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Check remaining days in demo period

After installation, the BMS Platform software will run in demo mode. 

The demo mode is limited to:

  • Time limit: 30 days
  • Number of clients: 2
  • Number of datapoints: 10000

To check how many days left in the demo period, open the Core Studio (ensure that the NETx server is running) and click from the menu Info > About NETx Server.

The popup window shows some server information and how many days are left in demo period.

Activate a license

To activate a license, open the Core Studio and click from the menu Info > License Manager ...

In the License Manager window the following data from the NETx invoice have to be entered:

  • License ID
  • License type
  • Number of clients (in case of a custom license)
  • Number of data points (in case of a custom license)
  • Licensed extensions

Click Copy this registration data to clipboard, open an email, paste the data from the clipboard there and send it to register@netxautomation.com.

The reply to your email contains the Unlock Code:

License ID: 2019.06.012.99991
System Type:NETx BMS Platform
License Type:Professional
License Code:S12.04.0.00.0002.002.002000
Local Code:CAD70DFB-658B-B2ED-ABAA-BA8A
Date:07/11/2019 08:38:36
Setup Version:4.1.2015
Software Version:4.0.5035.1969
Unlock Code: 371C0563-DC8158B6-0BA5D38F-93E5C5C1-CABAB664BC0B4CAFBCB58736824F1367A2FB4D17790BF41

Paste the unlock code from the email in the License Manager of your BMS system and click OK. Restart the server – your BMS system is now licensed. 

Check your license

There are different ways to check the license of a BMS system:

  • Core Studio > Info > License Manager
  • Core Studio > Info > About NETx Server
  • Core Studio - System Messages 

License Manager

The License Manager (Core Studio > Info > License Manager ...) window shows details of your license.

About NETx Server

Open the Core Studio (ensure that the NETx server is running) and click from the menu Info > About NETx Server.

Scroll down to see the details of the license.

System Messages

Transfer a license to another installation

If you

  • reinstall your BMS software on a new computer or virtual machine
  • make major hardware changes on your BMS server 
  • move an existing virtual machine to a new host system

the purchased license has to be removed from the existing installation. This step is required to get a new license for the new BMS installation.

To generate the removal code, open the License Manager (Core Studio > Info > License Manager ...) and click Transfer / Remove License.

Due to security reasons a second button Remove License now and a popup window appear. 

Click OK to generate the removal code.

After this step the BMS server will not start again!


The License Manager now shows the removal code:

Send the removal code to register@netxautomation.com. 

The removal code is required in order to get a new licence issued.

To get the  license for the new or changed system, follow the steps of section Softlock: How to get, check and move a softlock license#Activate a license above.

Pricing

Transfering a license is free of charge.


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