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Nx Witness User Manual

Live video from any Source can be viewed in Nx Witness without a License. However, a License is required to record video from a device. One License is required to record video from a device – One License enables one video stream from an IP camera, an RTSP stream, or an HTTP link to be recorded, therefore one Recording License is needed per Camera.

License Types

•A Free License is a no cost, time based license which expires after a certain length of time.

•A Professional License will not expire.

•I/O Modules require a specific type of license. See "Setting Up I/O Modules".

•A specific type of license is also required for Video Walls. Each license allows a Video Wall to be extended to 2 monitors. For instance, 4 licenses allow a Video Wall to be displayed on 8 monitors. See "Video Wall Management".

A specific Embedded Recorder license may be required to view video streams from Hanwha NVRs. See "Working with NVRs".

A specific Bridge license may be required to view video streams from Hanwha NVRs. See "Working with NVRs".

Licenses and Hardware ID

Every Nx Witness license, when activated, is locked to the hardware ID of the computing device upon which it is installed. The hardware ID is a unique 34-digit identifier generated when the Server is installed on a Windows, Ubuntu Linux, or ARM device. The hardware ID is based on the following:

•Motherboard

•MAC Address

After installing Nx Witness on a server, any modification in the components above will result in a change to the hardware ID and invalidation of licenses attached to that device (see "Expired and Invalid License Keys").

To Determine Hardware ID

1.In the Nx Witness Desktop client, open Main Menu > System Administration.

2.Go to the License tab.

3.Select a license attached to the Server for which you want to see the hardware ID.

4.Click the Details button.

5.The License Details dialog that opens will display the License Type, License Key, Hardware ID, and the number of archived streams allowed on that device.

6.To copy the license information press the Copy to Clipboard button.

note Note: Mobile and Server Web Admins do not have the ability to locate licensing information.

The following sections describe how to obtain, activate, and deactivate licenses:

•Obtaining and Activating Licenses

•Expired and Invalid License Keys