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License Management is

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required with SmartServer 3.3 and higher.
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For SmartServer 3.3, see Obtaining Licensing Information (Release 3.3)

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The Manage Licenses dialog provides the ability to activate licenses, download/transfer licenses from/to the cloud, and create license notifications.

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 The Manage Licenses dialog and its features are only available for the Owner user type.

The Manage Licenses dialog can be accessed in one of the following ways:

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The Manage Licenses dialog can be opened from the CMS dashboard by starting the SmartServer CMS as described in Open the SmartServer CMS and clicking anywhere on the License Status display on the main dashboard. 

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The Manage Licenses dialog opens.

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  • Segment Controller – name of the SmartServer IoT segment controller containing the license
  • Description – description of the device capacity and maintenance licenses (e.g.,1000-device capacity, 3-year maintenance)
  • Status – maintenance status (i.e., Active, Expiring <date>, or Expired <date> with date using the format YYYY-MM-DD. Example: Expiring 2024-10-23)
  • Activation Date 
  • License ID
  • Note – optional information, such as where the SmartServer containing the license is located

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The following operations are available from the Manage Licenses dialog:

  • The Manage Customer Accounts button () provides the ability to enter a Customer ID for license management. See Activating Licenses for more information.

  • The Download Licenses from the Cloud button () provides the ability to download licenses from the cloud for online activation. See Activating Licenses Online in the Activating Licenses section for more information.

  • The Add License button () provides the ability to add a license file for offline activation. See Activating Licenses Offline in the Activating Licenses section for more information.

  • The Edit Notifications button () provides the ability to create license notifications. See Creating License Notifications for more information.

  • The Transfer Licenses to the Cloud button () provides the ability to transfer licenses to the cloud in order to replace device capacity and/or maintenance licenses. See Activating Licenses for more information.

  • The CLOSE button exits the Manage Licenses dialog.

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