48CHAPTER 2: PRODUCT ACTIVATION

Key Concepts

3Com Network Director uses the following information in the activation

 

process:

 

The Serial Number — 3Com Network Director automatically generates

 

this number when it is first installed.

 

The License Key — identifies the physical copy of the software you

 

have. Each 3Com Network Director CD has a unique license key.

 

The Product Number — the part number of your software, which

 

starts with ‘3C’.

 

The part number for 3Com Network Director is 3C15500.

 

If you are upgrading from 3Com Network Supervisor Advanced

 

Package v2.0, the part number for 3Com Network Director is

 

3C15500U

 

The Activation Key — the key returned from the 3Com registration

 

site. Type this key into the Activation Wizard to complete the

 

activation process.

 

3Com Network Director provides an Activation Wizard which guides you

 

through the activation process.

 

 

Components

The following section describes how to activate 3Com Network Director.

About Dialog 3Com Network Director’s About dialog is used to display general information relating to the product, such as the name, product number and serial number.

You can launch the About dialog by selecting the menu option Help > About > 3Com Network Director. If 3Com Network Director is still running within its evaluation period, the About dialog automatically displays each time the application is launched.

During the evaluation period, the About dialog displays the number of days remaining in the evaluation period. Click the Activate Now... button to launch the Activation Wizard as shown in Figure 3:

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HP Network Direr Software Products manual Process, This number when it is first installed, Starts with ‘3C’, 3C15500U