The other controls in the
Register, Update and Install
wizard page are:
- Licensed features
- presents the list of licensed features with their
expiration date:
- Feature name -
the group of words by which the feature is known. The same
names are used in the online
shop. Here all licensed features are listed,
independent of their installation status.
- Expiration date
- depending on the license condition, a particular feature
may expire at a given date or is timely unlimited. This
information is given here. Expired licensed can be updated
via online shop.
- Status - the
installation status of the particular license. The
possible states are:
- OK - the
licensed feature is installed and works properly,
- Not installed
- the licensed feature is not installed,
- Expired - the
license of the feature has expired, but the feature is
still installed.
- Overall Status -
presents the status of the license as a whole:
- The possible states are:
- License is valid.
- License is missing.
-
License is invalid. Renew your license.
-
License is not valid for this computer.
Update your license or ask for another one.
- Some features are missing or are not installed
correctly. Try updating IDA-STEP.
-
Some feature licenses have expired.
Update your license.
-
Some feature licenses will expire in 30
or less days, consider updating your license.
- Activate registration
on status changes option - if this option is
selected, the Register,
Update and Install window is pop upped every time
you start IDA-STEP when the state of the license is
changed:
You can switch this option
Off, by unselecting the
check box. The
Registration
and Licensing Status dialogue window appears on the
screen (see
Figure 2),
where you can select whether to disable the future activation
of the registration on status changes or not. If you agree
with the affirmation, press
Yes
button.
Figure 2. Registration
and Licensing Status dialogue window, proposing to disable
activation of registration on status changes
If you want to enable the
activation of a registration on status changes in the
future - select the
Activate
registration on status changes check box. The
Registration and Licensing
Status dialogue window appears on the screen
with the message "Enable activation of registration on
status changes" (see
Figure
3). If you agree with the affirmation, press
Yes button.
Figure 3. Registration
and Licensing Status dialogue window, proposing to enable
activation of registration on status changes
Register
After
IDA-STEP Framework
is started for the first time, the
Register, Update and Install wizard pop ups on
the screen. If you want to update license-id, or update
installed features select the
Register,
Update
and
Install
menu item in the
Help menu.
- Select New free license
radio button to get free IDA-STEP Viewer (see Figure 1) and
press Finish button.
The IDA-STEP Viewer will be installed.
Note. To install
Free IDA-STEP viewer, the current computer should be with
the Internet access.
Or
- Select New license ID
radio button and enter a new license-id into the text field (see Figure 4).
- Press Finish button
to
install new licensed features or press Next button to open the
Registration and
Installation Method dialogue to choose how to
register and install IDA-STEP (see clause Registration
and Installation Method).
Note. The Next button is disabled
for the free license installation.
Figure 4. Register new
license
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Update
If the software was already installed before, you may just want
to get an update or an upgrade of your license. An update is
getting the most actual version of the licensed features. An
upgrade means to enhance the license for new features.
If you want update already licensed features:
- Select the Update
current license radio button in the License layout
(see Figure 1).
- The licensed features are indicated in the Licensed features table.
- Click Finish button
or press Next button
to open the Registration
and Installation Method dialogue to choose how to
register and install IDA-STEP.
If no new features or updates are available for the currently
activated license, the particular message window appears on the
screen (see
Figure
6).
Figure 6. Problem
Occurred message window
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Registration
and
Installation Method
The user can choose how to register a new license or update
licensed features - online or offline - in the
Registration and Installation
Method page (see
Figure
7).
Figure 7. Registrations
and Installation Methods page
Online registration and installation
The default registration and installation method is
Online registration and
installation. This option must be selected if your
computer is currently connected to the Internet. IDA-STEP will
connect to the license server and will register your license
automatically. This is the default and simplest way.
If any problem occurred while the registration and
installation, please see
Troubleshooting
for details.
Offline
registration,
installation and update
If your computer is not connected to the Internet, you can
use offline installation method.
- Select the Offline
registration, installation and update radio button
in the Registration and
Installation Method page (see Figure
7).
- Press Next button.
The Offline Registration
and Installation page appears on the screen to
choose the action for offline registration, installation or
update (see Figure
8):
Figure 8. Offline
Registration and Installation page (displayed license here:
5QL5A-CYBDE-6XIM4-04H8Q-4Q14E)
- Select the 1st Step: Preparation of HTML
file for registration radio button. IDA-STEP will
generate an HTML file with the needed registration data
(IDA-STEP_xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx.html). Transfer
this HTML file to another computer with internet access.
Select a location of the file to be generated in your file
system by using Browse...
button next to the text
field.
Or
- Select the Skip 1st
step radio button if the HTML file is already
created during previous registration or update sessions.
- Press Next button
to go to the next page of the wizard (see Figure 9). After the Next button is
pressed the HTML file is generated and located in the
selected place (in our example
5QL5A-CYBDE-6XIM4-04H8Q-4Q14E.html).
Figure 9. Offline
Registration and Installation wizard page to select license
file and installation/update package
- 1st
step completed layout presents information,
that HTML file is successfully created. Note. This layout is
skipped, if the Skip
1st step radio button was selected in the previous
page.
- 2nd step:
Registration and downloading registration and
installation file layout
On another computer with Internet access access open the
HTML file generated in step 1 in a web-browser and press
the Register button.By
this your registration data is transferred to the the
registration server and if all is OK you will be
offered to download and save two files:
- the license file
IDA-STEP_xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx.lic
- and the installation/update package with the
licensed features
IDA-STEP_xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx_install_vYYYYMMDD.zip.
You have to transfer
both files to the computer on which you want to install
IDA-STEP.
Meanwhile you will get
a license file and installation/update package, you can
close the wizard page by pressing
Cancel button. Later you can open it by
selecting
Help ->
Register, Update and Install menu item in the main
menu bar and using
Next button
go to the needed page..
After you receive the license file (.lic), you can
activate your license on your computer, where IDA-STEP
should be installed.
- 3rd step: Activation
of the license and updating or installing licensed
feature layout:
- Specify the path to the license file
(IDA-STEP_xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx.lic) by using
Browse button
next to the Read in
the license file
(IDA-STEP_xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx.lic)
text field (see Figure
10).
Figure 10.
Installation and Registration 3rd step
- Specify the path to the installation/update package
IDA-STEP_xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx_install_vYYYYMMDD.zip
by using Browse button
next to the Read in
the installation/update package with the licensed
features
(IDA-STEP_xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx_install_vYYYYMMDD.zip)
text field.
- Press Finish button
to activate the license and update/install
licensed features.