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How to

How to


Products: AS-B, Device Administrator, AS-P
Functionalities: Hardware, License Management
Product version: 2024, 7.0
12/3/2024

Adding an Entitlement without the HTML file when a Field Server is not Connected to License Server (FNO)

You add the entitlement to view the License Products available for activation on field servers.

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Device Administrator is used to manage licenses on field servers.

Software and Features that Require Licenses

A number of software features need licenses.

For more information, see Software and Features that Require 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.

Field Server Licensing Workflow

Use one of these workflows, depending on if the field servers are connected or not connected to the Internet.

For more information, see Field Server Licensing on Field Servers Connected to Internet Workflow .

For more information, see Field Server Licensing on Field Servers not Connected to Internet Workflow .

Certificates

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

For more information, see Certificates Managed using Device Administrator .

Return Licenses on Field Servers

You can return licenses from field servers.

For more information, see Return Licenses on Field Servers .

To add an entitlement without the HTML file when a field server is not connected to License Server (FNO)

  1. In Device Administrator, click Entitlements .

  2. Click the Add Entitlement down arrow and click Manually .

  3. Enter the entitlement ID.

  4. Click Next .

  5. Click Skip .

    If you know that you do not have any server connected to internet in the list, click Skip . If you do not click Skip , Device Administrator goes through all servers in your list until it finds one that is connected to internet.

  6. In the Entitlement Products - Enter Manually list , enter the Activation ID, Description and seat count for the product.

  7. Click Add Product , to add more products.

  8. Click Add .

When there is no connection between the field server and License Server, Device Administrator cannot synchronize the number of licenses in the entitlement that are available for activation.

Instead, Device Administrator assumes that all licenses that was purchased can be activated

See Also

  • Field Server Licensing Overview
  • Order Information Request
  • Licenses Activation Server
  • Add and Setup Entitlement
  • Assign Licenses View
  • Assigning Licenses
  • Activating Licenses Online
  • Adding an Entitlement using the HTML file when a Field Server is not Connected to License Server (FNO)
  • Field Server Licensing on Field Servers Connected to Internet Workflow
  • Field Server Licensing on Field Servers not Connected to Internet Workflow