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# Active Response License

Review Active Response licensing options and start a 60-day free trial.

Active Response is an add-on module, which means you must purchase a separate license for it in addition to the Expander license.

Expander customers can try out the Active Response module for 60 days for no additional cost. After the 60-day free trial ends, Active Response will be deactivated. To purchase a license for the Active Response module, contact your Palo Alto Networks account representative.

### Start Your Active Response Free Trial

1. In Expander, select **Settings** → **Cortex XPANSE License**.

   <img src="https://2229240073-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F02CCMTnqc4fWJkdEuCs8%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-7cd2ebc5bd5ad5416a808d1b646eaba46a8fdce4%2F5d3c1faa61b34bb9e0b1ca157bf9e9e64949ac737e06e99ddc993695262a2942.png?alt=media" alt="navigate-to-license.png" width="317">
2. On the License screen, click the link in the Active Response card to start your free trial.

   <img src="https://2229240073-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F02CCMTnqc4fWJkdEuCs8%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-770742a25649dd7aff0cbbf9ce0cf024ffea3e95%2F813a3e3a44e05830704081ebc8302fcffa5713936070aadf71321b216a4b58c9.png?alt=media" alt="start-free-trial-license.png" width="279">
3. Refresh your Expander instance to see the functionality that is available as part of your Active Response free trial.
4. To begin using Active Response, see [Set Up Active Response](/cortex-xpanse/active-response/set-up-active-response.md) for instructions on how to configure automation integrations and remediation path rules.


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