# Transition to Reserved status

The Reserved status can only be accessed from the Ready status.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/RdTysrljwe610dPFG7tE/blobs/R7OYhyk6MjECGncGzlNA/Reserved%20%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B0%20%D1%81%D0%BE%20%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%20HK.jpg)

Hideez Key switches to the Reserved status when the key is assigned to the user. You can set a hardware vault to the employee in 2 ways:

* [Assign Hideez Key to an existing user](https://enterprise.hideez.com/hardware-vaults/assign-a-key-to-the-user#option-2-assigning-hideez-key-to-the-existing-employee);
* [When creating a user manually, add the Hideez Key to one of the steps of the wizard](https://enterprise.hideez.com/hideez-enterprise-server/employees/how-to-add-an-employee).

Also, at this moment, the system generates an activation code - a 6-digit number. The administrator can send an activation code from the system to the user's e-mail or transmit to the user by any communication channel outside the system. As soon as the [activation procedure](https://enterprise.hideez.com/hideez-enterprise-server/keys-management/keys-activation-mechanism) is completed, the activation code will be removed from the system.

If the activation is unsuccessful, the device is blocked and goes into the **Locked** status.

[How to get out of the Locked status?](https://enterprise.hideez.com/hideez-enterprise-server/keys-management/way-out-from-locked-status)