The HASP View utility provides information about the licenses available on a system. Depending on the Charon version used, it is started in different ways and the display may be slightly different. The following sections provide a description.
The local HASP key cannot be read via a remote connection (for example, RDP). One possible workaround has been described in detail in the document How to read a HASP key over RDP on Windows. It shows how to setup a scheduled task for this purpose.
The hasp_view utility on Windows does not follow the settings in the Sentinel ACC with respect to querying remote license servers and network visibility. The utility finds and displays network licenses even if this has been disabled in the Sentinel ACC. If this has to be prevented for specific reasons, the network access of the system has to be temporarily restricted or disabled, for example by blocking the relevant traffic in a firewall, by disconnecting the network cable, or by disabling the network interface. Alternatively, access to the network license can be blocked on the license server side.
Note that all these methods can negatively impact other functions of the system or, in case of blocking access to a network license on the server, even the functions on other client host systems.
Windows System with Standalone License Drivers
On a Windows system with the standalone license drivers installed, the license hasp_view command must be started from the installation folder.
Proceed as follows to display the license content:
- Log in as a user with administrator rights.
- Navigate to the installation folder and select either the x86 or the x64 subfolder depending on the architecture of the system.
- Double-click on the hasp_view program.
The buttons at the bottom of the window provide additional functions: If there is more than one license, the data for each license is shown on a separate tab. The image below provides an example:
The following image shows sample output:
Charon-AXP and Charon-VAX for Windows
Starting the Utility on Charon-AXP/VAX Version 4.7
To display the license content, proceed as follows:
- Open the start menu.
- Select the menu entry Charon, then Charon-AXP or Charon-VAX/PDP.
- Select the Utilities subfolder in the menu.
- Click on the HASP View utility as shown in the following image.
Starting the Utility on Charon-AXP/VAX Version 4.8
To display the license content, proceed as follows:
Open the CHARON Virtual Machines Manager via the corresponding desktop icon or the start menu:
Once the CHARON Virtual Machines Manager has been started, go to the Host Information & Utilities tab and click on the HASP License Details button:
HASP View Utility Window
The following image shows sample output:
The additional options at the bottom of the window and the tab-display for several licenses are the same described above for the standalone drivers.
Charon-AXP/SMA
To display a license, right-click on the Charon icon in the system tray. This will open the management menu as shown in the following image:
Selecting View License from this menu will open the license viewer window as shown below:
The buttons at the bottom of the window provide additional functions:
- Refresh current license will reload the content of the license currently displayed.
- Refresh license list. This is useful if a key has just been added or removed.
- Copy license details to clipboard, for example to paste into a support e-mail.
- Exit from the utility.