> ## Documentation Index
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# Activate a license

> Activate an ABBYY FlexiCapture license with the Activation Wizard via Internet or email, using your 24-character serial number or a license file.

The **Activation Wizard** is a dialog box that provides a simple interface for activating ABBYY FlexiCapture. During the activation process, the **Activation Wizard** generates a Product ID from all the information required for activation and sends it to ABBYY. This activation information **does not include any private data about you or your computer** that could be used to identify you.

## Activate your license

1. Provide your serial number (24 characters) and click **Next**.
2. Select an activation method:
   * **Via Internet (recommended)**\
     FlexiCapture will be activated automatically in just a few seconds. This method requires an Internet connection.
   * **By email**\
     You will be prompted to send an automatically generated email message containing activation information to ABBYY. Do not make any changes to the title and body of the message to ensure a prompt reply.
   * **By email from another computer**\
     You will be prompted to send an email message with generated activation information to ABBYY. Use this method if the Licensing Server is not connected to the Internet and cannot send emails.\
     **Note:** If you have already received a license file in response to an email request, click **Load activation file** and specify the path to the license file (`*.ABBYY.License`).
3. Click **Next** to activate your license.

After the activation process is completed, you will be able to run ABBYY FlexiCapture 12 on the server.

<Note>
  If you reinstall ABBYY FlexiCapture 12, you will not have to activate it again. The FlexiCapture stations will automatically connect to the Licensing Server and use the existing license.
</Note>

## Connect stations to the Licensing Server

The Processing Server, Project Setup Station, and Verification Stations connect to the Licensing Server directly using the address stored in the `LicensingSettings.xml` file in the FlexiCapture installation folder. You can find this address in the `ServerAddress` tag of the `MainNetworkLicenseServer` attribute.

<Warning>
  If you install the Licensing Server on a different computer, you will need to activate your licenses again (if you are using license files) and change the Licensing Server address in `LicensingSettings.xml` on the stations.
</Warning>

All other stations, including remote stations, web stations, Scanning Stations and Data Verification Stations will receive licensing information from the Application Server.

<Note>
  The Processing Server facilitates interactions between the Licensing Server and the Application Server, so you will not be able to complete the activation process unless the Processing Server is running and connected to the Application Server.
</Note>