Acquiring a License from the Online Server

Acquiring a License from the Online Server

This is the default license acquisition in online mode. The device must have an Internet connection to acquire a license from the licensing server. The license server is hosted on the cloud, and the device contacts the cloud-based license server to acquire licenses.
  1. Open the web Human-Machine Interface (HMI) by entering the device’s IP address into a web browser or clicking the IP address link under View Devices in Zebra Aurora.
  2. Log in to the HMI using the default credentials for an administrator account:
    1. Username: admin
    2. Password: admin
  3. Select the gear icon to access the settings menu.
  4. Select the
    Licensing
    tab.
  5. Select the
    Online
    option from the ACQUIRE LICENSE METHOD.
  6. Enter the following Licensing Server URL in the LICENSING SERVER URL form field:zebra-licensing.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/deviceservices
  7. Enter the
    Activation ID
    that is provided via e-mail when the license is procured.
  8. Click
    Activate License
    to acquire the license. Available Licenses contain the following information:
    1. License Index: Lists the license number
    2. License Name: This is the feature name of the license, for example xS-feature-vspkg.
    3. License Version: Lists the license version number.
    4. Expiration Date: Expiration date for the trial license. For a Perpetual license, this field shows permanently.
    5. License Count: Lists the number of licenses allocated to the device.
    6. Host ID: A unique number for the license server to identify the device. This number has both the Part Number and the Serial number of devices. The example shown below is VS40-WA50P4-2100W_12345678901234.
    7. Release: Click
      Discard
      to release the license back to the license server from the device.