Transfer your license

PLA 3.0 licenses are tied to the computer to which you apply the vendor-to-customer (.v2c) file. Before you change the hardware or operating system of this computer, you have to temporarily transfer the license to a different computer.

Important: Create a backup of any PLA database located on the computer in question and save the backup on a different computer. The content of locally stored databases cannot be recovered if the hardware or operating system of the computer holding the database is changed.

About this task

  • Make sure you have permissions to install programs and to write in the C:\ProgramData directory.

  • If you want to use the recipient computer as a license server, make sure the license server and computers running PLA 3.0 are connected via a local network, and port 1947 is open for TCP and UDP connections on all systems.

  • Download the PLA 3.0 license system setup file from https://www.bioassay.de/software. On this site, you have to fill in the form to access the download area. Run the setup file as an administrator to install the PLA License Key Manager and the PLA License Control Center that you will use during the licensing process.

Note: If you use a USB dongle for the license (hardware key or hardlock key), you can remove it from the source computer and plug it into the recipient computer. Depending on the type of the dongle, it may be necessary to install additional software. For details, see Legacy protection keys.

Procedure

Note: We recommend you close all PLA 3.0 applications during this process.
To transfer your PLA 3.0 license from a source to a recipient computer, complete the following steps:
Steps for transferring a license to another computerCollect recipient informationGenerate the license transfer fileApply the license transfer file
Figure 1. Steps for transferring a license to another computer

How to video

The following video shows how you transfer your PLA 3.0 license from a source to a recipient computer step by step: