You can replace a hardware device, such as a camera, licensed in your system with a new hardware device, and have the new hardware device activated and licensed instead.
If you remove a hardware device from a recording server, you free a hardware device license.
If you replace a camera with a similar camera (manufacturer, brand, and model), and give the new camera the same IP address, you maintain full access to all the camera's databases. In this case, you move the network cable from the old camera to the new one without changing any settings in the Management Client.
If you replace a hardware device with a different model, you must use the Replace Hardware wizard (see Replace hardware) to map all relevant databases of cameras, microphones, inputs, outputs, and settings.
If you have enabled automatic license activation, the new hardware device is automatically activated. If you have used all your devices changes without activation, you must manually activate your licenses. For more information, see Activate licenses offline or Activate licenses online.
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