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Intergraph Smart Licensing Help
Welcome to Smart Licensing
What's New in Smart Licensing?
Getting Started
Smart Licensing Basics
Find your way around Smart Licensing Client
Manage device settings
Manage toast notification settings
Disable Smart Licensing proxy settings
Updating Smart Licensing
Update the client software
Client Settings
Change project or client settings
Checkout
Check out licenses
Check in licenses
Live Usage
Client Configurations
Add a configuration connection
Edit a configuration connection
Licensing Status
View the status of licensing services and keystores
Licensing Availability
Licensing Notifications
View and export licensing notifications
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ: Getting Started
Why is Hexagon producing a new license management system?
What are the key benefits of Smart Licensing?
Why does Smart Licensing mandate an internet connection for users?
What about circumstances where contractual requirements, legislative or regulatory mandates, or other governmental restrictions or activities do not permit internet connectivity?
If we don't allow our users to have internet access, can connectivity be limited to just Smart Licensing?
Does SmartPlant License Manager have an end-of-life date?
When is the move to Smart Licensing required?
How will I know if my version of a Hexagon software product requires Intergraph Smart Licensing?
If I move to Smart Licensing to get a newer version of one Hexagon software product, will I be required to move my entire Hexagon software product portfolio to Smart Licensing?
Can a computer be switched back to SmartPlant License Manager once moved to Smart Licensing?
How can my users receive training for Intergraph Smart Licensing?
What is the process to move from SmartPlant License Manager to Smart Licensing?
As a new Hexagon customer, will I use SmartPlant License Manager?
Will older SmartPlant License Manager-based versions of Hexagon software products run with Smart Licensing?
Can I run both new releases of Hexagon software products built with Smart Licensing and older software product versions built with SmartPlant License Manager?
How will older HASP-based products run with Smart Licensing?
Does Smart Licensing require a specific version of the Windows® operating system?
Will I see much difference between Smart Licensing and what I experienced with SmartPlant License Manager?
Does Smart Licensing require any special network connection or port to be opened to work?
Can Smart Licensing track software usage against projects?
Does Smart Licensing collect any other information, in addition to license usage and any accounting and reporting features that I may setup?
As Smart Licensing is cloud based (currently in Microsoft Azure®), what happens if Microsoft Azure® goes offline?
Since Hexagon bears all the costs of Smart Licensing, do I pay for the use of Smart Licensing?
What about personal data and compliance with applicable data privacy laws?
Is there any license usage reporting functionality available within Smart Licensing?
Is there a set of default Smart Licensing reports available for me to use?
Is there a limit to the number of Smart License keystores (formerly SmartPlant License Manager instances) in Microsoft Azure® without a fee?
Does Smart Licensing produce much burden on my network?
Does Smart Licensing support the checkout of a license for offline use?
Do licenses get stranded with Smart Licensing, like they do with SmartPlant License Manager, where I have to Scavenge to collect the stranded licenses?
Can my license administrators see the actual licenses in use at any point in time?
Can my license administrator(s) see the actual usage data captured by Smart Licensing in an unencrypted format?
Are communications between the Smart Licensing Client and Smart Licensing Services in Microsoft Azure® secure?
FAQ: General
What is Smart Licensing and how does it work?
How does Smart Licensing differ from SmartPlant License Manager?
How do I request access to Smart Licensing Portal?
Where can I find the Smart Licensing Client software?
Is training available for Smart Licensing?
What help or documentation is available for Smart Licensing?
How do I move from SmartPlant License Manager (SPLM) to Smart Licensing?
How do I use Smart Licensing with my network?
How can I control who can use certain licenses?
What is a configuration?
What is the difference between site-based and project-based configurations?
What is a keystore?
What is a project?
How do I receive a Smart Licensing key?
How do I pre-install next month's key?
Am I going to get charged for using more keystores?
How do I know which computers are using a specific configuration?
I made changes to configurations. How can I notify the clients about the changes?
Do any products have known limitations with Smart Licensing?
How do I know if my version of the product works with Smart Licensing?
What can I do to make my keystores and configurations more secure?
Where can I see the historical data for my company's license usage?
How do I monitor the licenses in use?
How do I manage the "daily key: 12 hour continuous concurrent" licenses in my keystore?
How do I control the usage of offline licenses?
How can I get back unused consumable licenses from the previous month?
Is there a limit for the number of licenses that can be generated per key?
How do I get back abandoned licenses from clients? How do I run scavenge?
How do I make sure my Smart Licensing Client version is compatible with the Smart Licensing server in the cloud?
