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 Activate a license above.