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title: Activate Blueprint
slug: blueprint/activate-blueprint
createdAt: 2023-03-21T23:28:56.000Z
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If you entered an activation key into the Blueprint Configuration Wizard while creating your configuration file and no errors were displayed during installation, your application should already be licensed and you can skip this section.

If activation was not completed during the installation process, either due to an error or the absence of an activation key, navigating to your new Blueprint site will produce the following error message: *The application cannot be run without a valid license. Please contact your Administrator.*

There are two methods to activate Blueprint:

1. **Online Activation (Recommended)**
   - Requires an internet connection on the Blueprint application server.
2. **Manual Offline Activation (via E-mail)**
   - Does not require an internet connection on the Blueprint application server.

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:::Tab{title="Online Activation (Recommended)"}
Complete the following steps on your Blueprint application server:

1. Navigate to your Blueprint installation path.
   - The default path is `C:\Program Files\Blueprint Software Systems\Blueprint`.
2. Navigate to the Setup folder.
3. Launch `BlueprintActivationWizard.exe`.
4. Specify the site you want to activate and select **Online activation via internet (recommended)**.

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5. Click **Next**.
6. Enter your activation key into the space provided. If you have multiple keys, you may enter them as a comma-separated list.

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7. Click **Submit**.
8. Once a dialogue box appears confirming activation, click **OK**.
9. Click **Done **to close the wizard.
10. Check if Blueprint has been activated by navigating to your new Blueprint site and verifying that you can see the login page.
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:::Tab{title="Offline Activation"}
Complete the following steps on your Blueprint application server to activate your software:

1. Navigate to your Blueprint installation path.
   - The default path is `C:\Program Files\Blueprint Software Systems\Blueprint`.
2. Navigate to the Setup folder.
3. Launch `BlueprintActivationWizard.exe`.
4. Specify the site you want to activate and select **Manual offline activation via Email**.

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5. Click **Next**.
6. Enter your activation key into the space provided.

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7. Click **Generate**.
8. Once a fingerprint has been generated, click **Save To File **or **Copy To Clipboard **and send the fingerprint to Blueprint Support in a support case through the Blueprint Community ([https://community.blueprintsys.com](https://community.blueprintsys.com/)).
9. Click **Done **and await your activated license key file. Blueprint Support will send this to you in a response to your case.
10. Once you have received the license key file, transfer the file to your Blueprint application server.
11. Repeat steps 1-5 to return to the offline activation section of the wizard.
12. Select **Select File **in the wizard's Step 3 section.
13. Locate and select the license key file.
14. Select **Submit **and click **OK **when you receive confirmation that your software has been activated.
15. Select **Done **to close the Blueprint Activation Wizard.
16. Check if Blueprint has been activated by navigating to your new Blueprint site and verifying that you can see the login page.
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