# Accessing AMI-based software
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Once you purchase an Amazon Machine Image (AMI)-based software product with contract pricing, you will be directed to the product’s website for account setup and configuration. The usage charges will then appear on your regular AWS account billing report.

**To access the AMI-based software product**

1. On the AWS Marketplace console, navigate to **View Subscription** and view the license for the software product. 

1. On the **Procurement** page:

   1. Choose **Manage License** to view, grant access, and track usage of your entitlements in AWS License Manager.

   1. Choose **Continue to Configuration**. 

1. On the **Launch** page, review your configuration and choose how you want to launch the software under **Choose Action**.

1. On the **Choose an Instance Type**, choose an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance, and then choose **Next: Configure Instance Details**.

1. On the **Configure Instance Details** page, for **IAM role,** choose an existing AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) role from your AWS account. 

   If you don't have an IAM role, choose the **Create new IAM role manually** link and follow the instructions.
**Note**  
When you purchase a product with contract pricing, a license is created by AWS Marketplace on the AWS account that your software can check using the License Manager API. You will need an IAM role to launch an instance of the AMI-based product.  
The following IAM permissions are required in the IAM policy.  

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   ```
   {
      "Version":"2012-10-17",		 	 	 
      "Statement":[
         {
            "Sid":"VisualEditorO",
            "Effect":"Allow",
            "Action":[
               "license-manager:CheckoutLicense",
               "license-manager:GetLicense",
               "license-manager:CheckInLicense",
               "license-manager:ExtendLicenseConsumption",
               "license-manager:ListReceivedLicenses"
            ],
            "Resource":"*"
         }
      ]
   }
   ```

1. After the instance details are configured, choose **Review and Launch**.

1. On the **Review Instance Launch** page, select an existing key pair or create a new key pair, and then choose **Launch Instances**.

   The **Initiating Instance Launches** progress window appears.

1. After the instance is initiated, go to the EC2 dashboard, and under **Instances**, see that the **Instance state** displays **Running**.