Apply the license file

Apply the Vendor-to-Customer (.v2c) file to the computer or license server that you want to license.

Before you begin

You should have received a Vendor-to-Customer (.v2c) file from our Sales team. If you do not have it available on the system you wish to license, open the e-mail you have received from us and save the file attached to it.

Procedure

To apply the license file:
  1. Start the PLA License Key Manager.
  2. On the Apply license file tab, select … in the lower right corner.
  3. Navigate to the directory where you have saved the Vendor-to-Customer (.v2c) file, select it, and then select Open.
  4. Select Apply update.
    Result: On the Apply license file tab, a message informs you about the current status.
    Apply license file
    Figure 1. Apply license file
  5. Make sure the license file has been correctly applied: On the computer on which you installed the license, open the PLA License Control Center.
    Licenses from Stegmann Systems always have the vendor code 98099 assigned.
    Figure 2. Correctly applied license file displayed in the PLA License Control Center
    Important: If PLA 3.0 can access the internet but cannot authenticate your license keys, PLA 3.0 could not detect your license server. In this case, you manually have to configure access to the license server. For details, see the Licenses on a license server topic.

Result

The following figure shows the serial number (S/N) displayed in the lower part of the PLA 3.0 Login dialog after the license was successfully activated:
Correctly displayed serial number in the PLA 3.0 Login dialog
Figure 3. Correctly displayed serial number in the PLA 3.0 Login dialog