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Request or install software licenses

This step retrieves one or more licenses from the licensing server and installs them on the host controller. For license files validated against the Tridium certificate, installation can be automated from Workbench. All such purchased licenses (including host controller, Supervisor, or workstation-only) are stored and available through the licensing server.
Prerequisites: A minimum of one license is always needed. Typically, other licenses are not needed unless you are using third-party module(s). In this case, you can also install those license files during this same commissioning step, either automatically, or by selecting to install from files.
  1. Select Install licenses from the license server.

    Workbench silently searches the web portal for a license with the matching Host ID of the target platform. When found, it selects the license(s) and advances to the next wizard step.

    If the license server option does not appear, Workbench has not detected Internet connectivity, and so cannot contact the licensing server.

  2. If you do not have internet access choose one of two options:
    • If you already have a license for this controller in your local license database, select the last option to install from your the database. This option is missing if your local license database does not include a license for this controller.
    • If you have the license file(s) in another location, use the procedure, Installing or updating licenses from files. If necessary, you can install license(s) later, either from your local license database or from license files.
    The wizard locates the license(s) that match the Host ID of the target platform, and advances to the next step.
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  3. Select Install these certificates and click Next.
  4. Select Install one or more licenses from files and click Next.
    The Choose license files to install step opens.
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  5. Click Add.
    A Select File window opens. By default, the system lists the files in your licenses subfolder. This includes your Workbench license). If you previously pointed Workbench to another location, the system lists the license files in that location instead.
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  6. Do one of the following and click OK.
    • If you see the license you need, click it to select it. To select more than one license hold the Ctrl key while you click.
    • If a license is not listed, navigate to its location using the left-pane folder tree controls, and click the license to select it.
     
    NOTE: The licensing tool prevents selection of a wrong license (different hostid) to install in the JACE.
     
  7. If necessary, click the Add button again to add additional license files.
  8. When all needed licenses are listed in the Choose license files window, click Next to go to continue.
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For more licensing information, refer to the section the Niagara Platform Guide.

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