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2 Licensing When HP ThinPro PC Converter Deployment Tool opens, the welcome screen collects the license files. The License box of the welcome screen shows available license files. To search for additional licenses select Browse. Once the necessary licenses have been found, select Next. NOTE: Licenses that you specify here are bundled into the deployment images in later steps. The license files will be included in the USB flash drives created by HP ThinPro PC Converter Deployment Tool and installed onto the target systems that run HP ThinPro with HP ThinPro PC Converter. License types There are three types of HP ThinPro license files: ● Unit license: This license is a perpetual license that works with a specific version of HP ThinPro PC Converter. The unit license enables full functionality for HP ThinPro PC Converter Deployment Tool, but does not grant software updates for the HP ThinPro PC Converter image. ● Support license: This license is a time-limited license that must be paired with a unit license. It grants access to software updates. This license must be supplied to the HP ThinPro PC Converter Deploy Tool so that it can be replicated to the PCs and USB flash drives that will be deployed with HP ThinPro PC Converter. ● Trial license: This license is a time-limited license that is used by itself. The trial license enables the Bootable USB Flash Drive, Clean USB Flash Drive, and Mass Deployment Installer options of HP ThinPro PC Converter Deployment Tool. The Installer USB Flash Drive option is not available for trial licenses. License states The license state is displayed under the License box. ● Unit + Support: A valid unit and support license have both been supplied. The support license is not expired. ● Unit Only: A valid unit license has been supplied. Support updates are not available to the USB flash drives or the installed HP ThinPro PC Converter image. ● Support Only: A valid and unexpired support license has been supplied. A unit license must be also be supplied. ● Trial: A valid trial license has been supplied. The trial license is not expired, and the number of days remaining on the license are shown. ● None: No valid licenses have been found, either because no license files were supplied, expired licenses, or corrupt license files. 2 Chapter 2 Licensing