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description: This page describes how to activate a trackable license
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# How to activate a license
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When you activate a purchased license in the [customer portal](https://www.dynamsoft.com/customer/license/fullLicense), you need to choose one of two activation options
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When you activate a purchased license in the [customer portal](https://www.dynamsoft.com/customer/license/fullLicense), you must choose one of two activation options:
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* Connect to Dynamsoft's License Server
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* Connect to My Self-Hosted License Server
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> Once activated, this cannot be changed. So make sure you choose the correct one for your license.
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> Once activated, this cannot be changed, so make sure you choose the correct option for your license.
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| Need to install and manage DLS | No | Yes |
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| Must have connection to Dynamsoft | Yes | No |
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Generally, you choose to host your own DLS if
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Generally, you may choose to host your own DLS if:
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* Your client devices may not be able to connect to the public internet
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* You don't want to share your usage data with Dynamsoft
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*You believe your own server would work faster
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* Your client devices may not be able to connect to the public internet.
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* You do not want to share your usage data with Dynamsoft.
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*A self-hosted DLS instance is more performant for your use case.
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If you decide to host your own DLS, please follow the instructions on [Self-hosted DLS]({{site.selfhosted}}index.html). Otherwise, read the instructions below.
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## Activate License
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On the "Activate License" page, set an Alias for your license or leave the default Alias and click the "Activate" button.
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On the "Activate License" page, set an alias for your license or leave the default alias, then click the "Activate" button.
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> Read more on [what is Alias]({{site.about}}terms.html#alias)
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> Read more on [what is an alias]({{site.about}}terms.html#alias)
You will be prompted to confirm the request, click "OK" to proceed.
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You will be prompted to confirm the request. Click "OK" to proceed.
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After the activation, you will be redirected to the "License Details" page where you can find the license key to use the activated license.
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After activation, you will be redirected to the "License Details" page, where you can find the license key for the activated license.
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> Read more on [what is license key]({{site.about}}terms.html#license-key)
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> Read more on [what is a license key]({{site.about}}terms.html#license-key)
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## Manage License Keys
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To manage a license key is to configure the project bound to this license key. For more details, please see [Project Configuration]({{site.common}}project.html).
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Managing a license key means configuring the project bound to this license key. For more details, see [Project Configuration]({{site.common}}project.html).
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## Check License Usage
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Dynamsoft products will submit usage reports to DLS at runtime. The usage reports contain no actual information captured by the product, but merely numbers like how many barcodes have been scanned or how many characters have been recognized, etc. With these reports, DLS generates reports about the usage of the licenses.
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Dynamsoft products submit usage reports to DLS at runtime. The usage reports contain no information captured by the product - only numbers (for example, how many barcodes have been scanned or how many characters have been recognized). Based on these reports, DLS generates license usage reports.
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*[View the license usage statistics]({{site.common}}statistics.html)
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*[Get notified about license status]({{site.common}}usagealerts.html)
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