# Licensing

> Manage appliance licensing and license configuration.

***Spectra Analyze > Administration > Configuration & Update > Licensing***

On first login after installing or updating the appliance, the appliance must be licensed. 

**Warning: Appliances without a license work for a trial period of 45 days from the release’s general availability date. Once the trial period expires, the appliance opens to the **Licensing** screen by default and no other actions are available.**


## Standard licensing

To license the appliance, do the following:

1. Go to **Spectra Analyze > Administration > Configuration & Update > Licensing**.
2. Click **Request License** to forward the machine ID to [ReversingLabs Support](mailto:support@reversinglabs.com) via email.
3. When ReversingLabs Support responds with the requested license file, upload it using the **Upload License** dialog.

**Info: If the Spectra Analyze instance was created by cloning a VM, administrators need to generate a new machine ID by clicking **Generate different Machine ID**, and they should then request a new license for every clone of the original appliance VM.**


## Licensing using Spectra Intelligence

Optionally, license the appliance using Spectra Intelligence:

1. Go to **Spectra Analyze > Administration > Configuration & Update > Licensing**.
2. Click **Activate Using Spectra Intelligence**.
3. Fill out the account information, and then click **Request**.
4. A licensing request is sent to Spectra Intelligence and, if the account is valid, the appliance is activated. If a valid account is already configured under [Administration > Configuration & Update > Configuration > Spectra Intelligence](/SpectraAnalyze/Administration/configuration-update/configuration/#spectra-intelligence), the appliance is already licensed. 

**Warning: Licensed instances that can’t reach Spectra Intelligence work for a 14-day grace period. Once the grace period expires, the appliance opens to the **Licensing** screen by default and no other actions are available.**


## Licensing using APIs

Finally, you can also license the appliance using APIs. For more information, see [Licensing API](/SpectraAnalyze/API%20Documentation/licensing).
