diff --git a/doc/installation.rst b/doc/installation.rst index aca64ec..e8946af 100644 --- a/doc/installation.rst +++ b/doc/installation.rst @@ -29,10 +29,19 @@ n2disk licenses are generated using the orderId and email you provided when the Applying the License -------------------- Once the license has been generated, it can be applied in order for -n2disk to become fully-functional. The license must -be placed in a one-line file :code:`/etc/n2disk.license`. +n2disk to become fully functional. +There are two ways to do this: +1. If you have ntopng and wish to closely couple n2disk with ntopng (both installed on the same server), you can apply the license via the ntopng section “Using ntopng with n2disk”_. + +2. Using n2disk as a stand-alone application, the license must be placed in a one-line file ``/etc/n2disk.license``. + +.. _Using ntopng with n2disk: https://www.ntop.org/guides/ntopng/using_with_other_tools/n2disk.html + +Both methods will enable n2disk operation with other ntop applications subject to the n2disk configuration including the “-u=”...e.g. “-u=ntopng” + .. note:: - An n2disk restart is recommended once the license has been applied - to make sure all the new functionalities will be unlocked. +In either case an n2disk restart is recommended once the license has been applied to make sure all the new functionalities will be unlocked. + +The license must be placed in a one-line file :code:`/etc/n2disk.license`. \ No newline at end of file