# Licensing

> Register DS Server with your serial number online in the admin portal, manually with a license request string, or with the /license endpoints of the Web API.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Topic
- **Path:** DS Server > Administration and Settings > Licensing
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/administration/licensing/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/administration/licensing/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/administration/licensing/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [What an Unregistered Server Does](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/administration/licensing/#what-an-unregistered-server-does)
- [What a License Covers](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/administration/licensing/#what-a-license-covers)
- [Open the Licensing Page](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/administration/licensing/#open-the-licensing-page)
- [Register Online](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/administration/licensing/#register-online)
- [Register Manually](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/administration/licensing/#register-manually)
- [Register With the Web API](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/administration/licensing/#register-with-the-web-api)
- [Next Steps](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/administration/licensing/#next-steps)

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [Default Admin Password](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/administration/admin-password/llms.txt)
- **Next:** [Creating Security Profiles](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/administration/security-profiles/llms.txt)