License Update Service

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General Description

The "License Update Service" utility is used to manage CHARON licenses, collect the host system fingerprint and transfer software licenses from one host to another.

Click on the following icon under "Start" menu to start the utility:

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Collecting the host fingerprint and information on an existing license

Open the "Collect Status Information" tab.

Select "Update of existing protection key" to acquire information on the current license (both the hardware dongle or the software license).

Select "Installation of new protection key" to get information on the host system.

Press "Collect Information" and save the fingerprint or the information on the current license to a "*.c2v" file:

Press "Save" to create the "*.c2v" file.

Send this file to STROMASYS to receive an update of the current license or a new license.

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Installation and update of a CHARON license

Open the "Apply License File" tab.

Press "...":

Select the license "*.v2c" file received from STROMASYS:

Press "Open" and then "Apply Update" in the main dialog box to apply the new license or to update an existing one.

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CHARON software license transfer

Open the "Transfer License" tab:

For transferring licenses from one host to another host (for example: "SourceHost" and "RecipientHost"), execute the following steps:

1. Collect the specific information about the RecipientHost to issue a transfer license. This is done by running the "License Update Service" utility on the "RecipientHost" (see above), choose the "Transfer License" tab and press "..." beside the "Save Recipient Information" box.

   In the popup choose a directory and file name for the RecipientHost information.
   Press "Collect and Save Information" to create the RecipientHost information file.

2. Copy the RecipientHost file to the SourceHost.

   The RecipientHost file is an ASCII file, so use the "ascii" option in FTP transfers.

3. On "SourceHost", run the "License Update Service" utility, select the "Transfer License" tab and the particular license to transfer in the big textbox.

   Press the "..." beside the "Read the recipient information from file" textbox, choose the just transferred RecipientHost file,  press "Open".
   Press the "..." beside the "Generate the license transfer file to" textbox, choose the target directory and enter the desired name of the file (*.h2h),  press "Save".
   Press "Generate License Transfer File" to create the license transfer file in the specified folder.

4. Copy the resulting "*.h2h" file to the "RecipientHost".

   The "*.h2h" file is an ASCII file, so use the "ascii" option in FTP transfers.

5. On the "RecipientHost", apply the license transfer file ("*.h2h") the same way as a regular software license (see above).

6. Start any web browser on the "RecipientHost" and go to http://localhost:1947 to access the "Sentinel HASP Admin Control Center" (ACC).

7. Ensure that the license appears in the “Sentinel Keys” menu.

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Software License Removal

After removing a Software License completely from a host, the license is stored in a specific transfer license file "*.h2h", so it can be re-applied if needed.

Follow the license transfer procedure, as described above, to remove a Software License completely from a host. It is possible to use the fingerprint of the "SourceHost" (instead the one from the "RecipientHost") for the transfer procedure.

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