> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.longwavehq.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Starting a Trial

> Spin up your partner workspace, secure your own AI use with an NFR license, and get ready to roll out to clients.

<Info>
  Longwave partners get an **unconditional NFR (Not-For-Resale) license** to
  use Longwave internally for secure AI. Your own organization is your first
  tenant, free, with the same enforcement and reporting clients get.
</Info>

## Before you begin

Make sure you have:

1. Access to the Longwave dashboard.
2. **RMM access**, or someone on your team who can run scripts on endpoints
   (whoever owns endpoint deployment in your delivery team).
3. A small pilot group inside your own org, or a friendly client, to start
   with.

## Run your trial

<Steps>
  <Step title="Sign in to Longwave">
    Go to [app.longwavehq.com](https://app.longwavehq.com) and sign in with your
    work email using **Google** or **Microsoft**. You’ll land on the global
    tenant view, the cross-customer interface your team uses day to day, with
    recent tenants, total users and interactions, and top AI models in use.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/longwave/-0YwkY__ulfCjmSG/images/global-tenant-view.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=-0YwkY__ulfCjmSG&q=85&s=ec2a19dc7ebca8fb990451c8e9ef8970" alt="Longwave global tenant view: Demo Dashboard with tenant count, recent tenants, global statistics for users and interactions, daily interactions chart, and top AI models" width="1024" height="722" data-path="images/global-tenant-view.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Invite admin users">
    Bring in the people who will help with deployment and client reporting so
    they’re ready before the first client tenant lands.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add your internal tenant">
    Use your **NFR license** to add your own organization as the first tenant.
    Running Longwave on yourselves is the fastest way to learn the product and
    gives you a real reference for client conversations.

    Follow [Adding a Tenant](/get-started/add-tenant) for the flow.

    If you’d rather skip the NFR step, you can add a client tenant directly
    instead.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set your template AI policies">
    Set the template AI policy you’ll use as a starting point for clients.
    Make sure your team is aligned on the defaults and reviews them before
    you roll out. See [Create an AI
    Policy](/how-tos/create-an-ai-policy/overview) for the four decisions to
    make.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Try it yourself">
    Hit a Blocked or Other AI app to feel the [end-user
    experience](/how-tos/create-an-ai-policy/dialog-templates), watch
    activity flow into the dashboard, and skim [Client
    reporting](/how-tos/client-reporting/overview) so you’re ready to walk a
    customer through it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Roll out to clients">
    Once your internal tenant looks healthy and your template policy is
    settled, you’re ready to add your first client tenant and apply the same
    setup.
  </Step>
</Steps>