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Licensing GeoExpress

The first time that you run GeoExpress, you must enter a serial number (if you did not enter one during installation) and a license code, or connect to a license server. Otherwise, GeoExpress will run in Trial mode, which expires after 30 days.

License codes are specific to your machine. You can request a permanent license code from LizardTech Customer Support. If you activate a temporary license code, you can switch to a permanent license code by editing the GeoExpress license options.

Alternatively, if you connect to a license server, you use a floating license that can be shared by multiple computers.

Requesting a License

1. Run GeoExpress by double-clicking the desktop icon or:

   • On Windows 7, click the Start button and choose Programs > LizardTech > GeoExpress > GeoExpress 9.5.
   • On Windows 8, 8.1, or 10, go to the Apps screen; under LizardTech, click GeoExpress 9.5.

   GeoExpress starts.

2. Choose Options > Licensing.

   This opens the License and Cartridge Management dialog.

   If your temporary license code has expired, the License and Cartridge Management dialog opens when you start GeoExpress.

3. In the Licensing panel, click Copy to copy the locking code.

4. Click Send Activation Request. This will open your default web browser and at the LizardTech Product Activation page:

   https://www.lizardtech.com/support/product-activation/

5. Fill out the form and paste your locking code in the Locking Code field.

   LizardTech Customer Support will send you a license code within one business day.

NOTE: If you use GeoExpress with a license server, you do not need to submit your machine's locking code.

Entering a Serial Number and License Code

1. Run GeoExpress.
2. Click Options > Licensing.
3. In the Serial Number panel, enter the serial number that you received from LizardTech Customer Support if you have not done so previously.

The Serial Number panel displays whether the serial number is valid.

4. In the Licensing panel, enter the license that you received from LizardTech Customer Support.

You can also import the license file that you received from LizardTech; click Import in the Licensing section and select the .lic file.

5. Optionally, if you purchased a NITF license, check NITF.
6. Click OK.

The title bar of the main GeoExpress window displays the type of license in use.

Connecting to a License Server

1. Run GeoExpress.
2. In the Licensing pane, enter the name of the License Server. For example, you might enter the following server name:

LIZARDTECH-SERVER

3. Click OK.

For more information on floating licenses and the LizardTech License Server, see Floating Licenses.