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License Manager
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Chapter 4. License Manager
To be able to use the software with a connected analyzer, you will need one or more license keys, at least
for the 'Main Software', with the minimal version needed for the application. If the application is started
with an analyzer selected, but without the appropriate license key, an error message will be shown and the
application will continue without live analyzer support.
An additional license key is required for each higher-level protocol you want to use. The License Manager
is used to install and remove such license keys. You can see which keys are installed and, if applicable,
how many days it will remain valid.
License keys are linked to the serial number of the connected analyzer, so if the device is not connected,
all license keys will be inactive and the related features will be disabled. However, when you open a
recorder file in the Recorder that has been created using an analyzer with some installed license keys, all
these license keys become active as long as you have loaded this file. Thus you will be able, for instance,
to use the SBP protocol analyzer to analyze a recorder file made by somebody who used an analyzer with
SBP license key, without having any license keys yourself.
4.1. How to use it
You can open the License manager dialog by selecting the ‘License Manager' function in the ‘Tools’ menu
of the Main Window. Or from the Windows Start menu at FireDiagnostics Suite -> Administration.
Licenses can also be configured in the
Startup Dialog .
An example of the License Manager dialog window is shown below. In this example the serial number of
one of the connected analyzer is B-045-1604-000. A license certificate is installed for this device which
contains a 'Main Software (version 16.4)’ license and a license for the Mil1394 protocol. The License
certificate is only valid for another 60 days. The icons next to the serial numbers indicate the connection
type (if connected) or whether it is a license for a device that is currently offline (key icon).
You can add keys with the 'Add License Key...' button or remove them by selecting a key and clicking the ‘
Remove Selected Key’ button. You will need to restart the application to activate the new keys, except in
the startup dialog; licenses added there can be immediately used.
Any existing keys for the same serial number and module will be permanently overwritten.
Please contact DAP Technology to obtain additional license keys.