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Document number: NT13-25088 ver 1.0

ContentsContents

Chapter 1. Introduction 1

1.1. FlexNet Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 2. Downloading TEMS Discovery Software 2

Chapter 3. Handling Licenses 4

3.1. PC Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.2. Installing TEMS Discovery Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.3. Uninstalling/Returning Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.4. Creating a PC Alias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.5. Notifications in TEMS Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

3.5.1. License Missing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.5.2. License Expiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9NT13-25088 ver 1.0 i

TEMS Discovery FlexNet Licensingii

Chapter 1. Introduction1. Introduction

This document describes how FlexNet is used as licensing solution with TEMS Discovery. If FlexNet is used, both software download and license management are handled through the FlexNet web interface.

What is described in this document is limited to the tasks a regular TEMS Discovery user needs to perform. The all-important ones are:

Downloading the TEMS Discovery software.

Installing TEMS Discovery licenses.

For the more extensive tasks to be handled by customers FlexNet admins, a tutorial is provided in the document Users Guide Global License Server.

1.1. FlexNet TerminologyFlexNet terminology is in part different from what is used in the TEMS Discovery documentation. To prevent confusion, some preliminary notes are in order regarding the language used in the FlexNet user interface:

FlexNet Term Meaning of Term As Applied to TEMS Discovery

Entitlement TEMS Discovery software that you are entitled to download and license options that you are entitled to activate.

Add-on Any TEMS Discovery license feature (which is added onto your PC): not just optional ones for optional functions, but also the basic license required to run the application.

Device A device on which the TEMS Discovery software runs, that is, a PC. (It does not refer to data-collecting devices used with TEMS products.)NT13-25088 ver 1.0 1

TEMS Discovery FlexNet Licensing2. Downloading TEMS Discovery Software

To enable download of the purchased TEMS Discovery software, Ascom sends a welcome email to the person in your organization named as email contact with a link to a FlexNet web page. That person can then log in to the web page and download TEMS Discovery software. It is assumed here for simplicity that you will be doing this yourself; alternatively, it might be done for you by the FlexNet admin in your organization.

Click the link in the welcome email. It takes you to this login page:

Click the Password Finder link.

Enter your email address and press Submit.

You will now receive another email. In that email, click the text that reads this link.

Enter your email address and password as instructed on the web page. Note that the email address must be entered in lowercase.

You are taken to a page titled Download Central Home.2

Chapter 2. Downloading TEMS Discovery Software In the navigation column under Entitlements, click Product List.

In the list of products, select TEMS Discovery.

On the Product Information screen, click the version you want to download.

On the Product Download screen, click the FTP Download button once for the appropriate file.

A TEMS Discovery EXE file is now downloaded to your PC. Install this software.NT13-25088 ver 1.0 3

TEMS Discovery FlexNet Licensing3. Handling Licenses

3.1. PC RegistrationWhen you start TEMS Discovery for the first time, your PC will automatically register with FlexNet. In the process, a device ID is created for your machine.

A window titled License Control Center appears, where this device ID is displayed as Host Identity. (Should License Control Center not launch automatically, it can be started manually by running the file C:\Program Files (x86)\Ascom\TEMS Products\TEMS Mediator\Application\LicenseControlCenter.exe.)

You now need to log in to FlexNet:

Under Username, enter your email address.

Under Password, enter the password you were assigned when downloading the TEMS Discovery software (see chapter 2).

Click the Register button.4

Chapter 3. Handling LicensesA message box saying License check failed! will appear at this point. This is because you have not yet installed any TEMS Discovery licenses on your PC. This is the topic of section 3.2.

3.2. Installing TEMS Discovery LicensesWhat remains to be done is to install the requisite TEMS Discovery licenses on your PC. This means the basic license for the TEMS Discovery software as well as all additional license options that have been purchased. As in case of the software download, it is assumed here that you will be installing the licenses yourself, as opposed to your FlexNet admin handling this task.

In the FlexNet web interface, in the navigation column under Device Management, click Search Devices.

