qualifies to receive the media and manage the benefit (only one contact allowed) |
| • | Activate the benefit for this contact |
| • | For IW or Client, the eLearning modules will be distributed via the EA / Select programme CD kit, or can be downloaded from the MVLS site |
| • | These eLearning modules will be distributed via a programme CD kit, which will be mailed to the chosen contact; the modules may also be downloaded from the MVLS website |
| • | On activation, a notification email with programme details will be sent to your designated contact |
Training Vouchers
| • | Click on the 'Training Voucher' link on the agreement summary page (on either the MVLS or eOpen website) |
| • | Designate at least one benefit contact who is authorised to generate training vouchers |
| • | Activate the benefit for your designated contact(s) |
| • | Designated contacts create and distribute training vouchers for employees (trainees) |
| • | Trainees sign up for courses from a Certified Partners for Learning Solutions organisation and give the information on their voucher |
| • | On creation of each voucher, a notification email with the voucher will be sent to the trainee, explaining the benefit |
