52CHAPTER 2: PRODUCT ACTIVATION

 

3Com strongly recommends that a Software Upgrade service agreement

 

is purchased with each copy of 3Com Network Director, as product

 

updates to 3Com Network Director will only be made available to

 

customers with current service agreements. Without a current service

 

agreement, 3Com Network Director may not be able to recognize new

 

3Com network devices.

 

All software upgrades for 3Com Network Director are available for

 

download from the 3Com web site. An active user account is required for

 

access - see below for details on how to purchase access to software

 

upgrades.

 

US, Canada and Latin America

 

To obtain 12 months of software upgrades in the US, Canada or Latin

 

America, please contact your local 3Com reseller, who will be able to

 

create a service agreement for you and provide you with access to the

 

3Com web site.

 

Outside US, Canada and Latin America

 

To obtain 12 months of software upgrades outside the US, Canada or

 

Latin America, please order a 3Com Network Director Software Upgrade

 

Package (3C15500S) from your local 3Com reseller. This is an easy-to-buy

 

packaged service agreement that provides one year's access to software

 

upgrades from the 3Com web site. To activate the 3Com Network

 

Director Software Upgrade Package, please register it at:

 

http://www.3com.com/3ndservice

 

 

Examples

The following section provides an example of how you might use the

 

Activation process.

Activating 3Com

You have installed 3Com Network Director on your computer and you

Network Director

want to activate it.

1Start 3Com Network Director. The About dialog will appear, showing the number of days remaining in the evaluation period.

2In the About dialog, click Activate Now to display the Activation Wizard.

3Enter the license key (as printed within the product’s packaging) in the License Key text box and click Next.

If the license key is valid, the wizard moves to the Activation Key step.

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HP Network Direr Software Products manual Outside US, Canada and Latin America, Activating 3Com, Network Director