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Register and activate OpenLM Platform

To start using OpenLM Platform, register an account, sign in, and activate your first product.

Register for OpenLM Platform​

To register, open the registration page for your region, and then register with a provider or with an email address.

Go to the registration page​

To open the registration page for your region:

  1. Go to the OpenLM free trial page.

  2. In the Signup for Cloud card, select your region:

    • Select US Cloud for global and other regions.
    • Select EU Cloud for organizations in Europe.

  3. Select Register Now.

    The OpenLM Platform registration page opens.

Select a registration method​

You can register in one of two ways, with a provider or with an email address. The registration page offers both:

The OpenLM Platform registration page, with the Sign up with Google, Microsoft, or GitHub buttons beside the Create Account form and its password rules The OpenLM Platform registration page

Register with Google, Microsoft, or GitHub​

To register with a provider:

  1. Select your provider.

  2. Authenticate on the sign-in page of the provider.

    After authentication, you are signed in and land on the OpenLM Platform Homepage.

Register with an email address​

To register with an email address and password:

  1. Enter your email address.

    Use only Latin (ASCII) characters.

  2. Create a password that meets every rule listed next to the field.

    The rules are: at least 8 characters, one lowercase letter, one uppercase letter, one number, and one special character. Select Show password to check what you typed.

  3. Select Create Account.

    By creating an account you agree to the OpenLM Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, linked under the button.

  4. On the confirmation page, select Login.

    The OpenLM Platform sign-in page opens.

    The confirmation page shows that you registered.

    The confirmation page after you select Create Account: a check mark, the text "You have successfully registered", and a Login button The confirmation page. Select Login to continue to the sign-in page.

  5. Sign in with your email address and password.

    You land on the OpenLM Platform Homepage.

  6. (Optional) On your first sign-in, select Start Tutorial in the Welcome to the OpenLM Platform dialog, or close the dialog to continue with this guide.

    The tutorial covers how OpenLM Platform is organized and how to navigate it. It stays available from Help.

Switch region

The footer of the registration and sign-in pages shows your current region (US Cloud or EU Cloud). If you opened the wrong region, select the other one there. On the sign-in page of that region, select Create an Account under the form to go back to registration, or Sign in if you're already registered.

Reset your password​

If you forget the password of an account you created with an email address, reset it from the sign-in page of the region you registered in. If you registered with Google, Microsoft, or GitHub, sign in with the same provider's button instead.

  1. On the sign-in page, select Forgot Password?.

    The Forgot Password? link is under the Password field.

    The OpenLM Platform Sign In page, with the Forgot Password? link under the Password field The Forgot Password? link on the sign-in page

  2. Enter the email address you registered with, then select Send Reset Link.

    The Reset Your Password page asks for your email address.

    The Reset Your Password page, with the Email field, the Send Reset Link button, and a Back to Sign In link The Reset Your Password page

    On the Check Your Email page, confirm the address the link went to.

    The Check Your Email page, confirming that a reset link was sent to jordan.lee@example.com The Check Your Email page, with an example address

  3. Open the OpenLM - Password reset email, then select the reset link in it.

    The link is valid for 30 minutes.

  4. Enter your new password in Password and again in Confirm password.

    It must meet the same rules as at registration. The rules show while the Password field has focus.

    The Reset Password page, with the Password and Confirm password fields and, beside them, the rules: at least 8 characters, one lowercase letter, one uppercase letter, one number, and one special character The Reset Password page, with the password rules shown

  5. Select Reset Password.

  6. On the Password Updated page, select Sign In.

    Then sign in with your new password.

If the link has expired, it opens a Link Expired page instead: select Request a New Link and start again from step 2.

If no email arrives, check that you entered the address you registered with, on the sign-in page of the region you registered in. The Check Your Email page appears for any address, but OpenLM sends the email only to a registered one.

Activate products​

New accounts start a 30-day trial with no products activated. To see how many trial days remain, open the Homepage. From the Homepage, activate the products you need. Start with Software License Management, which provides the core license usage, denials, server-health, and expiration data.

Software License Management under Active products with Deactivate, Settings, and Learn more actions. Deactivated products is empty The Products page after activating Software License Management

Next step

Continue to Authorize components to generate the authorization files your on-premises components need to connect.

Last updated on by Maria Gilca

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