Activate your IsaKey with your SmartCard
Watch our video on IsaKey activation
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Follow the instructions (step by step) described below
| Preparation for activation |
![]() | Go to https://support.isabel.eu/isakey/card | |
![]() | Check that the User id on the letter and on your Isabel card match. | ![]() |
![]() | Plug in your Isabel Card Reader. Insert your Isabel Card. | >>> |
![]() | Keep your IsaKey at hand. | |
![]() | Click the button Start the activation of your IsaKey | |
![]() | Enter your PIN | |
| Step 1 - Insert batteries & choose preferred language |

![]() | Place the included batteries in the device. | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Press and hold the green power button until the display turns on. Select your language and click OK | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Click the button NEXT | |
| Step 2 - Scan colored code & enter serial number on computer screen |

![]() | Scan the colored code on your computer screen. A serial number will appear on the screen of your IsaKey. | ![]() |
![]() | Type the serial number in the field on your computer screen. | ![]() |
![]() | Click the button NEXT | |
| Step 3 - Create a PIN for your IsaKey |

![]() | Scan the colored code on your computer screen. | ![]() |
![]() | Press Continue when the display shows "Choose PIN". When you see "New PIN?", enter your PIN on your IsaKey and press OK. | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Confirm your PIN by pressing OK. Press Continue. | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | The display of the IsaKey now shows a 15-digit code. Important: Please do NOT confirm with Done on the IsaKey yet. | ![]() |
![]() | Type the 15-digit code without spaces in the field on your computer screen. Click the button NEXT | ![]() |
| Intermediate step |

![]() | Press Done on the IsaKey. | ![]() |
![]() | Confirm the question as to whether the code was accepted by the website with Yes. | ![]() |
![]() | Press Continue when you see the message "Please scan the second activation image". | ![]() |
![]() | Click the button GO TO THE SECOND ACTIVATION IMAGE | |
| Step 4 - Complete the activation |

![]() | Scan the second activation image on your computer screen. | ![]() |
![]() | The display of the IsaKey now shows an 8-digit code. Important: Please do not confirm with "Done" on the IsaKey yet. | ![]() |
![]() | Type the 8-digit code without spaces in the field on your computer screen. Click the button COMPLETE ACTIVATION | ![]() |
![]() | Press Done. Press Continue. | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Click the button CLOSE You can now use your IsaKey to logon and to sign. | |
Activate your IsaKey with a one-time activation code
| Preparation for activation |
| Go to link mentioned on the letter with the one-time activation code. | ||
| After contacting Isabel Customer Care for the security check, you will be able to activate your IsaKey using the link that will be sent to you. | ||
| Step 1 - Insert batteries & choose preferred language |

![]() | Place the included batteries in the device. | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Press and hold the green power button until the display turns on. Select your language and click OK | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Click the button NEXT | |
| Step 2 - Scan colored code & enter serial number on computer screen |

![]() | Scan the colored code on your computer screen. A serial number will appear on the screen of your IsaKey. | ![]() |
![]() | Type the serial number in the field on your computer screen. | ![]() |
![]() | Click the button NEXT | |
| Step 3 - Create a PIN for your IsaKey |

![]() | Scan the colored code on your computer screen. | ![]() |
![]() | Press Continue when the display shows "Choose PIN". When you see "New PIN?", enter your PIN on your IsaKey and press OK. | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Confirm your PIN by pressing OK. Press Continue. | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | The display of the IsaKey now shows a 15-digit code. Important: Please do NOT confirm with Done on the IsaKey yet. | ![]() |
![]() | Type the 15-digit code without spaces in the field on your computer screen. Click the button NEXT | ![]() |
| Intermediate step |

![]() | Press Done on the IsaKey. | ![]() |
![]() | Confirm the question as to whether the code was accepted by the website with Yes. | ![]() |
![]() | Press Continue when you see the message "Please scan the second activation image". | ![]() |
![]() | Click the button GO TO THE SECOND ACTIVATION IMAGE | |
| Step 4 - Complete the activation |

![]() | Scan the second activation image on your computer screen. | ![]() |
![]() | The display of the IsaKey now shows an 8-digit code. Important: Please do not confirm with "Done" on the IsaKey yet. | ![]() |
![]() | Type the 8-digit code without spaces in the field on your computer screen. Click the button COMPLETE ACTIVATION | ![]() |
![]() | Press Done. Press Continue. | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Click the button CLOSE You can now use your IsaKey to logon and to sign. | |
Activate your IsaKey with your eID
| Preparation for activation |
| Go to https://www.isabel.eu/isakey/eid. | ||
| Follow the steps to authenticate. | ||
| Step 1 - Insert batteries & choose preferred language |

![]() | Place the included batteries in the device. | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Press and hold the green power button until the display turns on. Select your language and click OK | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Click the button NEXT | |
| Step 2 - Scan colored code & enter serial number on computer screen |

![]() | Scan the colored code on your computer screen. A serial number will appear on the screen of your IsaKey. | ![]() |
![]() | Type the serial number in the field on your computer screen. | ![]() |
![]() | Click the button NEXT | |
| Step 3 - Create a PIN for your IsaKey |

![]() | Scan the colored code on your computer screen. | ![]() |
![]() | Press Continue when the display shows "Choose PIN". When you see "New PIN?", enter your PIN on your IsaKey and press OK. | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Confirm your PIN by pressing OK. Press Continue. | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | The display of the IsaKey now shows a 15-digit code. Important: Please do NOT confirm with Done on the IsaKey yet. | ![]() |
![]() | Type the 15-digit code without spaces in the field on your computer screen. Click the button NEXT | ![]() |
| Intermediate step |

![]() | Press Done on the IsaKey. | ![]() |
![]() | Confirm the question as to whether the code was accepted by the website with Yes. | ![]() |
![]() | Press Continue when you see the message "Please scan the second activation image". | ![]() |
![]() | Click the button GO TO THE SECOND ACTIVATION IMAGE | |
| Step 4 - Complete the activation |

![]() | Scan the second activation image on your computer screen. | ![]() |
![]() | The display of the IsaKey now shows an 8-digit code. Important: Please do not confirm with "Done" on the IsaKey yet. | ![]() |
![]() | Type the 8-digit code without spaces in the field on your computer screen. Click the button COMPLETE ACTIVATION | ![]() |
![]() | Press Done. Press Continue. | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Click the button CLOSE You can now use your IsaKey to logon and to sign. | |






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