Exporting The License Requirement - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Commissioning Manual

Licensing

3.2 Exporting the license requirement

Additional search option
Note
Use of non-licensed options
Before licensing options, you can also activate them temporarily without the license keys and
use them for test purposes. In this case, the controller displays alarm 8080 periodically; this
indicates that the option use has not yet been assigned the required license.
3.2 Exporting the license requirement
After you have determined the license requirement, you can export the data via the set-up
external storage locations.
Procedure
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Press the "Go to beginning" softkey to start the search at the first option.
Press the "Go to end" softkey to start the search at the last option.
1. Press the "Export license requirement" softkey.
A small window opens listing the set-up storage locations.
2. Select "USB" for example, if you export the licenses on a USB
FlashDrive.
If you use the Automation License Manager (expansion module from
V1.2 SP1 and later), it is not permissible that the data are in a
subdirectory.
3. Press the "OK" softkey.
The set options, the options which are not set but are licensed options,
the license requirement and the license key are stored in an Alm file.
This file is used by the "automation license manager" as the basis for
licensing.
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