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Install EthoVision XT

To install EthoVision XT

1. Browse to https://my.noldus.com.
2. Log in or register using the registration code on your welcome letter.
3. Click Downloads, then EthoVision XT. Under Versions, download the EthoVision XT 18 - Installation Package [version number] zip file.
4. Unzip the file and save the content to your PC.
5. Double-click the file EthoVision XT - Setup - [version number].exe.
6. Under Set Application Language, select either English (United States) or Chinese (Simplified). Under Installation type, select Standard.

Notes

You can also change the language at any time in EthoVision XT. Choose File > Preferences

Language, then close and restart EthoVision XT. If you want to use video cameras with EthoVision XT, first install the appropriate camera interface boards and drivers on the EthoVision XT computer. For details, see Camera Installation in the EthoVision XT Help. To open the Help, press F1 in the software. If you save the installation files on a network drive before installation, copy them to your PC before running the Setup file. Make sure that all files included in the installation zip file are copied to your PC! Activate your license

Activate your license

with a usb hardware key

If you have a hardware key, insert it into a USB port of the computer and start EthoVision XT. If you upgrade your EthoVision XT license, start EthoVision XT and enter the Upgrade key in the window that opens.

with a software license key

If you received a software license key, start EthoVision XT and activate your license. Choose between a Floating license or a Computer-locked license. Floating - The license can be used in different computers, though not simultaneously. Choose this solution if you want to be flexible on which computer you use EthoVision XT to acquire data, and your computers are connected to the internet. Computer-locked - The license is linked to one specific computer. To activate your license, that computer must have an internet connection, or you must have a smartphone with an internet connection. If you want to use EthoVision XT on a second PC to analyze existing data, not acquire new data, you can run it on that PC in Analysis mode, which does not require a license. Your first EthoVision XT experiment

Source: EthoVision XT 18 - Quick Start Guide