Activating Your License Online
To activate your ControlPoint license online:
1On the Manage ControlPoint Licenses dialog, select the appropriate radio button.
2Click [Manage Licenses] to display the Activate License dialog.
3Make sure Activate Online is selected.
REMINDER: If the server on which ControlPoint is installed does not have internet access, use the procedure for Activating Your License Without Internet Access.
4If you have installed ControlPoint for the first time or are upgrading from a version earlier than 5.2, enter the license activation key provided by Metalogix. ( If you are upgrading from a version earlier than 5.2, the License Key field will already be populated with your current ControlPoint license, which must be replaced with the new license provided by Metalogix.)
NOTE: If you are upgrading from version 5.2 or later, simply activate the currently-displayed License Key.
5Click [Activate].
6When the License activation succeeded message displays in the lower-left corner of the dialog, click [Close] to return to the Manage ControlPoint Licenses dialog.
7Click [Record License Info].
The message Processing License displays in the lower left corner of the dialog as license information is made available to additional Web front-end servers in your environment. When processing is completed, it is replaced by the message ControlPoint has been activated and License recorded.
When you record your ControlPoint license, the following actions are carried out:
·ControlPoint license makes license information available to additional Web front end servers.
·The polices on all existing Web applications are set to grant the ControlPoint Service Account Full Control permissions.
·The ControlPoint Service Account is granted the db_owner role in all existing content databases:
·Final setup on the ControlPoint Configuration site is performed.
NOTE: If you do not complete the activation process, the following message will display in the ControlPoint application header: License file does not exist.