# Activate the STPI Secure License

### Purchasing a License <a href="#installlicensefile" id="installlicensefile"></a>

Before a license can be activated, it needs to be purchased and created for you. Please contact the PayFacto Boarding team or your local Sales Representative to purchase a STPISecure license.

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### STPISecure License File

After you have purchased a STPISecure license, the license file will be sent to you as a text file attachment via e-mail. The e-mail will come from the PayFacto Boarding Team or your local Sales Representative.

![E-Mail with license attachment](https://documentation.payfacto.com/SecureTable/CA-EN/assets/images/STPILicenseActivation/01%20-%20E-Mail.gif)

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### Install the License File

1. Save the file from the e-mail to your Windows Desktop. Typically, the file is named something like "Licdefault\_12345.txt".
2. Rename the file to "Lic.txt". To achieve this, you can right-click the file and select the Rename option, or select the file and press the F2 key on your keyboard.

![License Icon](https://documentation.payfacto.com/SecureTable/CA-EN/assets/images/STPILicenseActivation/02a%20-%20Renaming.gif) ![License Icon](https://documentation.payfacto.com/SecureTable/CA-EN/assets/images/STPILicenseActivation/02b%20-%20Renaming.gif)

3. Move the file to the following folder:

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C:\Program Files (x86)\PayFacto\STPISecure\STPIClient\\

![License file path](https://documentation.payfacto.com/SecureTable/CA-EN/assets/images/STPILicenseActivation/03%20-%20File%20Path.gif)

The license activation process is now complete.