Important Licensing Terms - Siemens SINUMERIK 808D Function Manual

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Important licensing terms

The terms below are important and helpful for you to understand the license management of SINUMERIK software products.
Term
Software product
Hardware
License
CoL
(Certificate of License)
License number
CompactFlash card system The CompactFlash card system represents, as the carrier of all the retentive data of a
Hardware serial number
License key
Option
Product
Function Manual
01/2017
Description
"Software product" is generally used to describe a product that is installed on a piece of
hardware to process data. Within the license management of SINUMERIK software products,
a corresponding license is required to use each software product.
In the context of the license management of SINUMERIK software products, "hardware"
refers to the component of a SINUMERIK control system to which licenses are assigned on
the basis of its unique identifier. License information is also saved to the retentive memory on
this component.
SINUMERIK 808D/SINUMERIK 808D ADVANCED: CompactFlash card system
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A license gives the user a legal right to use the software product. Evidence of this right is
provided by the following:
CoL (Certificate of License)
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License key
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The CoL is the proof of the license. The product may only be used by the holder of the li-
cense or authorized persons. The CoL includes the following data relevant for the license
management:
Product name
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License number
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Delivery note number
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Hardware serial number
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Note:
The hardware serial number is only found on a system software CoL or is only available if a
bundled license was ordered, in other words, the system software included options.
The license number is the feature of a license that is used for its unique identification.
SINUMERIK control system, the identity of this control system. The CompactFlash card sys-
tem includes the following data that is of relevance to license management:
Hardware serial number
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License information including the license key
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The hardware serial number is a permanent part of the CompactFlash card system. It is used
to identify a control system uniquely. The hardware serial number can be determined by:
CoL (see: Certificate of License > "Note")
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HMI user interface (perform the following operations on the PPU)
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Printing on the CompactFlash card system
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The license key is the "technical representative" of the sum of all the licenses that are as-
signed 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 soft-
ware products:
Product designation
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Article number
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License number
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