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This page covers Per Tracker Licensing which is a legacy the original method for licensing Track Enginestrackers hosted on a Track Engine or On-Board a radar. There are three options; : Dongle, File and Database. Each option ties the licence to the hardware so reduces flexibility and only makes automatic failover configuration more complex. For systems that require automatic failover or those that rely heavily on On-Board trackers (as used in the CTS-350X and HDR-100 models) we would recommend using centralised licencing instead.
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Dongle Licence
For this option, a physical USB dongle holds a Tracker Licence and needs to be plugged into the Track Engine computer.
The physical USB dongle acts as the licence file and can only be used for Local trackers, not On-Board.
Due to the complexity of using USB devices on virtual machines, the dongle is best suited for physical systems only.
It enables easy licencing of trackers on different systems and can provide support for cold failover
The dongle licence will define a number of trackers that can run concurrently on the physical server.
It is a legacy method for licensing trackers running locally on Track Engines. We now recommend using centralised licencing for both Local and On-Board tracking.
This option is still useful for our partners and demo systems where a variety of hardware is used for short periods.
Does not support automatic software failover but can be used for cold standby setups where the dongle is manually transferred between hardware systems.
File Licence
A licence file is used in place of the dongle and is locked to the MAC address of the host system; therefore, it cannot be transferred between physical servers, virtual machines or radar.
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Installation of the Licence File
To install this licence:
Copy the licence file to C:\ of the track engine server(s).
Rename the file to cp-spx.lic.
Database Licence
This option utilises a licence file but makes deployment easier by storing the file in the Witness configuration database. The software will apply the licence automatically and therefore it does not need to be installed onto any other devices or servers. You require one licence file per tracker/radar.
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Note that you should keep the licence files after uploading them to the database, so that in the unlikely event that the database configuration is lost or deliberately reset, the licences can be restored. Licence files are stored in all database backups and are automatically restored when a configuration is restored from a backup. |
Installation of the Database Licence
This is uploaded to the radar via the ClearWay™ User Interface:
To install the licence, select the radar and click Settings:
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Then click Edit:
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Then select Actions:
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This will then allow you to select Licence Tracker:
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Explorer will open allowing you to select the licence file.
Requesting a Licence
In order to create the per Track Engine Witness™ Licence, Navtech must know the MAC address of each Track Engine.
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When requesting a licence from Navtech you will need to provide us with the following information so we can provide the correct tracker licensing components:
How many active radar are required.
The MAC / physical address of each Track Engine Server hardware.
Adding Additional Radar
If you need to expand the site by adding more active radar, then the software will require an updated tracker licence for each new radar.
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If using a redundant setup, you will need to replace every track engine licence with a new one which contains the new licence count and this count must include the spare capacity required when one Track Engine fails-over to another, |
Replacing Existing Radar
When replacing radar which are using an On-Board tracker you will also need to replace the licence. This applies to legacy file licences which have been uploaded to the radar and database licences. To avoid having to change licences when swapping a radar we recommend using /wiki/spaces/CST/pages/2280161410. Local trackers which are licenced on the Track Engines do not have to be changed when the radar is replaced.
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