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Configuration | Table of Content
It relies on the License tabbed page to activates/transfer the licenses for the physical devices on the Management Server’s network.
To access the License tabbed page that configures the Management Server:
1. From the Tree Console, click the topic Management Server.
The Properties tabbed page then opens in the Configuration Pane by default.
2. Click the License tab.
The License tabbed page then opens at the Configuration Pane showing an overview of the networked devices’ current licensing status for NVR software.

Take a look at the NVR software license overview table:

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Description
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License Type
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Delivers what the user is permitted to use the software for.
| Ø | Three license types are available: |
Video License
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With Enterprise and Ultimate license, the user is able to connect cameras to this system.
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Metadata License
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With different types of metadata licenses, the user is able to access different type and brand of 3rd party devices, including POS, Access Control system...etc.
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Total Quantity
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Delivers the total quantity of the license(s) within the Management Server.
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Available Quantity
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Delivers the quantity of the available license(s) from the Management Server assign to Recording Server and Metadata Server.
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Used Quantity
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Delivers the quantity of the used license(s) from the Management Server assign to Recording Server and Metadata Server.
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The featured settings on the License tabbed page are:
Item / Setting / Option
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Description
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Default
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Select
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Selects a license.
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SN
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Delivers a license’s serial number.
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Type
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Delivers the license type.
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Channel
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Delivers the total license quantity of SN.
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Online/Offline
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Sets how to active/transfer license, online or offline.
| Ø | Select Online to activate/transfer the license online, which requires the Management Server to connect to the Internet. |
| Ø | Select Offline to activate/transfer the license if the Management Server is not connected to the Internet. |
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Online
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Activate type
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Sets what to do with the license, to activate or to transfer it.
| Ø | Select Activate to activate the license |
| Ø | Select Transfer to transfer the license to other servers. |
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Activate
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Input license
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The license key should be manually entered here.
| Ø | This option is only available when you are “activating” the license “online” (, which means Online is selected for Online / Offline setting and Activate is selected for Activate type setting). |
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Import license file
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Click the ellipsis (…) button to browse for the license file.
| Ø | This option is only available when you are “activating” the license “online” (, which means Online is selected for Online / Offline setting and Activate is selected for Activate type setting). |
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Step 1: Export offline pack folder
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Exports the server information file to the local disk.
| Ø | Click the ellipsis (…) button to browse where to export the server information file. |
| Ø | Click the Export button to export the server information file. |
| Ø | This option is only available when you are “activating” the license “offline” (, which means Offline is selected for Online / Offline setting and Activate is selected for Activate type setting). |
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Step 2: Copy exported offline.req to a PC that is connected to the Internet
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This is a line of guide rather than a setting. Please copy the offline.req that is exported in Step 1 to a computer that is connected to the Internet, and run the License Management Tool to activate the license and get the offline license file.
| Ø | This line of guide is only available when you are “activating” the license “offline” (, which means Offline is selected for Online / Offline setting and Activate is selected for Activate type setting). |
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Step 3: Import license file
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Imports the offline license file that is obtained in Step 2.
| Ø | This option is only available when you are “activating” the license “offline” (, which means Offline is selected for Online / Offline setting and Activate is selected for Activate type setting). |
| Ø | Click the Activate button to run the activation. |
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Activate button
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Runs the activation.
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Transfer button
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Runs the transfer.
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There are two level of video channel license types—Ultimate and Enterprise. On each system, only one level of licenses can be chosen. Therefore, if one user wants to activate Ultimate level license in a Management Server, please activate upgrade license for all Enterprise licenses, or transfer all Enterprise license before activating Ultimate licenses.
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The maximum number of camera licenses in one system(Management Server) is unlimited, but the maximum number of camera enabled per Recording Server is 64CH. If there has
been 63 ch camera enabled, and then add 4 ch video servers, only one camera will be
enabled and the remaining 3ch will be disabled.
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