In the list of devices, find the device ID that represents your PC by using the Device ID search field. It is usually sufficient to enter the last few digits of the string, preceded by a wild card, like this: *1234. Click the device ID link once you have located it.

At the bottom of the View Device screen, all licenses (add-ons) that you have installed on your PC are listed. The first time around, of course, this list will be empty.

To activate licenses on your PC, you need to map the relevant add-ons to the machine. Click the Map Add-Ons link.NT13-25088 ver 1.0 5

TEMS Discovery FlexNet LicensingThe Map Add-Ons screen appears, displaying a comprehensive overview of the pool of add-ons at your organizations disposal.

The Available Units in Line Item column shows the number of licenses currently available, out of the total purchased, which is given in the Total Units in Line Item column.

The Maximum Add-On Units Allowed on Device column tells how many licenses of a given type can be activated simultaneously on the same PC. For the basic TEMS Discovery software license, this number is one, since it would not make sense to have more than one base software package installed.

What you need to do here is to map the full set of add-ons you are going to require in using TEMS Discovery.

You must always map the TEMS Discovery base software license.

You also need to map:

Your license options for cellular technologies.

Any additional license options required.

For each add-on, enter the number of add-ons you want to map in the Units to Configure column, then click the Map Add-Ons button. The status of each add-on changes to Waiting to add to device.

When you are done mapping add-ons, return to the License Control Center window and click the Refresh button there. The status of the add-ons in the FlexNet web interface will then change to In sync, and the 6

Chapter 3. Handling LicensesLicense Control Center will display all the licenses that are now installed on your PC.

You are now ready to start using TEMS Discovery with all functions that you have a license for. (If the License check failed! message still appears, double-check that all required licenses are present and in sync. If you find nothing amiss, reboot the PC.)

3.3. Uninstalling/Returning LicensesTo uninstall a TEMS Discovery license from your PC and return it to the pool of available licenses, proceed as in section 3.2, but on the View Device screen, click the Remove Add-Ons link instead. The table from the Map Add-Ons screen reappears here, and you can remove licenses selectively exactly as desired.

Alternatively, you can return licenses from the License Control Center window. In the list of currently mapped add-ons, you can select an add-on and then click the Return button. Furthermore, you can schedule returning of licenses to take place at a specified time in the future. Do so by clicking the Set Auto Return button and entering a date and time, as shown in the following screenshot:NT13-25088 ver 1.0 7

TEMS Discovery FlexNet Licensing3.4. Creating a PC AliasIt is a good idea to define a plain-language alias for your PC (preferably, your email address) so that you can identify it more easily in the FlexNet user interface.

In the navigation column on the left, under Device Management, click the Search Devices link. Here you will find your PC added to the list of registered devices.

In the Device ID column of this list, click the link representing your PC.

On the View Device screen, type the alias you want into the Alias field.

Click the Update Alias button.

This alias will now appear on the Search Devices screen.

3.5. Notifications in TEMS DiscoveryFlexNet will pop up a message box in TEMS Discovery in the following situations:8

Chapter 3. Handling Licenses3.5.1. License MissingIf the set of add-ons mapped to the PC at TEMS Discovery start-up is not viable, TEMS Discovery will shut down with a message License check failed!, just as happens the first time around when you have not yet mapped your add-ons (see section 3.2).

3.5.2. License ExpiryTEMS Discovery will warn you when some FlexNet add-on mapped to your PC is about to expire. A message box will be displayed in TEMS Discovery a number of times over the last few days before this happens, detailing the features affected.NT13-25088 ver 1.0 9

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Contents1. Introduction1.1. FlexNet Terminology

2. Downloading TEMS Discovery Software3. Handling Licenses3.1. PC Registration3.2. Installing TEMS Discovery Licenses3.3. Uninstalling/Returning Licenses3.4. Creating a PC Alias3.5. Notifications in TEMS Discovery3.5.1. License Missing3.5.2. License Expiry

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