Installing a Permanent License

To continue using AFP Merge after the trial license expires, you must install a permanent license on the computer where the product is installed. The permanent license is valid only on this computer.
To install a permanent license for AFP Merge :
  1. Run the license management tool AfpMergeLicenseManager.jar located in the license_installer folder where AFP Merge is installed, and follow the installation steps.
  2. When prompted You can either install a new license or revoke the currently installed one., select Install License - Upload and apply a new license file.
  3. Make sure that you have the e-mail containing the entitlement ID (EID) that you received from Ricoh.
  4. If the computer where AFP Merge is installed does not have Internet access:
    1. Do not close the license application on the computer where AFP Merge is installed.
    2. Log into a computer that has Internet access.
    3. Use the Remote Desktop Connection to connect to the computer where AFP Merge is installed.
    4. Log in with the same user name and password that you used when you started the license application.
  5. On the computer that has Internet access, go to this Web site: https://dl.ricohsoftware.com.
    License Action dialog
  6. Click Software Activation on the right side of the screen.
  7. In the Software Activation dialog, insert the EID and the system fingerprint.Login Dialog
    1. Copy and paste the EID from the e-mail you received from Ricoh.
    2. Return to the license management application on the computer where AFP Merge is installed. Copy your machine fingerprint field. This action copies the 16-character system fingerprint that uniquely identifies the computer where AFP Merge is installed to the clipboard.
    3. Return to the Software Activation webpage. Paste the system fingerprint in the Enter your System Fingerprint field.
    4. Click Confirm Content.
  8. In the Activation Content Confirmation dialog:
    1. Review the confirmation information.
    2. Click Activate.
    You will receive a confirmation that your software has been activated. A license key is generated with an Activation ID for the client computer and is displayed on the screen.
    Note: The number of activations of the license is displayed under Quantity. The remaining number of activations available for this license is displayed under Remaining Quantity.
  9. To download the license key, click Download License Key. The saving procedure and file type are different for each browser. Record the folder where you saved the license key.
  10. To e-mail the license key file to someone else, click Email License Key.
    Email dialog
    1. Type the e-mail address.
    2. Click Send.
  11. If you are finished, close the browser tab. To restart the process, click Start Over.
  12. If you accessed the Internet from a different computer than the one where AFP Merge is installed, copy the license file to the computer where AFP Merge is installed.
  13. Run the license management tool on the system where AFP Merge is installed, follow the installation steps and select Install License - Upload and apply a new license file. ⇒ Install.
  14. After the license management tool displays your machine fingerprint, click Next.
  15. Locate the license file and click Open.
  16. Select Next.
  17. Review the installation summary and click Install.
    You see a message that the license was installed successfully.
  18. You can start using the AFP Merge transform.
Parent topic: Installing the AFPMerge Transform