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-====== Applying The File Fabric License ====== 
  
-This guide describes how you can apply the license file to your File Fabric instance. This guide is targetted for File Fabric installations from 1901.00 and newer.  
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-Please ensure you have the following prerequisites satisfied before following this guide: 
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-  * You File Fabric appliance up and running 
-  * Access to the 'appladmin' account 
-  * Your License Key (either Trial key or Production key are applicable) 
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-===== Apply Your License ===== 
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-When you were sent your license, you will have recevied either a link to the License Key, or the License Key as an file attachment. In either case, first ensure that you have downloaded your license key to your Computer / Device.  
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-Next, you will need to login to your File Fabric appliance with the **appladmin** account. 
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-Once you have logged in to this account, from the top **Settings** menu, select **License Key**.  
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-If you have a new installation of the File Fabric, then no license key will be installed when you open this screen.  
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-You will see a screen similar to the following.  
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-There are 3 approaches to adding your license key here: 
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-  * Drag & Drop 
-  * Browsing your file system 
-  * Copy & Paste 
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-To Drag & Drop, simply open your file system explorer like Mac's Finder, or Windows Explorer, locate the File Fabric License key and then drag and drop this into the marked area.  
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-To Browse from your file system, click anywhere in the marked area on the right, and a File System browser will appear. Find the File Fabric license key from your computer.  
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-To Copy & Paste, find the License Key on the computers file system, and open it using a Text editor like Notepad, Notepad++, TextEdit, Sublime Text or other appropriate application. Then, copy the whole contents of the file, and paste into the input field beneath **Paste/type license key here**. 
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-Once you have added your license click the **Save license** button. 
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-Now your License Key has been applied to your File Fabric. 
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-Once applied, your screen will look similar to the following: 
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