Activating a License for the First Time

If you just installed an ACC Server, you can choose to activate a demo license to test Avigilon Control Center features, or activate a purchased license to begin using your ACC system for normal operations.

Demo licenses allow you to use ACC software for a limited amount of time to evaluate the software. Once the demo period ends, the license expires and you will no longer be able to use the ACC software until a formal license is activated.

NOTE: Be aware that a demo license is automatically removed when you activate a formal license, or join a server with a demo license to a new site.

Purchased licenses do not expire, and allow you to join multiple servers to form larger sites in Enterprise systems.

Tip: Join multiple servers to form a site before activating your licenses to avoid the need to reactivate your license each time a different server is joined into the site.

  1. At the top-left corner of the application window, click to open the New Task menu then click .
  2. In the Setup tab, select your new site then click .

    The License Management dialog box is displayed.

    To...Do this...
    Activate a demo license
    1. Click Request Demo License….
    2. In the following dialog box, select the preferred license edition.
    Activate a purchased license
    1. Click Add License….
    2. In the following dialog box, enter the product key. A check mark will appear if the product key is valid.

    • If you have internet access, select the Automatic tab.

      To complete activating the license through this tab, see Automatic Licensing.

    • If you do not have internet access, select the Manual tab.

      To complete activating the license through this tab, see Manual Licensing.