Sniffer® Portable Professional User's Guide - NetScout

Chapter 2
Entering Licensing Information in the License Utility
32 Sniffer Portable Professional
You can obtain Sniffer Portable Professional’s serial number from the
MasterCare Portal and apply it in the License Utility immediately after
you install the software or at any later time prior to using the product.
NOTE: Each Sniffer Portable Professional unit requires a separate
serial number.
To apply a Sniffer Portable Professional serial number:
1 Register the software and obtain the serial number. Refer to
Registering the Software on page 30.
2 Start the License Utility on the Sniffer Portable Professional PC:
Start > (All) Programs > NetScout > Sniffer Portable
Professional > License Utility
NOTE: You must run this utility as an administrator. If you are
not currently logged in as an administrator, you can right-click
the utility and select the Run as administrator command.
3 Enter the information you received from the MasterCare Portal’s
Licensing page in Registering the Software on page 30. All fields
must match the values specified during product registration.
Table 2-4. Sniffer Portable Professional License Fields
Field Description
Serial Number Provided by MasterCare Portal during product registration.
Expiry Date
(Trial Licenses
only)
IP/MAC
(Permanent
Licenses only)
Provided by MasterCare Portal during product registration.
Select the radio button corresponding to the type of
adddress you supplied during registration and enter the
address in the adjacent field. This was specified during
product registration.
Password Provided by MasterCare Portal during product registration.
4 When you have filled in all the fields, click OK.
The License Utility applies the license, informing you of its success
or failure.