Installation

To install the private License server in Windows OS, do the following:

1. Contact AxxonSoft technical support to get the License-server_InstallerWix.zip package.
   
2. Run the License-server.msi file from the received package. The installation is performed in the C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMS\VMS License Server directory.
   Once installed, the following is added:
   
   1. The VMS License Server program is added to Programs and Features.
   2. The VMS_License_Service is added to Services. It starts immediately after the installation. After you restart the server, the service starts automatically. In the processes of the task manager, the process of the running service is called license_service.exe. After you complete the process, a new process starts in one minute.
3. Stop VMS_License_Service in the task manager.
4. Create an activation request. To do this, you must collect computer HIDs using the CodeReader.exe utility (see The utility for reading video capture card code and dongle).
5. Send a file with collected HIDs of the computer to the AxxonSoft manager and request the keyfile.zip package for the private License server that contains:
   1. Certificate: ngp.licserver.crt
   2. Private key: ngp.licserver.key
   3. Server key: server.license.key
   4. Axxon PSIM license key: psim.sec.
6. Configure the environment variables to use the HTTPS protocol:
   1. Add the LEASE_ACCOUNTER_TLS_AUTH_ENABLED system variable with the true value (see Creating system variable).
   2. Specify the 443 port number for the LEASE_ACCOUNTER_UI_PORT system variable.
   3. Put down the path to the LEASE_ACCOUNTER_TLS_CERTIFICATE=%Path_to_server%\keyfile.crt certificate.
   4. Put down the path to the LEASE_ACCOUNTER_TLS_CERTIFICATE_KEY=%Path_to_server%\private.key private key.
7. Go to the C:\Program Files\Common FIles\VMS\VMS License Server installation folder, where:
   1. Put the License Server (windows-x86_64) file.
   2. Put the file of the ngp.licserver.key private key renamed to private.key.
   3. Put the file of the ngp.licserver.crt certificate renamed to keyfile.crt.
   4. Put the file of the Axxon PSIM psim.sec license key in the C:\Program Files\PSIM\ folder.
8. Add server.license.key to the C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMS\VMS License Server\keys folder.
   

   The key binds to the License server, not to Axxon PSIM. When you use the Guardant key, make sure that the USB key is connected to the server where you install the License server.

9. Run VMS_License_Service in the task manager.
10. Stop VMS_License_Service in the task manager.
11. Delete server.license.key from the C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMS\VMS License Server\keys folder. The folder must have only the key with the name containing the system ID.
12. Run VMS_License_Service in the task manager.

Installation of the private License server in Windows OS is complete. The License server web interface is available at https://127.0.0.1:444/ (see Logging in to the License Server web interface).

Possible issues

Connection error

Axxon PSIM can fail to establish a connection with the License server. This is due to the network-level connection blocking.

In this case, we recommend disabling the firewall on both the Axxon PSIM computer and the License server computer.

Make sure that port 443 isn't occupied by another process.

Windows Server Error

It is possible that the Windows Server cannot work together with the IIS (Internet Information Services) process. In this case, we recommend stopping the process before running the License server:

iisreset -stop