Activating a license on a license server without an Internet connection

In certain situations, for example when a dongle is hosted in a secured data center, the license server on which the license container is operated has no direct Internet access.

Tip: If the license container is a USB dongle, we recommend that you temporarily plug it into a computer with an Internet connection. Then, on the computer with the Internet connection, proceed as described on the linked page (Activating a license on a license server). After successful activation on a computer with an Internet connection, the USB dongle is then reconnected to the license server without an Internet connection.

Only if this procedure is not possible, you have to activate the license file-based.

The file-based license activation process is summarized below and described in detail in the following sections:

1.  Start the license management on the computer with the Internet connection.

2.  On the license server, create a license request file for the license container where you want to activate the license (Creating a license request file).

• If necessary, create a soft container on the license server beforehand (Creating a soft container on a license server).

3.  Transfer the created license request file from the computer with the Internet connection to the PTV server (Uploading the license request file ).

4.  Get a license activation file on the computer with the Internet connection and transfer the file to the license server (Transferring a license activation file to a license server).

5.  Create a receipt file on the license server and transfer the file from the computer with the Internet connection to the PTV server (Creating a receipt file on a license server).

Prerequisites are:

• A current version of the software CodeMeter Runtime Kit is installed on the license server (Setting up a license server).
• You have access rights to the license server. This can also be done via a remote desktop connection.
• You have a computer with an Internet connection to communicate with the PTV server.
• A PTV Vision product or the PTV License Manager tool is installed on the computer with the Internet connection.

1.  On the computer with the Internet connection, open the License Management window (Opening the license management in the product) or (Managing licenses with the PTV License Manager).

2.  Copy the desired license key to the clipboard.

3.  Click the  Activate new license symbol.

The License activation window for the product opens and the license key is displayed.

4.  Click the Next button.

5.  Select the option On a different computer (file-based).

6.  Click the Next button.

The Step 1 of 2: Upload license request window opens. The following steps are described in the next section.

Creating a license request file on a license server and uploading it

In this step, you create a license request file on the license server for the license container in which you want to activate the license. Then send this file from the computer with Internet access to the PTV server to get back a license activation file.

Creating a license request file

1.  On the license server, from the Windows Start menu, choose CodeMeter > CodeMeter Control Center.

2.  On the License tab, select the desired license container.

Notes:   Make sure, that the license container matches the type of license (License binding and license container). If you want to activate a license container of the type soft container, a soft container must exist on the license server. If this is not the case, you must now create a soft container (Creating a soft container on a license server). Then proceed with step (On the License tab, select the desired license container.).

3.  Click the License update button.

The CmFAS Assistant window opens.

4.  Click the Next button.

The CmFAS Assistant - Please select the desired action window opens.

5.  Select the Create license request option.

6.  Click the Next button.

7.  Accept the suggested file name for the license request file and select the location.

8.  Click the Commit button.

9.  If necessary, transfer the created license request file ...RaC to a folder that you can access from the computer with the Internet connection.

Uploading the license request file

1.  On the computer with the Internet connection, click the Select button in the Step 1 of 2: Upload license request window.

2.  Navigate to the created license request file ...RAC and click the Open button.

3.  Click the Next button.

Transferring a license activation file to a license server

4.  In the Step 2 of 2: Transfer license window, click the Open folder button.

5.  Copy and paste the preselected license activation file ...RaU to a folder accessible from the license server.

6.  Drag and drop the file on the license server to the CodeMeter Control Center or double-click it.

In the next step, you need to create a receipt file on the license server to complete the activation process:

Creating a receipt file on a license server

1.  Switch to the CodeMeter Control Center on the license server.

2.  On the License tab, select the correct license container.

3.  Click the License update button.

4.  Click the Next button.

5.  Select the Create receipt option.

6.  Click the Next button.

7.  Accept the suggested file name for the receipt file and select the folder from which the license request file was taken.

8.  Click the Commit button.

9.  Click the Finish button.

10.  Transfer receipt file ...RaC from the license server to the computer with the Internet connection and replace the license request file there (Creating a license request file on a license server and uploading it).

11.  On the computer with the Internet connection, click the Finish button in the PTV <Product> License activation window.

The license is activated on the license server and can be used by all users who have entered this computer in their server search list (Adding a license server to the search list).

Creating a soft container on a license server

If you want to install a license key of the type soft container on a license server, it may be necessary to create a soft container on the server first.

1.  In the Step 1 of 2: Upload license request window, click the How it works hyperlink.

The How to create a license request file window opens.

2.  Click the Download template hyperlink and save the file to the license server.

3.  On the license server, from the Windows Start menu, choose CodeMeter > CodeMeter Control Center.

4.  Drag and drop the template file SoftContainerCreator.WibuCmLif into the CodeMeter Control Center window.

An empty soft container is created and displayed with a gray symbol in the list.

5.  Continue with Creating a license request file step (On the License tab, select the desired license container.).