How licence activation works

TDM installations are activated using SmartLicence, an offline, smartcard-based activation and reactivation mechanism.

During activation, TDM sends the device serial number to the SmartLicence smartcard. If the device has previously consumed a licence, SmartLicence will activate the product without consuming another licence. If it has not, devices will be activated, each consuming another licence until all the licences have been consumed.

Internet access is not required at any stage of activation.

Warning

Don’t lose your SmartLicence card.

If you lose your SmartLicence card, you’ll need to purchase new TDM licences for all unactivated devices and any devices you may wish to reactivate later. We cannot transfer licences from an in-service device to a new one.

Third party applications

SmartLicence is available for use by third parties. If you require an offline licensing mechanism for your other tactical apps, please encourage the vendor to adopt SmartLicence. There is no setup cost.

Most Android apps cannot read the device serial number. Where a SmartLicence enabled third-party app is installed on the same device as TDM, TDM will share the device serial number so that the app may also support reactivation following a factory reset, without consuming another licence.