Update Software License
CodeMeter will notify you if your license(s) is about to expire. In such case, please contact Mech-Mind Technical Support (hereafter referred to as Mech-Mind) to request an update.
Once the update has been arranged, you’ll need to export a license request file to send to Mech-Mind first. Then, Mech-Mind will send back a license update file that extends the duration of your license.
Export License Request File
Before proceeding, please make sure that:
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CodeMeter is installed.
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License dongle(s) is inserted.
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Click
in the system tray to open CodeMeter Control Center. -
Select the license dongle whose license needs to be updated, and click License Update.
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Click Next in the pop-up window.
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Select Create license request, and then click Next.
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Select Extend existing license, and then click Next.
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Choose Mech-Mind as the vendor, and then click Next.
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On the next page, click .. to select a location for saving the license request file, and then click Commit.
If licenses on multiple license dongles need to be updated, please repeat steps 2 to 7 to export a license request file for each dongle. -
Send the license request file to Mech-Mind.
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Update the License
After you send the license request file, Mech-Mind will send back a license update file in WIBUCMRAU format. Double-click this file to update the corresponding license. Follow the steps below to check if the license has been successfully updated.
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Click
in the system tray to open CodeMeter Control Center. -
Select the license dongle you’d like to check, and then click WebAdmin in the lower right.
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The CodeMeter WebAdmin webpage will be opened, and you can check the date under Valid Until to see if the license has been updated.
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The Valid Until date for a perpetual license is n/a.
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You can select a different license dongle to view by clicking on the Container tab at the top.
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If for some reason, double-clicking on the WIBUCMRAU file does not update your license, please follow the steps below to manually import the license update file.
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Click
in the system tray to open CodeMeter Control Center. -
Select the license dongle whose license needs to be updated, and click License Update.
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Click Next in the pop-up window.
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Select Import license update, and then click Next.
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Click .. to select the license update file, and then click Commit.
