{"id":1529,"date":"2024-02-21T13:23:29","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T05:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synopower.club\/?post_type=docs&p=1529"},"modified":"2026-10-28T22:32:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T14:32:04","password":"","slug":"les-licences-synology-achetees-ici-peuvent-elles-etre-transferees-ou-migrees","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/synopower.club\/fr\/docs\/can-synology-licenses-purchased-here-be-transferred-or-migrated\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfert de licence Synology : d\u00e9placement de licences vers un nouveau NAS ou compte"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Synology license transfer<\/strong> is the job of moving a purchased license from one Synology NAS to another, usually because the old box is being retired, has failed, or is being replaced by something bigger. Surveillance Station camera licenses and MailPlus licenses are both built to move. Virtual DSM and VMM Pro move too, but through their own screens in Virtual Machine Manager. What never moves are the free licenses that came with the hardware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide covers every Synology license transfer we handle for customers: the normal delete-and-add route, the migration route for a NAS that no longer boots, MailPlus, the two virtualization licenses, and the one case that needs Synology Support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Point SynoPower Club\u00a0:<\/strong> The message we get most often after a hardware upgrade is that the licenses are gone. They almost never are. The keys are still valid, the new NAS simply has not been told about them yet. Two habits decide whether a Synology license transfer takes two minutes or two days: copying the keys somewhere safe before you wipe the old box, and signing that box in to a Synology Account while it still works. Do both today, even if you have no plans to move anything, and the rest of this page becomes routine.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What a Synology License Transfer Actually Moves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Synology sells two kinds of license, and they travel differently. Perpetual licenses are bought once and never expire. Subscription licenses run for a fixed term and need renewing. The table below is the short version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Licence<\/th>Taper<\/th>How it moves<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Surveillance Station device license<\/td>Perpetual<\/td>Delete on the old server, add on the new one, or migrate with the Synology Account<\/td><\/tr>
Licence MailPlus<\/td>Perpetual<\/td>Enter the keys on a NAS signed in to the same Synology Account<\/td><\/tr>
Licence Virtual DSM<\/td>Term-based software updates<\/td>Deactivate in Virtual Machine Manager, then add on the new host<\/td><\/tr>
Licence VMM Pro<\/td>Subscription, 1 or 3 years<\/td>Add the same key on a remaining host and accept the migration<\/td><\/tr>
Default and free licenses<\/td>Included with hardware<\/td>Never transferable<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In every case the key itself does not change. A Synology license transfer only changes which server the key is active on, and Synology checks that it is active on exactly one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synology License Transfer vs Buying a Used License<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Moving keys between your own servers and buying keys from someone else use the same buttons, but they are not the same thing. In your own move, you control both ends: you delete the key and you add it. With a used license, the seller does the deleting, and you are trusting that they did it properly and do not still control the Synology Account the key was registered to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are weighing a second-hand key, read buying a used Surveillance Station license safely<\/a> first. It covers what Synology and EU law say about resale and the checks worth doing before you pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before You Start: Sign the NAS In to a Synology Account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The single most useful thing you can do for a future move costs nothing. In DSM, open Control Panel and sign the NAS in to your Synology Account. Synology recommends this specifically so that you can still move licenses if the server later fails or you lose its password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n