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KEBA Licensing Single-User Licence Software Guide

KEBA Licensing Single-User Licence Software User Guide

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1 Trial license

By default, all products are delivered with a trial license. This license expires after 30 days. Within this period, all product functions can be used in their full scope. After this time has expired, use is no longer possible, or only possible to a limited extent. For full use, a new, valid license is required, which can be requested from KEBA.
A trial license can only be used once. Even if the product is uninstalled and then reinstalled, use without a valid license is no longer possible.

1.1 Activation of a trial license (single user license)

When using a product on a PC, no activation of the trial license is necessary. Once the product has been installed, the trial license is automatically activated and the product can be used for 30 days from the time of installation.

1.2 Activation of a trial license (runtime license)

When using a device, the trial license must be activated manually. Otherwise, the product cannot be used or can only be used incompletely. Activation is only possible via the access “DevAdmin”.

Information
Before activation, the date and time must be set correctly on the device! Otherwise, the license may become invalid immediately when the date is updated.

To activate the trial licence proceed as follows:

  1. Start “DevAdmin”
  2. Establish a connection to the desired device.
  3. Switch to tab Licensing Activation.KEBA Licensing Single-User Licence Software User Guide - Switch to tab Licensing
  4. Click on Activate trial license.

The trial license has been activated and the product is fully usable for 30 days.

2 Activating a single-user license (software on the PC)

The following options are available for activating a license on the PC: Online activation Offline activation To activate the license, the “CodeMeter” license management tool from “WIBU Systems” (https://www.wibu.com/de.html) is required on the PC of the tool to be licensed. The tool is automatically installed during setup. (If the tool has been uninstalled manually, it can be re-downloaded on the manufacturer’s side and reinstalled.)

Online activation If the PC with the installed tool to be licensed has an Internet connection, online activation is possible. Activation takes place on this PC.

Information Older versions of the Internet browser “Microsoft Edge” switch to offline mode when using “WebDepot”. If this behavior occurs, it is recommended to switch to a current version of the browser or to another browser.
To do so, proceed as follows:

  1. Open “WebDepot” by entering the link listed on the license ticket into an Internet browser on the PC
  2. Enter the ticket code and click on Next.KEBA Licensing Single-User Licence Software User Guide - Enter the ticket code and click on Next
  3. Click on Activate Licenses.
  4. If necessary, select the license for the desired product.
  5. Click on Activate Selected Licenses now, and the licensing process is executed.KEBA Licensing Single-User Licence Software User Guide - Click on Activate Selected Licenses now
  6. Confirm the dialog with OK. The license has been successfully activated.

Offline activation
If the PC with the installed tool to be licensed does not have an Internet connection (offline PC), only offline activation is possible. To do this, a FAT32formatted USB stick (max. 128 GB) and another PC with an Internet connection (online PC) are required.
Proceed as follows to activate the license:

  1. Insert the USB stick into the offline PC.
  2. Click on the symbol in the task bar on the offline PC. “CodeMeter” starts.KEBA Licensing Single-User Licence Software User Guide - Click on the symbol
  3. Select “KeStudio Licences” and click on License update. “CmFAS Assistant” opens.KEBA Licensing Single-User Licence Software User Guide - Select KeStudio Licences and click on License update
  4. Select Create license request and click on Next.
  5. Select a target directory on the USB stick.
  6. Click on Commit.
  7. Save the file under the name <Number of the license contain-er>.WibuCmRaC. The name must not be changed.
  8. Click on Finish.
  9. Remove the USB stick.

Switch to the online PC:

  1. Connect the USB stick.
  2. Open “WebDepot” by entering the link listed on the license ticket into an Internet browser
  3. Enter the ticket code and click on Next.KEBA Licensing Single-User Licence Software User Guide - Enter the ticket code and click on Next
  4. Click on Activate Licenses.
  5. Click on Offline license transfer.
  6. Select the file <Number of the license container>.WibuCmRaC on the USB stick and click on Upload Request And Continue Now.KEBA Licensing Single-User Licence Software User Guide - Select the file
  7. Click on Download License Update File now.
  8. Save the file to the USB stick. The name must not be changed when do-ing so.
  9. Click on Next. 1
  10. Remove the USB stick.

