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title: Licenses
slug: bhdm/licenses
createdAt: 2024-09-11T19:05:57.120Z
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**Note: ***Licenses Summary *homepage has been updated and is available for BHDM version 2.18.0 and later.
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Licenses allow you to do the following:

- Track and analyze license key statistics
- View the status such as total, active, used, expired, or unused licenses
- Track activation details
- Filter usage and availability in real-time

You can also manage core and add-on licenses, conduct bulk uploads and deployments, generate CSV reports, and use advanced configuration options for license activation using SKUs.

For more detailed information on licenses, see [Site and Node-Locked License Overview for Belden Horizon Data Manager](docId\:XKoTicJ7CeQM49YU0Ku0X).

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**Note**: The Licenses module is available from an open project.
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**Important for Cloud Deployment**:

Before activating the license, ensure all hardware / VM configuration steps that can modify the MAC address (add/replace a Network Interface Controller (NIC) card) are finalized.

The license Host ID depends on the Media Access Control (MAC) address for the device. The MAC address identifies the devices on a network. Changing the MAC address will invalidate the license.
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# Access Licenses UI

**To access the Licenses UI:**

1. Log in to BHDM.
2. Select a company and project. 
   The *Projects* pane appears.
3. From the Navigation panel, select **Licenses**.
   The *License Summary* pane appears.

Refer to the following actions you can take on the BHDM User UI's *Licenses* pane.

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\[1] **License Usage Statistics**

- Licenses Types
  - Core
  - Add-on
- Total Licenses
- Used Licenses
  - Active
  - Expired
- [Un-Used Licenses](docId:1i_zZqSAK6bPGTfpNBvGh) 

\[2] **Filter**
Refine displayed license data based on specific criteria.

\[3] [Bulk Deploy Licenses](docId:3qwN-SdQyQkPDzR4buJGQ) 
Create summary reports of license usage and statuses to download an use locally.

\[4] [Generate a Report](docId\:awq5H_YyD4yHPRyT8HBtD) 

Create summary reports of license usage and statuses to download an use locally.

\[5] [Upload License CSV](docId\:SxZxUcfXhMePSN2CGMiSq)

Upload license info in CSV format for bulk management. 

\[6] [Edge Device Details](docId\:XrPIq1SOJpssyEc2VVo2h) 

View specific information about associated edge devices.

\[7] **Action menu**:

- **Deploy License: **See [Bulk Deploy Licenses](docId:3qwN-SdQyQkPDzR4buJGQ) for details. 
- **Show license features**