# Step 1: Install Your Visionline Application

You can install the Visionline application and use a development—pre-certification—Visionline account to develop and test your plastic card encoding app.

To obtain access, contact Seam at <support@seam.co>.

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## System Requirements

Make sure that your computer meets the following requirements:

* Key server:
  * Visionline V1.27 (or newer)
  * Windows 10 1901 (or newer)
  * Hosted in a location where internet traffic is allowed
* ASSA ABLOY online locks:
  * Bluetooth modules and licenses installed

For more details, see the following ASSA ABLOY Visionline document:

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## Install Visionline

Install the Visionline application on a Windows computer.

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For detailed instructions, see the following ASSA ABLOY Visionline document:

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## Start Visionline

When you open the Visionline application, choose unlicensed mode.