Overview - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Commissioning Manual

Licensing

14.2 Overview

Term
Hardware serial number
License key
Option
Product
14.2 Overview
The use of the installed system software and the options activated on a SINUMERIK control
system require that the licenses purchased for this purpose are assigned to the hardware. In
the course of this assignment, a License Key is generated from the license numbers of the
system software, the options, as well as the hardware serial number. Here, access occurs to
a license database administered by Siemens A&D via the Internet. Finally, the license
information including the License Key is transferred to the hardware.
There are two ways to access the license database:
● Web License Manager
● Automation License Manager
Note
Using SINUMERIK software products for testing purposes
SINUMERIK software products may be temporarily activated and used for testing
purposes on a SINUMERIK control system, even without the corresponding License Key.
The license-information "Overview" dialog box on the SINUMERIK user interface, e.g.,
HMI Advanced, indicates that the License Key is "Insufficient". Also the control system
will repeatedly display a corresponding message.
266
Description
The hardware serial number is a permanent part of the CF Card. It is used to identify a
control system uniquely. The hardware serial number can be determined by:
CoL (see: Certificate of License > "Note")
•
HMI user interface
•
Printing on the CF Card
•
The License Key is the "technical representative" of the sum of all the licenses that are
assigned to one particular piece of hardware, which is uniquely marked by its hardware serial
number.
One option is a SINUMERIK software product that is not contained in the basic version and
which requires the purchase of a license for its use.
A product is marked by the data below within the license management of SINUMERIK
software products:
Product designation
•
Order number:
•
License number
•
Commissioning Manual, 07/2007, 6FC5397-2AP10-3BA0
IBN CNC: NCK, PLC, drive