POSPac UAV Network License

Depending upon the purchased business model, a purchased system may come with a set of Applanix
Network POSPac UAV licenses (POSEO, MMS_GNSS-Inertial_QC, and UAV GNSS-Inertial) or POSPac
MMS licenses for post processing the sensor trajectory solution from within LP360 Drone. POSPac
provides a user with the capability to use a software license within a shared network environment
running a license management service included with the POSPac installation. Hence, is best to activate
this license on a machine which can act as the License Server on your network. Other computers on the
same network will automatically borrow the license when needed and return it when done. If needed,
you may also borrow the licenses from the server to a laptop to take to the field for processing while
disconnected from the license server.

Let’s say you activated your license on Computer A.

• The license now resides on Computer A
• The license CANNOT be activated again on any other computer
• Each license can ONLY be activated on a single computer
• Trying to activate the same license will yield a “All activations have been exhausted for this
  entitlement” like shown here

Figure 1: POSPac Software License Utility

Now, any computers that are on the same network as Computer A will be able to USE the license residing on Computer A. No configuration is usually necessary but see the Firewall Settings to Communicate with the License Server below if the Applanix Software License Utility on the other computers do not automatically see the licenses on the License Server after activation.

• The license still resides on Computer A
• Other computers on the same network as Computer A will automatically borrow the license when needed

There are some steps to ensure this feature is working properly. 

Activate the License Server

When you have selected the machine to act as your Applanix License Server, install POSPac UAV if you wish to use it to also process data on the same machine. Otherwise, install only the Applanix Software License Utility, also available from the POSPac folder on our FTP site.

POSPac supports online activation of software licenses. Activation can be accomplished entirely by the user, provided they have internet access and an Applanix-provided Entitlement ID (EID).

POSPac provides a utility for managing software licenses. The Software License Utility can be run from the POSPac Help menu or the Windows Start Menu under the All Programs -> Applanix -> SoftwareLicenseUtility menu.

1. Open the Applanix Software License Utility (SLU)
2. Select Activate License (internet access is required)

Figure 2: Online Activation

3. In the dialog, enter the POSPac Entitlement ID provided with your TrueView licensing information.
4. If necessary, configure the Firewall Settings to Communicate with the License Server.

To Use the License while on the Same Network as the License Server

The computers on the network will have to point the License Server (in the Software License Utility (SLU)) towards Computer A. We will name this computer, Computer B, for clarity-sake.

1. First, find the host name of Computer A (you can run ipconfig /all in the Command Prompt). Then go into the License Server inside the SLU on Computer B and add the host name of Computer A. It will look something like this. Make sure to save after adding the name.

Figure 3: License Server

2. Now, if you look at the SLU on Computer B, you should see the licenses that are on Computer A. Note that it says on the bottom “Found license manager running on APPL-ENG001696”. This should now be the host name of Computer A if done correctly.

Figure 4: SLU - Licensed

3. The above procedures are for computers on the same local network.

Figure 5: Local License Network

To Borrow a License from the License Server

1. Now, say you have a laptop on the network, and you wish to take this laptop out in the field but still want to use POSPac for processing. In this case, you can check-out the license (you are essentially borrowing the license from Computer A)

Figure 6: Borrowing License from Network

2. Open the SLU on the laptop. You can then Select the licenses you want to borrow, set the Commute days, then select Check Out Selected. 

Figure 7: Commute Licenses

3. Once you do this, the license on Computer A will temporarily move to the laptop for the set number of days. Note that when you do this, Computer A will act as if there are no licenses on it and therefore the computers on the network will not be able to see and use the licenses. Once the set number of days has passed, the license will automatically be recalled to Computer A 
4. You can remove the laptop from the network and still be able to use the license.
5. You can also return the license back to Computer A whenever the laptop is on the same network again.

Figure 8: Check in Commuted License