Information
The current page in “WebDepot” must not be closed!
Switch to the offline PC:

  1. Connect the USB stick.
  2. In “CodeMeter”, select “KeStudio Licences” and click on License up-date. “CmFAS Assistant” opens.
  3. Select Import license update and click on Next.
  4. Select the file <Number of the license container>.WibuCmRaC on the USB stick and click on Commit
  5. Confirm with OK and click on Finish.
  6. In “CodeMeter”, select “KeStudio Licenses Container” and click on Li-cense update. “CmFAS Assistant” opens.
  7. Select Create receipt and click on Next.
  8. Select a target directory on the USB stick.
  9. Click on Commit.
  10. Save the file under the name <Number of the license contain-er>.WibuCmRaC. The name must not be changed.
  11. Click on Finish.
  12. Remove the USB stick.

Switch to the online PC:

  1. Connect the USB stick.
  2. Select the file <Number of the license container>.WibuCmRaC on the USB stick and click on Upload Receipt Now.KEBA Licensing Single-User Licence Software User Guide - Connect the USB stick
  3. Confirm the dialog with OK. The license has been successfully activated.

3 PC replacement (single-user license)

The following options are available in which a license that has already been activated can be transferred to a new PC:
Moving the license (Rehost): The existing PC is still functional. The license can be moved, i.e. returned to the old/existing PC and reactivated on the new PC.
Reactivation the license (restore): The existing PC is no longer functional and can no longer return the license.
In any case, the PCs must have an Internet connection.

Moving the license (Rehost)
Using this option, a license is transferred from an old, functional PC to a new PC. Both PCs have Internet access.
In order to transfer a software license that has already been activated to a different PC, proceed as follows:

  1. Open “WebDepot” by entering the link listed on the license ticket into an Internet browser on the old PC.
  2. Enter the ticket code and click on Next.KEBA Licensing Single-User Licence Software User Guide - Enter the ticket code and click on Next
  3. Click on Re-Host LicensesKEBA Licensing Single-User Licence Software User Guide - Click on Re-Host Licenses
  4. If necessary, select the license for deactivation.
  5. Click on Deactivate Selected Licenses Now.
  6. Confirm the dialog with OK.

The entered license is available for licensing again and can be used as described in Chap. “Licensing software on the PC”.

Reactivation the license (restore)
In this case, the PC with the activated license is no longer functional, so returning the license is not possible. The new PC has Internet access.
To be able to reuse the license, first contact the KEBA Service department. The KEBA Service department authorizes the repeat activation of the license.
In order to activate the reactivated license on a new PC, proceed as follows:

  1. Open “WebDepot” by entering the link listed on the license ticket into an Internet browser.
  2. Enter the ticket code and click on Next.
  3. Click on Re-Store Licenses.
  4. Accept the restore conditions.
  5. Click on Restore Selected Licenses Now. The reactivated license was successfully activated on the PC.

Information
Depending on the system, the button Re-Host Licenses is always displayed in the Web Depot. Clicking on this button triggers an error message, i.e. Re-Host Licenses cannot be used to reactivate the license.

4 License status and license overview

Single-user licences
The status of a software license can be queried by clicking the icon in the task bar. Furthermore, a licensing overview can be called up using the link to the WebAdmin. In the License monitor tab, the license number and the number of assigned and available licenses are displayed. A license overview of all licenses and corresponding validity periods is located in the Container tab.

Runtime licenses
In order to query the status of a hardware license (runtime license), the device has to be accessed via “DevAdmin”. In the Licensing Overview tab, an overview of all licenses and their validity periods as well as the license type is shown.