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Remote USB License upgrade

Introduction

This guide will show the steps to take when a dongle license upgrade is needed. This may happen in various situations, such as the purchase of new products or new major software release.

To perform remote license upgrade the following will be needed:

The remote update process consists of three steps:

  1. Creation of a WibuCmRac file, which identifies your dongle.
  2. Sending created file to Aurora Vision team: AV-Sales@zebra.com
  3. Receiving a WibuCmRau file, which is used to update dongle.

WibuCmRac file creation

The first step is to open the CodeMeter Control Center by clicking on its icon in the system tray. The opened window should look like the one below:

Next step is to choose dongle, that is about to be upgraded and then click the "License Update" button, which will bring up CmFas Assistant window:

If "Next" button is chosen, window with possible operations will appear:

To create WibuCmRac file, which is necessary for the update process, the first option, "Create license request", should be selected.

Because there is already Aurora Vision Studio license on dongle being upgraded, in the next step "Extend existing license" should be chosen.

In next window you can choose which vendors' license you want to update. "Zebra Technologies" should be selected.

The last step of creation WibuCmRac file is to choose its name (default is fine) and location.

All settings need to be applied by clicking "Commit". If everything went well, this window will appear:

Now it's time to send the created file to Aurora Vision team.


If your dongle happens to be empty (no prior Aurora Vision license is programmed, and the list of available vendors is empty), you need to select "Add license of a new vendor" option in CmFAS Assistant:

In next window you will be prompted to enter the vendor's FirmCode. In case of "Zebra Technologies" you should type 102213, as shown in the image below:

After committing these steps, request file will be generated as described earlier in this section.

Using WibuCmRau file to upgrade USB dongle

When WibuCmRau file is received, you can transfer it to the USB dongle, which has to be present in your computer's USB port.

Using CodeMeter Control Center to upgrade USB dongle

As previously, Control Center needs to be opened by clicking on its icon in the system tray. Dongle needs to be selected, and "License update" should be clicked. Note that WibuCmRau file can only be used once, and will only work with the dongle, from which the corresponding WibuCmRac was created.

This time "Import license update" needs to be chosen.

Navigate to file, which was received from Aurora Vision team, and click "Commit".

If everything went well, similar information will be displayed.

Last window of assistant contains "Finish" button, which needs to be clicked in order to exit.

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