Switch from an evaluation license to a production license
To convert your evaluation license into a permanent production license, complete the following steps. You will need a purchased license and access to the SolarWinds customer portal.
Activating a license binds your purchased license to a single installation. See transfer a license to another server for more information.
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Start the Access Rights Manager configuration application and click "License".
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Click Activate.
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Decide how you want to perform the license activation: Online or offline.
Online is recommended. The Access Rights Manager server needs an internet connection.
Select Offline if the Access Rights Manager server has no Internet connection.
Online activation
- Log in to the SolarWinds customer portal. You can use the link. You will find the appropriate activation key in the entry for your purchased Access Rights Manager license.
- Copy the activation key from the customer portal into the input field.
- (Optional) Activate this option if the Internet connection is established through a proxy server.
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Specify to whom the product should be registered. You must enter at least one email address. When you are finished, click Next.
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Specify to whom the product should be registered. You must enter at least one email address. When you are finished, click Activate.
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Click Finish.
The Access Rights Manager configuration application will then restart to update the license information.
Offline activation
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Select Offline, and then click Next.
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For offline activation you need to transfer data between the Access Rights Manager server and a computer with internet access. Typically you can use:
- Clipboard shared with guest and host
- Shared folders
- USB memory stick, and so on
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Click Copy to Clipboard, and then click Next.
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Follow the directions on the screen, and then click Next.
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Click Browse.
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Navigate to the location where your *.LIC file from the customer portal ist stored and click Open.
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Click Activate to complete the license activation.
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Click Finish. The Access Rights Manager configuration application will then restart to update the license information.