License Activation
In order to use the product, a valid license is required. Any of these licenses can be activated using this wizard; note that license activation choice will differ depending on the installation package you have selected.
For the standalone server edition, Macula Professional, the license is applied to that specific server. Client applications do not require a license to operate.
For Macula Enterprise system, the license is applied to the Macula Global server (central management server) only; Macula Recording Server machines do not require a license to operate because they cannot operate independently. Client applications do not require a license to operate.
Each server only accepts one Macula license key, no matter how many and which features it includes. Each Macula license key can only be applied on one machine.
License Types
Each license includes a certain number of channels. Traditionally, these are video channels (normally, one video source equals to one license), and then there are special channels with advanced functionality. Macula features (video walls, maps, redundancy, etc.) do not require any additional feature licenses.
License types:
video channels: regular video channels.
VA - embedded video analytics (embedded, generic VA engine)
specialized VA (embedded, different engine types)
CrossLink - interactive channels
CrossLink Basic: interactive web applications (webpages)
CrossLink Advanced: interactive remote applications (workstations)
advanced device integrations (Leica, CrossWalk, etc.)
data channels.
Also, each Macula license contains 1 (one) generic video analytics channel free of charge.
For detailed information on Macula license options, please contact our sales via https://gsfcorp.com/about/contact.html
The Macula server controls the total number of the channels of each type in the system. For Macula Enterprise systems, you must apply the license onto the Macula Global server (the central management server), and then you are free to allocate and move the channels across the Macula Recording Server servers. The Macula Global server will keep track of all license channels used throughout the system.
The server tracks the license channels using the following logic:
video channels: one license channel is used for each channel that is created when you create a device of any model (except for CrossLinks).
VA: VA licenses are separated from video channel licenses and do not include them. You should purchase VA channels on top of the regular video channels. You are free to enable VA for any video channel, as long as the total number of enabled video analytics does not exceed the VA number in the license.
CrossLinks:
CrossLink Basic: one Basic license channel allows you to create one Webpage or one device of the CrossLink Basic model
CrossLink Advanced: one Advanced license channel allows you to create one Webpage or one device of any CrossLink model
advanced integrations: each special integration (e.g., Leica) channel allows you to create a device of the corresponding type.
data channels: one data channel license is required to create one data channel. Databases are unlocked automatically (DBs do not operate without a data channel).
License Activation
Once you have installed the software and entered the server initialisation settings, the activation wizard will appear. If it does not, or if you have rebooted the server computer after completing the installation, simply run the activation manager in one of the following ways:
from the Windows Start Menu, under folder, or
by typing Activation Wizard in the search field, or
by right-clicking the server tray icon and selecting About > Manage license (server tray icon appears only after you run the Macula Server shortcut from your Desktop or Start menu), or
when connected to localhost via Macula Console, go to the main menu > About > Manage license.
The license manager will only pop up automatically after the initial installation. If you wish to apply license upgrades at any time, including the after-software-upgrade, run the license manager manually as described above.
It is advisable to run hardware stability tests and finalise server hardware configuration before the license activation, as subsequent hardware changes may cause activation related issues. Approximately up to 30% of the initial hardware components can be replaced without losing the activation.
Subtopics here describe every type of license activation in details.
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