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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:

  1. Copy the licence file to C:\ of the track engine server(s).

  2. 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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This is uploaded to the radar via the ClearWay™ User Interface:

  1. To install the licence, select the radar and click Settings:

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  2. Then click Edit:

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  2. Then select Actions:

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  2. This will then allow you to select Licence Tracker:

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  2. 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:

  1. How many active radar are required.

  2. 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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