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There are two types of licensing policies for Web NMS:
Trial User Policy: AdventNet provides an Evaluation (trial) period for 45 days for Web NMS 4, which can be extended if required. The trial license file is available with the product. If you need to extend the trial license or obtain a new trial license, e-mail to sales@webnms.com.
Registered User Policy: AdventNet provides the Registered user file after you purchase the product. To get the registered user file, e-mail to sales@webnms.com.
After installation, when you start the product, you are required to provide the licensing information in a License Agreement dialog box that is displayed. Follow the procedure given below:
In the initial screen, select I accept the License Agreement (on accepting the license agreement).
Click Next.
The User Type screen is displayed.
If you are an evaluation user, select Evaluation User and click Finish. Now, you are ready to use the product.
If you are registered user, select Registered User and click Next. Perform the remaining steps.
The Licensee Details screen is displayed. Click Browse and locate the license file in your local machine.
If you already have a Web NMS 2.3 or 2.2.1 license key, refer the procedure explained in the next section Backward Compatibility.
Click Next.
The next screen displays list of users who are authorized to use the product in the User Name drop-down box. Select a user name.
Click Finish.
The licensing procedure is complete and the product is ready to use.
If you have the registered user license key of Web NMS 2.2.1 or Web NMS 2.3, follow the licensing procedure given below:
In the Licensee Details screen (Refer Step 4 in the previous section), select If you have a WebNMS 2.3/2.2.1 key, select this option to proceed checkbox.
Select Next.
Enter the User Name, Company Name, and License Key.
Click Finish.
The licensing procedure is complete and the product is ready to use.
This section provides you information on how to upgrade your license file
Expired Trial License to New Trial License
After the trial license has expired, when you start any of the Web NMS services or applications, an error message is displayed (refer to following image).
If you need a new trial license, contact our sales team.
Place the trial license file in your local machine.
Start WebNMSLauncher.sh/bat located in <Web NMS Home> directory. An error message is displayed.
Click OK. The AdventNet Software License Agreement dialog box is displayed.
In the next screen, click Browse and locate the license file in your local machine.
Click Next. The license information is displayed.
Click Finish.
Current Trial License to New Trial License (extension of validity period)
If you need to extend the validity of your trial license, perform the following procedure.
For extending the existing trial license, e-mail to sales@webnms.com. A temporary license file is sent to you.
Place the license file in your local machine.
Start WebNMSLauncher.sh/bat located in <Web NMS Home> directory.
In the Web NMS Launcher, from Choose menu, choose Register. The AdventNet Software License Agreement dialog box is displayed.
In the next screen, click Browse and locate the license file in your local machine.
Click Next. The license information is displayed.
Click Finish.
Trial License to Permanent License
If you need to upgrade your license from trial to registered version, perform the following procedure.
For a permanent license, e-mail to sales@webnms.com.
Place the license file in your local machine.
Start WebNMSLauncher.sh/bat located in <Web NMS Home> directory.
In the Web NMS Launcher, from Choose menu, choose Register. The AdventNet Software License Agreement dialog box is displayed.
In the next screen, click Browse and locate the license file in your local machine.
Click Next. The license information is displayed.
Click Finish. At the bottom of the Web NMS Launcher, a message 'This evaluation copy will be valid for 37 day(s)' is displayed because the Launcher is not restarted. Ignore this message.
Restart the Launcher and you will find that you are now a Registered User. You can verify this by choosing Help > About menu. The text "Product Licensed to: <user_name>" is displayed.
If you need to upgrade your license from one edition of Web NMS to another edition contact sales@webnms.com.
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