4D v16.3Installation and activation |
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4D v16.3
Installation and activation
Installation and activation
4D products are installed from the 4D Internet site:
Once installed on your disk, you must activate your 4D products in order to be able to use them. You also need to activate any additional licenses you obtain. No activation is required for the following uses:
Important: You must have an Internet connection and an e-mail account in order to activate your products. To activate 4D:
Note: When you open/create a local interpreted database with 4D Developer Edition, an auto-activation mechanism is implemented. In this case, a dialog box informs you that you are going to be connected to our customer database and that your licenses will be activated (you will need to enter the password for your 4D account). To activate 4D Server:
4D offers three activation modes. We recommend Instant Activation.
If you are unable to use instant activation because your computer does not have internet access, please proceed to deferred activation using the following steps.
You can add new licenses, for example to extend the capacities of your application, at any time. Choose the License Manager... command from the Help menu of the 4D or 4D Server application, then click on the Refresh button: This button connects you to our customer database and automatically activates any new or updated licenses related to the current license (the current license is displayed in bold in the "Active Licenses" list). You will just be prompted for your user account and password.
You can use the Refresh button in the following contexts:
In 4D Store, you can order, upgrade, extend, and/or manage 4D products. You can reach the store at the following address: https://store.4d.com/us/ (you will need to select your country). Sign in using your existing account or create a new one, then follow the on-screen instructions. Note: If you have forgotten your password, click on "I forgot my password" (under Help on the right of the screen). You will receive it by e-mail at the specified address within a few minutes. After you log in, you can click on License list at the top right of the page: Here you can manage your licenses by assigning them to projects. Select the appropriate license from the list then click Link to a project... >: You can either select an existing project or create a new one: You can use projects to organize your licenses according to your needs: If the installation or activation process fails, please check the following table, which gives the most common causes of malfunctioning:
If this information does not help you resolve your problem, please contact 4D or your local distributor. For any questions about the installation or activation of your product, please contact 4D, Inc. or your local distributor. For the US:
For the UK:
For Australia/New Zealand:
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