activated BorrowClient CmContainer could
be created automatically during the online
registration of the device via CodeMeter
License Central. If the transfer target is a
CmDongle, then that CmDongle already has
to have the Firm Code in place. The option
allows to restrict where users can transfer
their licenses. As this also restricts the ease
of use and comfort for the user, the option
should be used sparingly.
The CmDongle type is used to activate licenses
on a CmDongle or allow the user to transfer a
license onto a CmDongle. The SmartBind type
is meant for licenses on the server or licenses
that are activated on a user device directly
via CodeMeter License Central. The special
CmContainer BorrowClient type is meant
for the temporary borrowing of licenses.
Distinguishing between two software-based
CmContainer types helps keep source and
target containers apart. The BorrowClient
type also uses SmartBind to link the borrowed
licenses with the machine in question.
target. If you want to include CmDongles as
possible targets, simply add another item in
the list.
The options “May be pulled” and “May be
returned” are kept unchanged, as they are
meant for different types of transfers, like
moving a license permanently.
To turn off this option, you need an “Annual
Flat License” type from Wibu-Systems,
which allows you to create as many licenses
as you need within a set annual limit. If the
license type is “License per CmContainer”,
the option cannot be unchecked.
Create a Transfer Type Template
The template for the transfer types is created
in the next step. The evaluation Firm Code
6.000.010 comes with one pre-defined
template.
The settings for the transfer type define the
period of time a license can be borrowed and
which targets are allowed. The example in the
image shows a maximum borrowing period
of 30 days and the BorrowClient as transfer
The option “Firm Item must exist” allows to
determine whether users can use an empty
machine to borrow the license, or whether
an activated BorrowClient CmContainer
has to be installed on it beforehand. The
Creating an Item
To finalize the borrowable license, an
item needs to be created. In the section
CmContainer Type, you set on which
CmContainer types the license can be
activated; in our example, this is the
SmartBind type.
You also define whether and, if so, which
license transfer types have to be used.
In our example, the sample item for the
evaluation Firm Code 6.000.010 is optimized
for using a license on a server on the network.
It checks whether the same license is already
present and, if it is, adds the new license to
the license quantity.
Preparation is finished, and the borrowable
license can be created.
Creating Licenses
In order to create a borrowable license,
you simply create a ticket under the menu
item “Create Order”. For this purpose,
you use the item you have just created
and create five licenses, each with a single
user limit. This ticket is sent to the user.
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