ACTi NVR 3 V3.0.09 - Manual (Page 24)

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NVR 3.0 System Administrator’s Manual
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License and Activation
In NVR3 system, your required number of channels should be licensed and activated before
connecting the devices. The License Key, provided by ACTi sales representative once your
purchase of license is carried out, will be used to activate the license. After the license
activation, the channels on NVR server will automatically become available.
Aside from ACTi brand devices, NVR 3.0 system is also able to support other vendors’ devices
as well as all devices that support ONVIF. All ACTi brand devices and non-ACTi brand devices
are licensed by different license types:
- Standard License: ACTi brand devices
- CDP License: Other vendors’ devices
(For more information about non-ACTi cameras supported by NVR3, please refer to
http://www.acti.com/3rdpartycamera )
Please note:
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The license is cumulative and perpetual.
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The license is not version-specific, upgrading software version will not influence the
existing license you have CDP-licensed channels (for non-ACTi brand cameras) and
standard-licensed channels (for ACTi devices) are counted separately.
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Any device added through ONVIF (either ACTi or non-ACTi devices) will also need to
be licensed. The license type used will solely be based on the brand of the device.
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The maximum number of devices (ACTi brand + non-ACTi brands) that can be
managed by NVR 3.0 server is 100.
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After activating CDP license, please follow the instructions in Add Non-ACTi Cameras
on page 50 to manually add those non-ACTi cameras to NVR system.
License activation is the process of unlocking the channels on NVR product with the received
License Key . License Key is a serial number delivered as a printed card or an E-mail after the
purchase is carried out.
During license activation, your License Key is matched against the MAC address of the
Network Interface Card (NIC) on NVR server computer. Once this license key is used by the
computer with given MAC, it cannot be activated with another MAC. This matching record will
be stored on the ACTi license data server. If your computer has more than one network cards,
NVR server will detect them and provide you a dropdown list to select from.