User's Manual

52 CHAPTER 2: PRODUCT ACTIVATION
3Com strongly recommends that a Software Upgrade service agreement
is purchased with each copy of 3Com Network Director, as product
updates to 3Com Network Director will only be made available to
customers with current service agreements. Without a current service
agreement, 3Com Network Director may not be able to recognize new
3Com network devices.
All software upgrades for 3Com Network Director are available for
download from the 3Com web site. An active user account is required for
access - see below for details on how to purchase access to software
upgrades.
US, Canada and Latin America
To obtain 12 months of software upgrades in the US, Canada or Latin
America, please contact your local 3Com reseller, who will be able to
create a service agreement for you and provide you with access to the
3Com web site.
Outside US, Canada and Latin America
To obtain 12 months of software upgrades outside the US, Canada or
Latin America, please order a 3Com Network Director Software Upgrade
Package (3C15500S) from your local 3Com reseller. This is an easy-to-buy
packaged service agreement that provides one year's access to software
upgrades from the 3Com web site. To activate the 3Com Network
Director Software Upgrade Package, please register it at:
http://www.3com.com/3ndservice
Examples The following section provides an example of how you might use the
Activation process.
Activating 3Com
Network Director
You have installed 3Com Network Director on your computer and you
want to activate it.
1 Start 3Com Network Director. The About dialog will appear, showing the
number of days remaining in the evaluation period.
2 In the About dialog, click Activate Now to display the Activation Wizard.
3 Enter the license key (as printed within the product’s packaging) in the
License Key text box and click Next.
If the license key is valid, the wizard moves to the Activation Key step.