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How to

How to


Products: AS-B, Device Administrator, ​License Administrator, AS-P
Functionalities: Hardware, SmartDrivers
Product version: 3.2
10/15/2020

Activating Licenses Online

You activate licenses so that you can access the features.

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Device Administrator is used to manage licenses on SmartX servers.

Licenses on SmartX Servers

The following features of a SmartX server need licenses.

SmartDrivers

To be able to use SmartDrivers on a SmartX server one license is needed for every SmartDriver that runs on the SmartX server.

SNMP Notifications

To be able to use SNMP Notification on a SmartX server, a license is required.

For a stand-alone SmartX server, the license is local for the SmartX server and administered by Device Administrator.

In a multi-server system, you can use inherited licenses.

For more information, see Inherited Licenses .

Personal Dashboards

To be able to create personal dashboards on a SmartX server, you need a license. Personal dashboards are used in WebStation.

For a stand-alone SmartX server, the license can be local for the SmartX server and administered by Device Administrator.

In a a multi-server system, you can use inherited licenses.

For more information, see Inherited Licenses .

TimescaleDB

To be able to use TimescaleDB on a SmartX server, a license is required.

For more information, see Inherited Licenses .

MQTT

To be able to read and write to an MQTT broker from an MQTT client on a SmartX server, you need a license. For a stand-alone SmartX server, the license is local for the SmartX server and administered by Device Administrator.

In a multi-server system, you can use inherited licenses.

For more information, see Inherited Licenses .

Entitlements, Products, and Licenses

Licenses are bought as products and delivered in Entitlements. An Entitlement is a container that can contain several products. The products contain the licenses and they can differ in quantity and contents.

SmartX Server Licensing Workflow

Use this workflow to add licenses to SmartX servers using Device Administrator.

For more information, see SmartX Server Licensing Workflow .

Certificates

It is recommended to use HTTPS for the communication between Device Administrator and SmartX servers when you manage licenses.

For more information, see Certificates in Device Administrator .

Important:

Activated licenses cannot be deactivated.

To activate licenses online

  1. In Device Administrator, click Servers .

  2. Select Show licenses .

  3. Select the SmartX servers where you want to activate the licenses.

  4. Click Activate licenses .

  5. Click Online .

  6. In the Activate Licenses dialog box, click OK .

  7. In the Detailed Progress dialog box, view the progress of the activation.

All assigned licenses are now activated.

See Also

  • SmartX Server Licensing Overview
  • SmartX Server Licensing Workflow
  • Offline Activation of Licenses Workflow
  • Activate Licenses Dialog Box
  • Assigning Licenses
  • Detailed Progress Dialog Box