Configuring the MaxMind license in Sitecore

Question

The client has purchased a MaxMind license and I have received a license number. I have also been able to verify the license by hitting the MaxMind webservice directly. However, I have not been able to find anywhere in the configuration to put the license number.

I found the following line in Sitecore.Analytics.config which looks promising but am not sure if I should simply replace the {1} with my license number. Is this the right place to do this?

<setting name="MaxMind.Url" value="http://sitecore1.maxmind.com/app/sc?i={0}&amp;l={1}" />

For reference, some of my custom business logic is based on the visitor's geolocation, here is some sample code:

var cv = Sitecore.Analytics.Tracker.CurrentVisit;
var lat = cv.Latitude;
var lng = cv.Longitude;

However lat and lng almost come out as 0 - which is when I realized we need the license.

Sitecore.NET 6.5 (rev. 121009)

Answer 1

There is a setting in sitecore/includes/Sitecore.Analytics.config

<!--  MAXMIND SECURITY TOKEN
    Security token from MaxMind.
    Default: "00000000"
-->
<setting name="MaxMind.SecurityToken" value="00000000" />

Set the value to your purchased license (using a patch:config).

http://www.theinsidecorner.com/en/Marketers/SitecoreDMS/EngagementAnalytics/MaxMindSettings