# Acquiring your License Key

1. Go to the [Cybus Portal](https://portal.cybus.io/), enter your **Username** and **Password**, and click **Sign in**.

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2. Select **Licenses** from the menu. This will take you to an overview of all Connectware licenses currently available to you.

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3. Select the license you want to use to install Connectware by clicking on that license. Preferably, select the one whose description specifies **No license key created yet**. Furthermore, you can apply a filter and select **No license key** in the description.

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4. Click **Download License Key** in the upper right corner.

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5. You can now generate a license key by setting a description for the license and clicking on **Generate License Key**. The generated license key will be displayed and can be copied to the clipboard for later use. Please make sure to keep the license key as it cannot be viewed after closing the window. If the key is lost you have to repeat this step to create a new license key for the selected appliance, which invalidates any old and, under circumstances, already deployed license key. You are now prepared for the installation.

<figure><img src="https://www.cybus.io/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GenerateLicenseKey1.png" alt="Description of License Connectware"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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