Licensing – Using the ICONICS Web Licensing

Utility for Software Key Licenses

September 2013

Description: Guide to the ICONICS Web Licensing Utility for Getting the Site Code
software licenses. On GENESIS64 machine where license will reside, open License
OS Requirement: Vista x64/ Windows 7 x64/ Windows 8 x64/ Utility by going to Start  Programs  ICONICS Licensing 
Windows Server 2008 x64/ Windows Server 2008 R2 x64/ ICONICS .NET Licensing  License Utility. This will open the
Windows Server 2012. Software License Activation Utility
General Requirement: Internet Browser (recommended Internet
Explorer V6 or higher), installation of GENESIS64. You will see a dialog similar to Figure 1. Note the Site Code. We
will need to enter this information into the web site later. Leave
Introduction this dialog open for later use.

The ICONICS Web Licensing Utility is the tool used to activate

new licenses, add products to existing licenses, and kill licenses.

While the process is made easier when the machine with

GENESIS64 is connected to the internet, an internet connection
on that same machine is not required. You can use another
machine with internet access and copy files and numbers from
one machine to the other using a transfer method (like a USB
stick).

The rest of this document assumes that you have an internet

connection on the same machine as your GENESIS64 Licensing
Software, but if you do not have an internet connection follow
the instructions on the GENESIS64 or internet machine as
appropriate and move the numbers or files from one machine to
another as needed.
Figure 1 – Software License Activation Utility

Internet Explorer 10 and Compatibility View

Getting the .glic File
Sometimes Internet Explorer 10 does not load the Web Licensing 1. Go to http://www.iconics.com/support and click the “License
Utility properly. If you receive an Exception while performing any Product” link on the right.
licensing actions, use these steps: 2. In the new page that comes up, select “Software” and log in
with your user name and password.
1. Hit the Alt key on your keyboard. This should cause a menu
NOTE: If you do not have a user name and password pair you can
to appear in Internet Explorer. register for one using the “Create New Account” link at the bottom. If
2. Go to Tools  Compatibility View Settings. you have a username and password but have forgotten them, you can
3. Add the Web Licensing Utility’s URL to the list, then click click on the “Forgot Password” link at the bottom.
Close.

Issuing a New Software License

Follow these instructions to activate a license on a machine that

currently has no license on it, or has a license on it that you want
to overwrite.

If your machine already has a license on it and you are looking to

add another license to it, see the next section entitled, “Adding
to an Existing Software License”.

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Figure 3 – Generated License

9. Click on the “Click here to download” link in the middle to

download the .glic file and save it somewhere on your
machine, such as your desktop. The exact location does not
matter, as long as you will know where to find it for the next
Figure 2 – ICONICS Web Licensing Utility step.

NOTE: If you misplace the file after licensing it, you can use the View
3. Once you have logged into the website, click on the “New
License link with your Product Registration Number to download it again.
License” link at the top. This link will also be emailed to you.
4. Enter your Product Registration Number(s) and Customer
Key(s) for the products. Activating the License
NOTE: Your Product Registration Number(s) and Customer Key(s) are 1. In the Software License Activation Utility, click on the
usually inside the DVD tin package that ICONICS sent when the product “Browse” button and look for your .glic file that you
was purchased. downloaded in the previous step.
2. Once you have selected the file and the License File field
5. Click the “Next” button once you have entered all of your shows the correct file path, click on the “Activate License”
Product Registration Number(s). button.
6. Choose an existing end user or enter new end user 3. You should then receive a popup message indicating the
information. Click “Next” when done. status of the license activation. You can click on “OK” to
close the dialog.
NOTE: The existing end user dialog may take a few moments to appear.
Please be patient.
4. The Software License Activation Utility should now show the
current license information. At this point, your machine is
7. In the next screen, you will see a list of the products that are licensed and ready to enter production.
available for you to license. Check all the products that you
NOTE: You may have noticed that the Site Code has changed in the
would like to license on this machine, then copy and paste Software License Activation Utility. This is normal. The Site Code will
the Site Code from your Software License Activation Utility change each time you activate, kill, or change your license.
into the appropriate field on the web page. Click “Next”.
8. This page shows you a summary of what will be in your Adding to an Existing Software License
license. Check to make sure everything is correct, then click
on the “Generate Key” button. You should see a page
Getting the Site Code and Site Key
similar to Figure 3.
On GENESIS64 machine where license will reside, open License
Utility by going to Start  Programs  ICONICS Licensing 
ICONICS .NET Licensing  License Utility. This should open the
Software License Activation Utility

