License questions
Q: if I want to buy a license with 16 cameras, can I buy 16 more cameras in the same license? and so the total would be 32 cameras, but in the same license for a server
A: Yes, you can buy more licenses of the same type and add them to the licenses you already have and use in a server. It will be separate licenses, not the same one, but they can be used together in one server.
Example: you now purchase Xeoma Standard for 16 cameras. In 2 months you have 32 more cameras to add – you purchase a new Xeoma Standard license for 32 cameras and add it to the same server that uses the previously purchased 16-cameras license. They work together now. In another 4 months, you have 128 more cameras you’d like to add – you purchase another Xeoma Standard license, this time for 128 cameras, and add it the same way. All 3 licenses for 176 cameras total can work in the same server. And so on.
Besides, you can add Xeoma Pro licenses for a couple of cameras to a server that has Xeoma Standard licenses – for example, if some of the cameras would need to use the Xeoma Pro’s ‘Cross-Line Detector’ or ‘Loitering Detector’ modules. And in reverse, if you first purchase Xeoma Pro, you can later purchase and add Xeoma Standard license (with only exception: the mode ‘Xeoma Pro Your Cloud’ runs only on Xeoma Pro licenses and cannot combine with Xeoma Standard in any way).
Buying a license for a bigger amount of cameras in usually more beneficial (it is cheaper per camera if you purchase a ‘bigger’ license) but buying ‘smaller’ licenses (licenses for less cameras) – and then buying more when you need them – is a way to not invest much money from the start. Youc an choose whatever suits you best.
Valid as of November, 10 2022
Q: When I activate a new license on a current license that I already have, will the cameras from the current license appear next to the cameras from the new licenses? Or will they be separate cameras?
A: There is no separation of cameras that you can add thanks to this or that license. All cameras will be shown together, next to each other, on the Multi-Camera View interface of Xeoma.
However, if you want to separate cameras by this or other trait, you can use the Pages functionality – that is create tabs with specific selected cameras on them. Read more about Pages here
Valid as of November, 10 2022
Q: And how can I add another license to the same server? Where should I go?
A: All licenses are activated the same way, whether it’s the first license or a new license that you want to add.
Activation is done either through Xeoma interface (Main menu -> Registration -> Activate) or through console.
All types of activation are described in a step-by-step guide here
Valid as of November, 10 2022
Q: The final price of the license, after choosing the number of cameras, the license, etc. Do I only have to pay that price once?
A: Yes, this is a one-time payment, paid once. You will get the selected lifetime license with 1 year updates of Xeoma. In 1 year, you can no longer get new versions of Xeoma but you can continue using that version of Xeoma you will have by then for eternity.
More about update time and Renewals
Valid as of November, 11 2022