Lasernet License Management

To process jobs, a Lasernet environment must be appropriately licensed. A Lasernet license permits the use of specified Lasernet modules and packages. It is important that the license that is applied to an environment must permit the use of the Lasernet functionality that jobs will rely on.

A crucial stage in making a Lasernet system operational is adding a license to Lasernet Config Server and applying that license to environments.

Additionally, you might also sometimes need to:

• Remove a license from Lasernet Config Server and deactivate it, so that it can be applied to a different Lasernet Config Server or replaced with a different license.

• Synchronize a license’s details with the Formpipe license server. For example, you do this when you add capabilities to your Lasernet license. In that scenario, Formpipe updates the license’s details in the Formpipe license server, and then you synchronize your license to update its details to match.

Important

Lasernet Config Server automatically connects to the Formpipe license server to activate, synchronize, and deactivate Lasernet licenses. For this reason, the server that Lasernet Config Server is running on must have internet access when you activate, synchronize, or deactivate Lasernet licenses.

Note

Lasernet Developer 11 does not require a license.

Note

For license management information about Lasernet 10, refer to the following guides:

• Lasernet Config Server and Deployment Guide

• Lasernet 10 Installation Guide

Add and Activate a License

An essential part of the Lasernet installation and setup process is to add a license to the Config Server then apply it to Lasernet environments.

For instructions, see Apply Licenses to Lasernet Services in the Lasernet 11 Installation and Setup Guide.

Remove and Deactivate a License

At any time, a Lasernet license can be added to only one Lasernet Config Server. To apply a currently in-use license to a different Lasernet Config Server, you must first remove it from the Lasernet Config Server it is currently added to.

To do this, follow these steps:

1. Sign in to the Lasernet Config web app.

2. In the Tools menu, click Licenses.

3. In the license table, check the Environments column for the license that you want to remove.

   • If the first part of the value is 0 (for example, 0 / 6), the license is not currently assigned to any environments and can be removed.

   • If the first part of the value is not 0, you must unassign the license from the environments that are currently using it.

4. If required: To unassign the license from the environments that are currently using it, follow these steps:

   1. In the Tools menu, click Environments.

   2. Click an environment that is currently using the license, then click Edit.

   3. In the Edit Environment window, click the License tab.

   4. In the License list, select a different license, or select the blank entry in the list (which will make the environment unlicensed).

   5. Click OK.

   6. Repeat these steps for all environments that are currently using the license.

5. Back on the Licenses page, click the license that you want to remove.

6. In the toolbar, click Remove.

7. In the Delete License window, click OK.

Lasernet Config Server will remove the license and then contact the Formpipe license server to deactivate it. After this has been done, you can add the license to any Lasernet Config Server.

Synchronize a License

If Formpipe changes your license’s properties (for example, you choose to add capabilities to your Lasernet license), you must synchronize that license in Lasernet Config Server to add those capabilities to it.

To synchronize a license, select it on the Licenses page, then click Sync license in the toolbar. Lasernet Config Server will contact the Formpipe license server and update the license.

To check the license’s properties, double-click it (to open the License Properties window) and review the information on the Modules and Packages tabs.

Note

Sync license is not applicable to demo licenses.

Switch a Lasernet Environment to Use a Different License

To change which license is applied to a Lasernet environment, follow these steps:

1. In the Tools menu, click Environments.

2. Click the environment that you want to modify, then click Edit.

3. In the Edit Environment window, click the License tab.

4. In the License list, select a different license.

5. Click OK.