This howto describes the procedure to add a license in Industrial HiVision (IHV).
Prerequisites: Installed Industrial HiVision, eMail with IHV license code
Open IHV Preferences
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Start Industrial HiVision and open the 'Prefences' dialog (Configuration - Preferences)
eMail including License Key
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Copy the license code from the received eMail.
License Dialog - New Entry
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- Click 'New' to add an entry
- Paste the license key from the received license eMail
- Close the pop-up window with 'Ok'
License Dialog - check for valid license
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Valid licenses are shown without background color, red entries are expired.
Below you can see the total number and remaining licenses.
Event log message
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After closing the preferences dialog you can see an event log with the new number of licenses.