User Guide

Licensing
Licensing Reference
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Siemens
User Guide Version 3.0
A6V10415471
Building Technologies
2017-11-30
15.1.4 Demo License Mode
On initial startup, or during normal operation, if no valid license is found the Desigo
CC Server switches to Demo Mode, and the system operates for 30 minutes.
When the 30-minute Demo Mode time limit expires, the Desigo CC Server stops
the project and the operators are forced to log off. If the project is subsequently
restarted, the system will run in Demo Mode for another 30 minutes.
Demo Mode Characteristics
● When Demo Mode is active, this is visually indicated on the Summary bar in
green, with a timer that shows how much time is left.
● If you view the license data, the license set will be highlighted in red. Assigned
and Remaining will indicate 0.
● If a valid license is detected before the 30-minute Demo Mode time expires,
Desigo CC switches back to Normal Mode.
NOTE:
In Demo Mode you can only switch from Engineering to Operating mode. Once
you are in Operating mode you cannot switch back to Engineering mode.
15.1.5 Courtesy License Mode
The Desigo CC Server switches to Courtesy Mode when the license set is
installed, but one of the following situations occurs:
● An insufficient set of license features for field points is detected. That is, the
site project was configured with a certain number of physical objects, but only a
subset of these are licensed. For example, if the site project was configured
with 2000 fire data points but only 1000 are licensed, Courtesy Mode activates.
● The system detects 3 or more sabotage attempts within a 30-minute period.
Sabotage means any unauthorized attempt to modify the system’s license data
directly in the database (for example, inappropriate changes to the time
remaining in a specific license mode). Only the system itself is allowed to write
to the license data.
In the event of sabotage by unauthorized software:
– If the system detects fewer than 3 sabotage attempts within 30 minutes, at
the end of the 30 minutes the sabotage attempt counter is reset.
– If the system detects 3 sabotage attempts within 30 minutes, Desigo CC
switches to Courtesy Mode but the license features are still considered
valid. An alarm is also generated to inform the operator.
– If the system detects more than 3 sabotage attempts within 30 minutes,
Desigo CC switches to Courtesy Mode and the license features are
invalidated (even if the license features are installed the system treats them
as no longer valid).
When Courtesy Mode activates, the management platform can continue to operate
for a total of 30 days cumulatively.