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# What is Per-Device Licensing?

## <mark style="color:$primary;">**What is Per-Device Licensing?**</mark>

**Per-device licensing model** allows customers to assign a license **directly to a specific device**, *such as Access Points (AP), Switch, Gateway, Camera, and Power Distribution Unit (PDU)*, giving IT managers the flexibility to manage single or multiple licenses across sites and regions.

Per-device licensing provides a variety of features, simplifies overall network management, and offers ultimate flexibility for organizations of all sizes.

Users with **Organization Admin** privileges can assign a license with a registered device (ECW, ECW-Lite, ESG, ECS, ECS-Lite, ECP, ECC, **Per-Device Licensing Features & Capabilities**EXT). Once the license is assigned to a device that has already been added to a Network within the Organization, it becomes active and will expire when the defined license term ends, counted from the activation date.

<figure><img src="https://1823096013-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F5DPQa0cw0ZPNxF9jZEXv%2Fuploads%2FQd3bAJm0I93Hv10yydiv%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=84273905-ca11-40ab-9785-60f0053c1da5" alt=""><figcaption><p><strong>Per-device Licensing</strong></p></figcaption></figure>

### **Per-Device Licensing Features & Capabilities**

* **License devices individually:** Assign a license to a specific device (ECW, ECS, ESG, ECP, ECC, EXT) and maintain separate expiration dates across devices.
* **Partial renewals:** Renew licenses for selected devices at your convenience, without having to renew all devices at once.
* **Move licenses between organizations:** Organization administrators on multiple organizations are able to move a license (or licenses and devices together) between those organizations without contacting EnGenius support.
* **90-day license activation window:** You will have up to 90 days to claim and assign your licenses before they activate, giving you more time to deploy EnGenius products before your licenses burn time.


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