# Assign a key to the user

To use the Hideez Key, it should be assigned to a specific user.

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### Option 1. Assigning the Hideez Key while adding the Employee. <a href="#option-1-assigning-hideez-key-during-adding-the-employee" id="option-1-assigning-hideez-key-during-adding-the-employee"></a>

If you add an Employee manually, you can assign a key in the wizard. Read more about [How to add an Employee.](/hideez-enterprise-server/employees/how-to-add-an-employee.md)

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### Option 2. Assigning the Hideez Key to the existing Employee. <a href="#option-2-assigning-hideez-key-to-the-existing-employee" id="option-2-assigning-hideez-key-to-the-existing-employee"></a>

If you imported employees from Microsoft Active Directory or skipped this step during the manual addition, then you can always do it separately.

#### Step 1 <a href="#step-1" id="step-1"></a>

Go to the **Employees** menu section.

#### Step 2 <a href="#step-2" id="step-2"></a>

Select the employee to whom you want to assign the Hideez key. **Double-click** on it or click **Details**.

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#### Step 3 <a href="#step-3" id="step-3"></a>

On the employee's page, click the **Add Hardware Vault** button.

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#### Step 4 <a href="#step-4" id="step-4"></a>

Choose your Hideez key and click **Add**.

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#### Step 5 <a href="#step-5" id="step-5"></a>

The key added will be displayed on the Employee page in Reserved status. You need to inform the activation code to the Employee. [Read more about the activation procedure](/hideez-enterprise-server/keys-management/keys-activation-mechanism.md).

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