Softwarelicensing
Duringthe 60-day freeevaluation period.Af tert heevaluation version expires, users canno longer
conductmeetings on the server andmust purchaseand activate a software license.
Managing software licensespurchased prior to February22, 2012
If you purchaseda SMART Bridgit soft wareprior to February22, 2012, you got a server licensew ith
its own productk ey. You may have also purchaseda concurrentuser license with a set entitlement
that varies dependingon the user license SKU y oupurchased. The concurrentuser license SKUs
availableincluded: BDC-05, BDC-10,BD C-25,BDC -50,and BDC-MAX. TheS KU camewit hone
productkey for use wit h all of its concurrent userlic enses.
If you’re upgradingt o SMART Bridgit 4.5 software server, you don't needa new server license. You
alsomaintain the same numberof c oncurrentuser licenses you havew henyou originally purchased.
With the purchaseof a promotionalBD C-MAX SKU available for limited time only, you can upgrade
yourconcurrent userli censeentitlement to 500. For informationon upgradeoptions, contact your
authorizedSMARTreseller(smarttech.com/where).
Managing SMART Bridgit softwareli censespurchasedafter February 22, 2012
Toc ontinueusing the software after the free trialperiod, you needt o purchasea license beforet he
evaluationperiodexpires.
Whenyou purchase a license a SMART Bridgit software license after February22, 2012, you’re
purchasinga server license with entitlementof up to 500 concurrentusers and youreceive one
productkey.
Accessrequirements
Beforeyou can successf ully install and usea S MARTBridgitserver software, you must correctly
configureyour network environment.SMARTBridgit server software doesn't automaticallydo this.
Therefore, you needaccess to various componentsof y ournetwork infrastructure beforeyou can
configureyour network environmentappropriately.
Networkadministration experience
II M P O R TA N T
SMARTBridgitserver software functions in a complex network environment.Do not att emptt o
install orc onfigurethe SMARTBridgit servers oftwareunless y ou’rean experiencednetwork
administratorwith a full understandingof how your network functions.
Accessto servers and infrastructure componentson your network
Differentnetwork c onfigurationsuse different types of access.
CH A P T E R 2
InstallingSMARTBridgitsoftwar e
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