Your administrator specifies a configuration in the Licensing Portal and downloads a configuration connection info (.cci) file, which contains information about the configuration. A configuration connection info (.cci) file must be loaded on each client computer before using Smart Licensing.
In some products, the configuration connection info file (.cci) is only required
to be loaded on the server where the licensing client software is installed. You do
not need to load the file on each client computer. For example, see License server setup for HxGN SDx.
There are three types of configurations: user, group, and device.
If you are setting up licensing for many users, we recommend you use device configuration
instead of user configuration. For more information, see Device configurations.
A user configuration is used for all license requests for a specific user. For this configuration, a configuration connection info (.cci) file is required for each user.
A user can be defined when they log on to the device or by the Hexagon application. Please contact Customer Support to determine if the application you are running defines the user name.
A group configuration can be defined for an Active Directory group of users.
Using group configurations can save time when setting up and maintaining a licensing system with many different users. If a group configuration connection info (.cci) file is loaded on a client computer and users are added or removed from the Active Directory group, these changes take effect immediately on the client computer. For example, a user added to the Active Directory group can use licenses from that group configuration immediately.
Group configurations require the following:
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Smart Licensing Client installed on a computer on the domain.
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Smart Licensing Client service modified to run as a domain user to allow access to Active Directory.
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For an application implemented using IIS (web server) sites that support group configurations, such as HxGN SDx, a valid domain must be entered in the ISLUserDomain setting in Windows Server® Server Manager. For more information, see Group CCI configurations for applications implemented via IIS (web server) sites.
Configure the Smart Licensing Client service to run as a domain user
Before changing the log on account in this procedure:
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Check in all licenses that were checked out for offline use on the computer. Otherwise, these licenses are unusable until their expiration.
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Ensure you record the information for all the previous configuration connection info (.cci) files configured on the computer. The previous CCI files are removed once this change is complete because the service assigned to a new user does not have the same permission as the local service.
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Open the Control Panel, and double-click Administrative Tools.
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In the Administrative Tools window, double-click Services.
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Select Intergraph Smart Licensing Client, and select Properties from the shortcut menu.
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In the Service status section, select Stop.
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On the Log On tab, select This account, and enter the domain username.
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In the Password and Confirm password boxes, enter the password for the domain user account, and select Apply.
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In the Service status section, select Start, and select OK.
Order of precedence for configurations
When a license is requested, the software determines the configuration to use in the following order:
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User configuration for the specific user.
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Group configuration for the Active Directory group that the user is a member of, if any.
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Device configuration for the device being used.
If Smart Licensing cannot find a license, it does not roll from the current configuration to another
loaded configuration. Similarly, the license does not roll from one project to another.
The license only rolls from one keystore to another in the same project of the current
configuration. You can go to the Configuration tab to see the current configuration.
Passwords on configurations
Your administrator can assign a password to a configuration. When you load the corresponding configuration connection info (.cci) file into Smart Licensing Client, you must enter the correct password.
If your administrator changes the password for the configuration and the corresponding configuration connection info (.cci) file is currently loaded on your client, you are prompted to enter the new password.
Loading or adding configuration connection info (.cci) files
Before a configuration connection info (.cci) file is loaded, the software checks the connection to the configuration server, checks the validity of the file, and if a password is required, checks the password. If there is a problem, the file is not loaded.
Adding and editing configuration connections
You must run Smart Licensing Client as an administrator with UAC on to:
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Add or edit a user configuration connection for anyone other than yourself
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Add or edit a group configuration connection
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Add or edit a device configuration connection
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Remove any kind of configuration connection
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