after installation this firmware will run in trial mode for 24 hours. its fully functioning, but ssh/telnet access is disabled as well as some deeper diagnostics services (like keep alive etc.)
you can always activate the unit with serial console at this stage. after 24 hours the web interface will show up with a activation dialog

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on your device