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title: How to Install Facit's Identity cloak LIVE plugin
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# How to Install Facit's Identity cloak LIVE plugin

## This article will take you through step by step process for installing Identity Cloak's plugin for LIVE video redaction

### Who should use this guide

This guide is intended for **Administrators** who are responsible for installing the Milestone Live redaction plugins and managing live redaction features using Identity Cloak within the XProtect environment.

### How to install the plugin

**1. Download Links:** You can download the latest Identity Cloak LIVE plugin from [Here](https://facit.ai/facit-and-milestone).

**2. **For this installation, you require both **XProtect Smart Client** and the **XProtect Management Server. **

How you install the **Facit's plugin** depends on the following:

- **If XProtect Smart Client and the XProtect Management Server on the same PC:** RInstall the plugin on this machine
- **If XProtect Smart Client and the XProtect Management Server are on separate PCs:** You must install the plugin on **each** machine.

3. After downloading the setup file, follow the installation wizard to complete the setup. 

4.  Open the Milestone Management Client. Facit plugins will now appear in the Site Navigation Panel. 

![install1](https://knowledgebase.facit.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/Milestone%20LIVE/install1.png?width=670&height=440&name=install1.png)

> When you first download the LIVE plugin, you will receive 14 days of free trial. 

### How to upgrade to a paid licence: 

1. Once your trial has ended and you would like to upgrade to a paid licence, you will need to send your product key to Facit team. 
2. To download your product key, click **Licence Key** in the Site Navigation panel
3. Now click **Download your product** key**![](https://knowledgebase.facit.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-02-2025-12-27-36-4694-PM.png?width=12&height=15&name=image-png-Oct-02-2025-12-27-36-4694-PM.png).** This is a file with an extension ".fa"
4. Save this file on your PC and send it over to Facit team. 
5. The facit team will send you a Licence key file . This is a file with an extension ".fa" Save the file on your PC. 
6. Click **Import** to load the licence file from your PC. You will see the message "**Licence has been saved". **

![install2](https://knowledgebase.facit.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/Milestone%20LIVE/install2.png?width=670&height=440&name=install2.png)

> To setup access and redaction permissions for yourself and your team, Click **Configuration** and . [See user guide here](https://knowledgebase.facit.ai/knowledge/how-to-manage-user-permissions-on-milestone-management-server?hs_preview=RHNPzvVy-196541366291&hsLang=en)
> 
> To start redacting live feed in your **XProtect Smart Client**You or your team can . [See user guide here](https://knowledgebase.facit.ai/knowledge/how-to-redact-live-video-using-identity-cloak-plugin-for-milestone-xprotect?hs_preview=pRegjCcO-196549816837&hsLang=en)

 

 

 

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