If some of my client computers are never connected to the internet, can they obtain licenses?
Do I need to turn the Windows firewall off to work with Smart Licensing?
Is virus scan software allowed to run on Smart Licensing clients?
Which ports need to be open for Smart Licensing?
Which products are not compatible with a custom port installation?
Is there a way to stop getting the message about an expired license?
Which ports require special permissions?
License Reservation and Release
Can I test license reservation and release in Smart Licensing?
My application stopped responding. Do I need to restart my client to release the license back to Smart Licensing?
How does scavenging happen in Smart Licensing?
How long does it take to return a license after an application crashes?
Checkout
Why do I need to check out a license?
Can I check out a license for a virtual machine by Remote Desktop Connection? Are there any limitations?
Can I check out a license from a keystore with a pending key?
When exactly does a checked out license expire?
I do not see my product listed on the Check Out tab. How can I check out a license?
I checked out a license using Smart Licensing checkout and was using the license offline, and then my application stopped responding. Do I need to scavenge the checked out license to reuse it?
Can I install Smart Licensing Client and SmartPlant License Manager Checkout Utility on the same computer?
User A checked out a license using Smart Licensing. Can User B check in the license from the same device?
How does Smart Licensing Client checkout differ from SmartPlant License Manager Checkout Utility?
I'm using a legacy application that isn't built with Smart Licensing. Can I use Smart Licensing for checkout?
When should I check in a license?
Keys
How many pending keys can be loaded into a keystore?
Can I get a key in advance if I use Smart Licensing?
Projects
In what order are projects displayed on the Client Settings tab?
Why is my license request showing an unexpected project?
What should I do if I get a "Project is invalid" message?
When would I change the project or settings?
Configuration Connection Info (.CCI) Files
Can anyone use the configuration connection info (.cci) file to get a license? Are there any permissions or restrictions?
My configuration connection info (.cci) file has more than one license type (mechanism) for my product. What is the order of license types?
How often are changes to configurations pushed to client computers?
Environment Variables
Does Smart Licensing support the use of environment variables?
Are environment variables in Smart Licensing case-sensitive?
How do the SmartPlant License Manager environment variables map on the Live Usage page in the Smart Licensing Portal?
Why are the values on the Live Usage page different from the values in the environment variables?
Citrix and Virtual Environments
I am using Citrix and crossing multiple time zones. Are there any limitations in this situation?
Does Smart Licensing support virtual environments?
SmartPlant License Manager (SPLM)
Can I continue to use SmartPlant License Manager (SPLM) for licensing?
How do I switch from SmartPlant License Manager (SPLM) to Smart Licensing?
I have SmartPlant License Manager (SPLM) Client installed on my computer. Can I install Smart Licensing on the same computer and use both?
FAQ: HASP Key Software
What is the process to switch from HASP to SmartPlant License Manager?
Does HASP have an end-of-life date?
FAQ: Smart Licensing Portal
Troubleshooting
Troubleshoot the licensing environment
Connectivity issues with licensing
Unable to connect to Intergraph Smart Licensing Client service
How to find my username, computer name, and device identifier to troubleshoot licensing
Accessing a virtual machine using Hyper-V Manager
Setting device configuration failed to send file error
Checked out license expired and cannot obtain another one
Checkout in a virtual environment
Connection Authentication box asking for a password
Messages about "SmartPlant License Manager" or "SPLM"
Could not get a license from Intergraph Smart Licensing Client
Status tab shows services down
Unable to check in a license
Unable to check out a license
Unable to obtain a license
Unable to load configuration connection info (.cci) file
Unable to open application using launch option
Unable to install Intergraph Smart Licensing Client
Smart Licensing Product Tag List
Additional Information
Acronyms
Command Line Options for Smart Licensing
Command line options for loading or removing configuration connection info (.cci) files
Command line options for launching the client
Command line options for downloading and installing latest client
Dialog Boxes
Connection Authentication dialog box
Obfuscation Info dialog box
Software Update dialog box
Support, Copyright, and Legal Information
Customer Support
Copyright Notice
Hexagon Policy Against Software Piracy
Glossary
acquire
application
checkin
checkout
Cloud Data Service
configuration
configuration connection info (.cci)
configuration connection info (CCI) file
custom fields
device
end use site
grace period
group
Intergraph Smart Application Data Services Processor
key
keystore
keystore connection info (.kci)
license
notification
obfuscation information
offline availability
pending key
project
Smart Licensing
state
update
upgrade
user

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