User guide

2-4 ExtremeWare EPICenter Software User Guide
Installing the EPICenter Software
• On a Solaris system, install Netscape Navigator 4.7 or later, with the 1.3.1 Java plug-in.
See the ExtremeWare EPICenter Release Note and Quick Start Guide shipped
with the software for the latest information about configuration requirements.
EPICenter Software Licensing
In order to log in to the EPICenter server from an EPICenter client, the product must be
configured with avalid license. Optional products suchas thePolicy Manageralsorequire
their own license keys.
An evaluation license allows you to run the product for 45 days. A permanent license has
no time limit. Youcan install the softwarewithouta license key, butyou will not be able to
connect to it from an EPICenter client. (If you need to install the product without a license
key, you can add the key at a later time using a license key upgrade utility.)
You must obtain both evaluation and permanent license keys from the Extreme Networks
licensing web site. The license key should be sent to you as e-mail within minutes of
submitting your request.
Both evaluation and permanent license keys are 14-character keys that start with EP and
are followed by 12 additional characters that are a combination of upper- and lower-case
case alphabetic characters, numbers, and special characters such as “+”
If you have purchased the product, you should have received an activation key, found on
the LicenseAgreementincluded in yoursoftware package.This keystartswith“AC,”and
can be usedto obtain apermanent license key. You do not need an activation keyto obtain
an evaluation license key.
See the ExtremeWare EPICenter Release Note and Quick Start Guide shipped with
the software for the latest information about obtaining a license key.
Obtaining an Evaluation License
To obtain an evaluationlicense key, use your browser to connect to the license page at
http://www.extremenetworks.com/go/epickey.htm.
Select the optionto obtain anevaluation license key. You will be asked to enteryour name,
company information, andothersimilarinformation,and ane-mailaddressto which your
license key should be sent.