HOW TO ACTIVATE YOUR FLEXNET LICENSE

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1 HOW TO ACTIVATE YOUR FLEXNET LICENSE This tutorial applies to customers who wish to activate a new FlexNet license or upgrade an existing license in order to use Waypoint software. Please note that an Internet connection is required. If you do not have an Internet connection, skip to Page Install Software Install the Waypoint software that you intend to use. Please contact Customer Support if you need help locating the setup file on the FTP server. 2. Open NovAtel Local License Manager All versions of Waypoint software will create a program group in Windows. Within the software s program group is a Utilities folder. Navigate to this folder using the Start button in Windows and open the Local License Manager. Alternatively, you can navigate to the software s installation folder on your computer and open the LLMForm.exe file. March

2 If you are upgrading an existing license, you will first need to return the original license. Do this by selecting your existing license under Local Licenses and then selecting Return. 3. Enter the Activation ID Copy the alpha-numeric Activation ID that was provided to you by Customer Support and paste it into the box under the Activate License branch. March

3 4. Activate Your License Once the Activation ID has been entered, click the Activate button. 5. Confirm the Activation If the license was successfully activated, you will see it appear under the Local Licenses branch. Click on the license to see the relevant information. If you have activated a term license, then the expiration date will be displayed here. If the activation fails, please contact Customer Support (support@novatel.com). March

4 HOW TO MANUALLY ACTIVATE/RETURN YOUR FLEXNET LICENSE The following is a description of how to activate and/or return a FlexNet license when no Internet connection is available or you are unable to access NovAtel s license server. If you are upgrading an existing license, your original license will need to be returned prior to activating the upgrade (see the manual return instructions first). Manual Activation Process 1. Generate a Manual Activation Request Open a console window and navigate to the software s installation folder (i.e. C:\NovAtel\InertialExplorer850). Then, enter the following command: llmform am ActivationID OutputFile ActivationID is the alpha-numeric Activation ID provided to you by Customer Support OutputFile is the output XML file that will contain the request llmform -am 1a2b-3cf4-5e6f-1a2b-3c4d-5e6 c:\temp\activate_req.xml 2. Send Request to NovAtel Send the output file that was generated in the previous step to Customer Support (support@novatel.com). Note that this file is simply an ASCII XML file. 3. Process the Response Customer Support will send back a new file containing the response. To process this response, you will need to go back to the installation directory. Then, enter the following command: llmform p InputFile InputFile is the file that was sent back to you by Customer Support llmform p c:\temp\activation_response.xml If this is the first manual activation on a machine, the license will not be activated on the machine at this point, because the first response file is simply a configuration response. You will need to repeat step 1-3 in order to re-submit the request and complete the activation. The license should now be activated. To check, enter the following command: llmform -v Or open the Local License Manager and look under the Local Licenses branch. March

5 Manual Return Process 1. Generate Manual Return Request Open a console window and navigate to the software s installation folder (i.e. C:\NovAtel\InertialExplorer850). Then, enter the following command: llmform rm ActivationID OutputFile ActivationID is the alpha-numeric Activation ID provided to you by Customer Support OutputFile is the output XML file that will contain the request llmform -rm 1a2b-3cf4-5e6f-1a2b-3c4d-5e6 c:\temp\return_req.xml 2. Send Request to NovAtel Send the output file that was generated in the previous step to Customer Support (support@novatel.com). Note that this file is simply an ASCII XML file. 3. Process the Response Customer Support will send back a new file containing the response. To process this response, you will need to go back to the installation directory. Then, enter the following command: llmform p InputFile InputFile is the file that was sent back to you by Customer Support llmform p c:\temp\return_response.xml The license should now be returned. To check, open the Local License Manager and look under the Local Licenses branch to ensure that the license is no longer listed. March