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5KVM Access Management Software User Manual
Licenses
The KVM ACCESS license controls the number of nodes permitted on the KVM ACCESS server
installation. License information is contained on the USB License Key that came with your KVM
ACCESS purchase.
Upon completion of the KVM ACCESS software installation, a default license (one master and 80
nodes) is automatically provided. To add more nodes you must upgrade the license. See “Upgrading the
License” on page 82 for detailed information.
Nodes.
• A node can either be a physical port, or an aggregate device. Each node requires a license.
• Aggregate devices can be created when a device (router, server, ethernet switch, etc.,) managed
through KVM ACCESS is capable of being accessed through several devices’ ports. By
consolidating those ports into a single Aggregate Device, the Aggregate Device counts as a single
node, and only requires a single license.
• Ports on devices, when not part of an aggregate device, must be unlocked (see “Locking /
Unlocking Ports” on page 60) in order to be used. Each unlocked port counts as one node.
• Generic devices (routers, switches, etc.) are not counted.
• Direct Web Access devices are not counted.
• Folders do not count as nodes, however each physical port within a folder counts as a node. In
addition, each Aggregate Device contained in a folder counts as one node. See “Devices Menu”
on page 49 for detailed information on each of the device categories.