Activate a Product Key

Ross Video uses a product key and feature license keys to control user access to Inception features. You can obtain an Inception product key from Ross Video Technical Support. Refer to the Getting Technical Support Online Help topic for Ross Video Technical Support contact information.

When you activate an Inception Server software product key, your Inception computer must contact the Ross Video Activation Server.

To activate an Inception product key

1.On the Configuration window toolbar, click the Configuration_-_Toolbar_-_System00002.png System icon.

The System panel opens.

2.Click the Licensing tab.

The Licensing tab opens.

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3.Obtain an Inception product key from Ross Video Technical Support.

4.In the Product Key box, enter the product key obtained from Ross Video Technical Support.

5.Click Activate.

After activating the entered product key, an Alert dialog box opens requesting a web browser window refresh.

6.Click OK.

The Alert dialog box closes and the Licensing Configuration tab updates to display the new feature licenses associated with the activated product key. The Status column displays one of the following states:

Background

Status

Description

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Active d

The feature is active and available to Inception users.

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Expires in # days 

The feature availability for Inception users expires in the displayed number of days.

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Expired 

The feature has expired and is no longer available to Inception users.

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Invalid MAC 

The feature license key is invalid for the active network interface card of the Inception computer.

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Not Purchased 

The feature is not accessible to Inception users, but it is available for purchase.

7.In the bottom toolbar, click OK.

The Configuration window closes.

8.Refresh your web browser window.

Inception adds icons to the toolbar for the newly activated features, making the features accessible to Inception users.