Register a License Key

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Introduction

Configuration Tool License Keys can be delivered in two ways:

From the order confirmation page, or order confirmation email.
This is the most common method of delivery.
As a license file (.fhlic).
Occasionally we may send out a license key in file.

Registering a license from an Order Confirmation Page or Email

To register the license in an Order Confirmation Page or Order Confirmation Email:

1. Start the Configuration Tool.

2. From the Tools menu select Register Configuration License.

If UAC is enabled, the User Account Control dialog box will open:

Click Yes to allow the Fernhill SCADA License Administrator to make changes to your computer.

3. The Register Configuration License Key dialog opens:

Register Configuration License Key dialog box

4. Do one of the following.

Copy the entire text from the order confirmation web page to the clipboard, or
Copy the entire message text from the order confirmation email to the clipboard.

Note: In the next step you will paste the copied text into the Register Configuration License Key dialog. The dialog will search the text for a valid license key. If a valid license key is found, the fields in the dialog will be filled out automatically.

5. Click Paste on the Register Configuration License Key dialog.

License pasted into the Register Configuration License Key dialog

Note: If the data on the clipboard does not contain a valid license key you will see this error:

Error message indicating an invalid license

If you see this error message, go back to step 4 and try again.

6. Click the Register button. The Register Configuration License Key dialog will register your license and close.

Registering a license file (.fhlic)

On rare occasions we may send you a license key file (.fhlic) as an email attachment.

When you receive your license key file, please keep it in a secure location.

To register the license key file:

1. Copy the license key file (.fhlic) to a suitable location on the computer where you want to register the license. For example My Documents.

2. Open the license key file.

If UAC is enabled, the User Account Control dialog box will open:

Click Yes to allow the Fernhill SCADA License Administrator to make changes to your computer.

3. The Register Configuration License Key dialog opens:

Register Developer License Key dialog box

4. Click the Register button. The Register Configuration License Key dialog will register your license and close.

Note: We recommend you create a safe backup of your license key file(s).

Confirm License Registration

You can confirm the license has registered by opening the About Box of the Configuration Tool:

Further Information

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