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Licensing Overview
The EcoStruxure Building Operation software is available for all to download and install. However, you need valid licenses to use the software. The number of users of the software is limited to the number of licenses owned by the customer.
Centralized Licensing
Device Administrator is used to manage Centralized Licensing on EcoStruxure BMS servers. Centralized Licensing is the main Licensing feature in EcoStruxure Building Operations.
For more information, see Centralized Licensing Overview .
Licenses Administered by License Administrator
Some licenses needs to be administrated by License Administrator.
For more information, see Licenses Administrated by License Administrator Overview .
Licenses Administrated by License Administrator Components
To install and use licenses, you need three main components:
License Activation Server
for Centralized Licensing and licenses administered by License Administrator.
License Server
for licenses administered by License Administrator.
License Administrator
for licenses administered by License Administrator.
For more information, see Licenses Administrated by License Administrator Components .
Software and Features that Require Licenses
A number of software and features need licenses.
For more information, see Software and Features that Require Licenses .
Demo Licenses
Demo licenses are used for demonstration purposes, training, or when building a site.
For more information, see Demo Licensing Overview .
License Enforcement
License enforcement is the process of checking whether a software application has a valid license available to it at runtime. If you do not have enough licenses, a license violation occurs. This is accomplished by a license violation bar in WorkStation and WebStation.
If a client, such as WorkStation or one of the editors, attempts to start and cannot locate an available license, the client does not start.
For more information, see License Enforcement .
License Information
The License Information in the Control Panel gives you an overview of the licenses in your EcoStruxure BMS.
For more information, see License Information .
Reclaim Licenses
Reclaiming licenses is the process of making sure that the licenses are updated with the latest information.
For more information, see Reclaim Licenses .
Licensing, Installation, and Localization Overview
Licenses Administrated by License Administrator Components
Software and Features that Require Licenses
License Information
Centralized Licensing Overview
Demo Licensing Overview
Reclaim Licenses