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Use the following URL in any web browser to access the management GUI:
https://<host>:<port>/
where host is the name or address of the VE license server and port is the TCP port (8084 by default). Use localhost as the hostname for accessing the GUI of a license server running on the local system. Example: https://localhost:8084.

Please note: any intermediate firewall must allow the TCP port used for the management GUI.

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Certificate Warning when Connecting to the Management GUI

When connecting to the VE license server web-based management GUI

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<tbd>for the first time, the web browser will issue a NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID warning and inform the user that the connection is not private. This is due to the fact that the SSL certificate included with the license server kit includes a dummy hostname that does not match the real hostname of the license server system.

It is possible to override the warning and connect to the page. Otherwise, users must

• either obtain a certificate for the host from one of the commercial certification authorities, or
• they must create their own self-signed certificate and add it to the web browser.

The new certificates replace the certificates in /opt/license-server/certs (move the old certificates to a save place).

Steps to create a self-signed certificate:

• Log in as the root user.
• Go to /opt/license-server/certs.
• Move the existing content of the directory to a backup directory.
• Create a root certificate (each command must be entered on one command-line - irrespective of necessary line breaks in this document):
  

  # openssl genrsa -out ca.key.pem 2048
# openssl req -new -key ca.key.pem -out ca.csr -subj "/C=CN/ST=GD/O=STROMASYS/OU=LICENSE/CN=STROMASYS.COM"
# openssl x509 -req -days 7300 -sha256 -extensions v3_ca -signkey ca.key.pem -in ca.csr -out ca.cer
  
  

• Create a server certificate (each command must be entered on one command-line - irrespective of necessary line breaks in this document):
  

  # openssl genrsa -out servercert.key.pem 2048
# openssl req -new -key servercert.key.pem -out servercert.csr -subj "/C=CN/ST=GD/O=STROMASYS/OU=LICENSE/CN=hostname.domain"
# openssl x509 -req -extfile <(printf "subjectAltName=DNS:hostname.domain,DNS:hostname.domain")
   -days 7300 -sha256 -CA ca.cer -CAkey ca.key.pem -CAserial ca.srl -CAcreateserial -in servercert.csr -out servercert.cer
  
  

• Replace hostname.domain with the real name of the VE license server system.

• Import the root CA (ca.cer) into your browser’s Trusted Root Certification Authorities Certificate Store.

Displaying the License Information

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The result panes show the result of the operation including any errors that may have occurred.

Exporting a C2V File

This section As an alternative to the command-line program for C2V export, you can create your C2V file via the management GUI. The section for C2V export has two input fields described below:

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Send the C2V file to Stromasys for them to create a license.

Importing a V2C File

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Managing Users

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In response to the C2V file sent, you will receive two files from Stromasys. One text file containing the license content in human-readable form, and the V2C license file.

You can import the V2C license file using the v2c command-line utility, or you can use the web GUI. In the section Import V2C File perform the following steps:

1. Click on Browse to open a file browser.
2. Select the V2C file to be imported as shown below.
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3. Click on Import to import the new/updated license. You will receive a message about the license import being complete. The license server will restart and you have to re-login to the GUI.
4. Check the new license via the License Information tab.

Managing Users

The access to the web GUI requires a username and a password. The Users section enable the management of such users. They are separate from the Linux system users.

Default credentials:

• Username: charon
• Password: stromasys

Each user can have one of two roles: Admin or Guest. The role cannot be changed after a user has been created.

Admin users have access to all options. Guest users can only display information and change their password.

The following image shows the initial user overview:

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Available options on the Users screen:

• Add User: add a new web GUI user
• Modify: change the password of a user
• Remove: available for additionally created users. Not available for the default user.

Clicking on Add User opens a pop-up-window similar to the following:

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You can set the following parameters:

• Username
• Password
• Role (to change the role of a user later, the user must be deleted and recreated)

Click on Submit to create the user.

The following shows a list with two additional users for which the Remove option is also available.

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Clicking on Modify will open a window similar to the Add User window - with the difference that only the password change option is enabled.