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    This document provides instructions for installing license (.dtlic) files on DekTec devices using the DtInfo utility. It explains that DekTec licenses are stored directly on hardware rather than on computers. The steps include downloading and installing DtInfo, opening the license manager in DtInfo, importing the .dtlic file using the license manager, and troubleshooting any issues with help from DekTec support. Licenses purchased later need to be programmed onto the device using these steps to enable associated applications and functions.

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    This document provides instructions for installing license (.dtlic) files on DekTec devices using the DtInfo utility. It explains that DekTec licenses are stored directly on hardware rather than on computers. The steps include downloading and installing DtInfo, opening the license manager in DtInfo, importing the .dtlic file using the license manager, and troubleshooting any issues with help from DekTec support. Licenses purchased later need to be programmed onto the device using these steps to enable associated applications and functions.

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    This document provides instructions for installing license (.dtlic) files on DekTec devices using the DtInfo utility. It explains that DekTec licenses are stored directly on hardware rather than on computers. The steps include downloading and installing DtInfo, opening the license manager in DtInfo, importing the .dtlic file using the license manager, and troubleshooting any issues with help from DekTec support. Licenses purchased later need to be programmed onto the device using these steps to enable associated applications and functions.

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    Application note DT-AN-DTLIC

    Installing DekTec (.dtlic) license files

    Application Note DT-AN-DTLIC

    Installing DekTec License (.dtlic) Files

    1. Introduction
    This application note provides guidelines for installing a .dtlic file (=DekTec license file) on DekTec
    devices. A .dtlic file contains a license key to enable a DekTec application or a product function. A
    license can be programmed on a DekTec device with the DtInfo utility.

    2. The DekTec License System


    Certain DekTec applications (e.g. StreamXpert®) and certain product features (e.g. ATSC 3.0 modu-
    lation) require the presence of a license for proper operation. Contrary to most systems that store
    licenses on the computer (PC-bound licenses), DekTec licenses are stored on DekTec hardware prod-
    ucts (PCIe cards, DekTec USB devices, standalone modules), or on DekTec dongles. If a PCIe card or
    USB device is moved to another PC, the license moves with the card or device.
    Applications like StreamXpert® can be downloaded and installed without license. When a DekTec
    application starts, it checks whether the required license is available on a DekTec device or dongle. If
    no valid license is found, you cannot invoke the associated function work.
    If a license was ordered simultaneously with DekTec hardware (e.g. DTU-245-SX = DTU-245 with
    StreamXpert® license), the license keys have been pre-programmed on the hardware, and the li-
    censed features are ready for use out of the box.
    You can also order licenses at a later stage, in which case you will have to specify to DekTec the serial
    number of the device that will hold the license. You will receive a .dtlic file that you will have to
    program onto the corresponding DekTec device using the procedure described below.

    3. Programming a License
    To program a license on your hardware you will need the DekTec utility DtInfo. The steps below
    describe how to use DtInfo to program the license onto your DekTec device.

    Step 1 - Install DtInfo1

     Download the latest version of DtInfo from the DekTec website at:
    http://www.dektec.com/products/applications/DtInfo/downloads/DtInfo.zip

     Execute the installer in the zip and follow the instructions in the installer.

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    If you already have a current version of DtInfo installed, you can skip this step and continue to step 2.

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    Step 2 - Open the license manager window in DtInfo

     Start DtInfo.

     Click on the ‘Details’ button, on the row with the DekTec hardware to which you would like to add
    the licenses.

     If you have a DekTec dongle, but no DekTec adapters, you can select ‘License Manager’ from the
    menu that appears when you click the DtInfo icon on the top-left corner of the DtInfo window.

     The license manager window will pop up and show the details for the licenses that are already
    present on the selected DekTec device.

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    Step 3 – Import Licenses from the .dtlic File

     Click on the ‘Import’ button.

     An ‘Open File’ dialog will pop up and you should browse to the file location of the .dtlic file you
    received.

     After selecting the license file, an ‘Import License(s)’ window will appear, showing the licenses in-
    cluded in the .dtlic file. Typically this list contains the license(s) already present on your device,
    plus the new license(s) you ordered.

     Click on the ‘Continue’ button.

     You may now get a ‘Warning’ message with a list of licenses that will be removed during program-
    ming. If you believe this list contains licenses that should not be removed, press ‘No’ and refer to
    the troubleshooting section in this document. Otherwise press ‘Yes’.

     DtInfo will now program the licenses onto the DekTec device.

     If all is well the message ‘Licenses programmed successfully’ will appear within a few seconds.

     The license(s) have now been added to your DekTec device.

    Note You can discard the .dtlic file now. The licenses have been added permanently to your
    hardware. DekTec keeps track of all licenses that are generated. In the unlikely case that
    the hardware “loses a license”, DekTec will regenerate the .dtlic file free of charge.

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    4. Troubleshooting
    If you encounter any problem while applying the procedure described above, don’t hesitate to send
    an email to DekTec support (info@dektec.com) with a description of your problem.
    Please include the following details in your email:
    1. A screenshot taken from the main DtInfo window.
    2. An exported .dtlic file with the current licenses on your hardware. To create such a .dtlic
    file, open the license manager (see above) and press the ‘Export’ button.

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