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Quick Reference Guide Software License Activation and Control

Quick Reference Guide - Software License Activation and Control 1 Accessing the Programs

The Cogent License Management Utility and the Software Activation Center Web site work together to allow you to activate and manage software licenses. For details, refer to the Software License Activation and Control User Guide, Chapter 2. 1.1 Accessing the Cogent License Management Utility Run the CogentLicenseUtil.exe file (the specific location of the file will vary). The Welcome page of the Cogent License Management Utility will be displayed. 1.2 Logging Into the Software Activation Center 1. In Internet Explorer, type in this address: http://www.license.cogentsystems.com 2. Press Enter or click Go. The Software Activation Center Login page will be displayed. 3. Enter your username and password in the appropriate fields and click Login. The Software Activation Center will be opened with the Orders page displayed.

Activating a License

For detailed instructions on activating a license, refer to the Software License Activation and Control User Guide, Chapter 3. 1. From the Welcome page of the Cogent License Management Utility, select the Activate a license or check the status of a license button and click Next. The Activate License or Check License Status page will be displayed. 2. Locate the product that you want to activate and click on its row. It will be highlighted. 3. Click Activate or Check Status. A separate product window will be displayed. This window displays information that you will process through the Software Activation Center. 4. On the Software Activation Center site, select Orders from the menu bar to open the Orders page. 5. Locate the appropriate product, click licenses next to it. License fields for the selected product will be displayed beneath the list of orders. 6. Click the plus symbol (+) to add a new license. The following blank fields will be displayed: Site Code, Machine ID, and Notes. 7. Returning to the product window in the Cogent License Management Utility, copy the text from the Site code field and then paste it (or type it) into the Site Code field on the Software Activation Center. 8. Returning to the product window in the Cogent License Management Utility, copy the text from the MID field and then paste it (or type it) into the Machine ID field on the Software Activation Center. 9. On the Software Activation Center, click Add New License. The row will be updated with the values you entered, and a system-generated Activation Code will be displayed in the Activation Code column. 10. Copy that Activation Code from the Software Activation Center and paste it (or type it) into the Activation code field on the product window of the Cogent License Management Utility. 1

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Quick Reference Guide Software License Activation and Control

11. Click Next on the product window of the Cogent License Management Utility. The Activate License or Check License Status page will be redisplayed, and the Activated? field for the product will be updated. 12. Repeat steps 2 through 11 for every product that you want to activate. 13. When you are finished, you can close both programs: To exit the Cogent License Management Utility: Click Next to complete the process. The Finish page will be displayed. Click Finish to exit the program. To log out of the Software Activation Center: From the menu bar, click Log out.

Deactivating a License

For detailed instructions on deactivating a license, refer to the Software License Activation and Control User Guide, Chapter 4.) 1. From the Welcome page of the Cogent License Management Utility, select the Deactivate a license (for transferring purposes) button and click Next. The Deactivate License page will be displayed 2. Locate the product that you want to deactivate and click on its row. It will be highlighted. 3. Click Deactivate License. Click Yes on the confirmation window to continue. 4. An information window will be displayed. Write down the Removal Code. 5. Click OK to continue. The Deactivate License page will be redisplayed, and the field for the product you just deactivated will now display a Removal Code. 6. On the Software Activation Center site, select Orders from the menu bar to open the Orders page. 7. Locate the appropriate product, and click licenses next to it. License fields for the selected product will be displayed beneath the list of orders. 8. Next to the license that you want to deactivate, click the minus symbol (-). A blank Removal Code field will be displayed. 9. Returning to the product window in the Cogent License Management Utility, type in the Removal Code that you wrote down in step 4 into the Removal Code field on the Software Activation Center. 10. Click Deactivate License. The license will be deactivated. The license will no longer display and the status message (x of xx licenses currently activated for this order) will be updated. 11. Repeat steps 2 through 10 for every product that you want to deactivate. 12. When you are finished, you can close both programs: To exit the Cogent License Management Utility: Click Next to complete the process. The Finish page will be displayed. Click Finish to exit the program. To log out of the Software Activation Center: From the menu bar, click Log out.

Transferring a License

Deactivate the license on one machine (follow the instructions in Deactivating a License) and then activate it on the other machine (follow the instructions in Activating a License). For detailed instructions, refer to the Software License Activation and Control User Guide, Chapter 5.

Questions or Comments?

If you have any questions (or if you do not have Internet access and are unable to use the Software Activation Center), contact the Cogent Help Desk for assistance. 2

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