# Uploading a License

TelcoBridges uses a license-based approach to activate various software or hardware functions in [Toolpack](https://docs.telcobridges.com/wiki/Toolpack) or the underlying hardware. When installing Toolpack, implementing new software capabilities, or after the addition of a hardware module, you may need to add or modify a license. The following instructions will enable you to do so.

###  Uploading licenses via the Web portal

1. Click Packages & Licenses from the navigation panel.\
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   <figure><img src="https://docs.telcobridges.com/w/images/b/be/UploadSoftwareLicense_0_A.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
2. Click Browse and select the software license.<br>
3. Click Upload License.\
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   <figure><img src="https://docs.telcobridges.com/w/images/3/35/UploadSoftwareLicense_2_A.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
4. Wait for the page to reload and monitor the process by pressing the *now* button, from time to time.
5. After a license update, click [here](https://docs.telcobridges.com/wiki/Verify_Licenses) to see how to verify the license installation status.

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IMPORTANT: If you have hardware units, you will need to restart it to apply the changes after installing a new license, unless it is for extending the end date, or making it permanent.

To do this, reboot the hardware unit (will drop active calls)

```
Status -> Hardware Units -> Click on the unit Serial Number -> Reboot unit
```

It will take about 1.5 minutes to restart the unit.

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For more information see the [host control](https://docs.telcobridges.com/wiki/Host-control) page.


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