Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 42)

2. Open MapInfo Professional.
A dialog box opens to tell you on what date the borrowed license is going to expire.
3. Click OK.
4. Choose Help > Licensing > Return borrowed license.
The Return borrowed license to license server dialog box opens. This dialog box explains how a
license is returned.
5. Click OK.
An activation message opens to tell you that the license has returned to the license server.
6. Click OK.
Distributable Licenses
We have developed a licensing model that allows companies to "distribute" permanent licenses using
your MapInfo License Server, which is available on the MapInfo Professional DVD. This model was
developed for customers who have limited access to email or to the Pitney Bowes Software Inc. FNO
server. Distributed licenses follow a similar activation procedure to other models that are handled using
your License Server. For instructions on installing the License Server, please see the License Server
User Guide.
You can also return a distributed license to your License Server if you need to transfer it to another
computer. For these instructions, see
Transferring a Distributed License .
Before you start the distributed activation process, make sure you have the following pieces of information
from your License Server administrator:
• The correct serial number and activation code
• The License Server machine name
• The port number for the server
Then you can begin your distributed license installation and activation.
Activating a Distributable License
Make sure your MapInfo License Server is running. Check to see that the server is set up properly and
contains the appropriate activated licenses.
To activate a distributed license:
1. Begin the MapInfo Professional installation process as you would with any other license model.
2. When you are prompted for your serial number and access code, enter the distributed license serial
number and activation code.
Distributed license serial numbers begin with "MID".
3. Click Next.
The License Server Name and Port dialog box opens.
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