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Note the Site Code and Site Key. We will need to enter this Activating the License
information into the website later. Leave this dialog open for 10. In the Software License Activation Utility, click on the
later use. “Browse” button and look for your .glic file that you
downloaded in the previous step.
Getting the .glic File 11. Once you have selected the file and the License File field
1. Go to http://www.iconics.com/support and click the “License shows the correct file path, click on the “Activate License”
Product” link on the right. button.
2. In the new page that comes up, select “Software” and log in 12. You should then receive a popup message indicating the
with your user name and password. status of the license activation. You can click on “OK” to
3. Once you have logged into the website, click on the “Add to close the dialog.
License” link at the top. 13. The Software License Activation Utility should now show the
current license information. At this point, your destination
IMPORTANT NOTE: It is very important to pick “Add to License” and machine is licensed and ready to enter production.
not “New License”. Picking “New License” will overwrite any existing
license already activated on this machine. Make sure to pick “Add to
NOTE: You may have noticed that the Site Code has changed in the
License” if you are adding products to a machine that already has a
Software License Activation Utility. This is normal. The Site Code will
license on it.
change each time you activate, kill, or change your license.

4. Enter your existing Site Key, Product Registration Number(s),

and Customer Key(s) for the new products. Killing a Software License

NOTE: Your Product Registration Number(s) and Customer Key(s) are 1. Go to http://www.iconics.com/support and click the “License
usually inside the DVD tin package that ICONICS sent when the product Product” link on the right.
was purchased.
2. In the new page that comes up, select “Software” and log in
with your user name and password.
5. Click the “Next” button once you have entered all of your
3. Once you have logged into the website, click on the “Kill
Product Registration Number(s).
License” link at the top. You will see a page similar to Figure
6. Choose an existing end user or enter new end user
4.
information. Click “Next” when done.

NOTE: The existing end user dialog may take a few moments to appear.
Please be patient.

7. In the next screen, you will see a list of the products that are
available for you to license. Check all the products that you
would like to license on this machine, then copy and paste
the Site Code from your Software License Activation Utility
into the appropriate field on the web page. Click “Next”.
8. This page shows you a summary of what will be in your
license. Check to make sure everything is correct, then click
on the “Generate Key” button.
9. Click on the “Click here to download” link in the middle to
download the .glic file and save it somewhere on your
machine, such as your desktop. The exact location does not
Figure 4 - Site Key/Kill Code Dialog
matter, as long as you will know where to find it for the next
step.
4. Open your License Utility on your source machine by going
NOTE: If you misplace the file after licensing it, you can use the View
to Start  Programs  ICONICS Licensing  ICONICS .NET
License link with your Product Registration Number to download it again. Licensing  License Utility. This should open the Software
This link will also be emailed to you. License Activation Utility.
5. Once the Software License Activation Utility is opened, click
on the “Kill Current License” button.

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6. A message will pop up asking you if you really want to kill Activating an Emergency License
the license. Click the “Yes” button.
7. It will then provide you with a “License Killed” confirmation With GENESIS32 or BizViz 9.1 and higher or GENESIS64 10.5 and
dialog as shown in Figure 5. higher, ICONICS makes an emergency license available on the
ICONICS Web Licensing Utility in case the original license is lost.
This emergency license can be activated only once. It is identical
to the original license except it lasts only for 60 days. The
emergency license is designed to let your system continue
running while you arrange for the replacement of the license.
Once the permanent license has been replaced, the emergency
60-day license will be made available again for future use.

NOTE: Activating an Emergency license may destroy an existing license!

Please do not activate an emergency license when another license is
active. We recommend contacting ICONICS Technical Support before
Figure 5 - License Killed Dialog
activating an emergency license.

8. Copy the Old Site Key by clicking on “Copy” button next to it. For a given Product Registration Number starting with “PN”, the
Paste it into the Site Key field on the web page. emergency license can be activated using the same Product
9. Copy the Kill Code by clicking on “Copy” button next to it. Registration Number starting with “PE”. For example, for the
Paste it into the Kill Code field on the web page. Registration Number:
10. Once you have both fields completed click on the “Remove PN123ABC456DEF789G
Key” button in the webpage.
11. You will then get a message confirming that the license has The emergency Product Registration Number would be:
been successfully removed. You will also receive an email PE123ABC456DEF789G
with the killed license information. The products associated
with this Site Key are now safely parked on the website and The Customer Key number (CUS…..) is the same for both the
available to be re-licensed at any time. permanent and the emergency license.

NOTE: If your Product Registration Number does not start with PN, but
P only, you can use the E switch for emergency license anyway.

Please fill in the online “Key Replacement Form” at

http://supportworx.iconics.com/License/Visualization/KeyReplForm.aspx
to start the replacement process of the original license if your
license has been lost. Once your license has been recovered,
follow the steps in the section titled, “Issuing a New Software
License” to activate the new license.
Figure 6 - License Removed Confirmation

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