• You cannot install the License Server along with Axxon PSIM. If you install Axxon PSIM on a personal computer, you must dedicate a separate computer to install the License Server.
  • Port 443 and port 80 must be open.

Installation

Before installing the License Serve, do the following:

  1. Install the Microsoft Visual C++ libraries if they aren't installed in the system:
    • 2008;
    • 2010;
    • 2013;
    • 2017.
  2. Download and install the Guardant driver from the official website.
  3. Connect the Guardant USB key to the computer.

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

  1. Create an activation request. To do this, you must collect the computer's HIDs using the LS_tool utility by running it in the command line:
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMS\VMS License Server>LS_tool.exe --collect-hwinfo

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


  2. Contact an AxxonSoft technical support specialist to get the necessary License-server_InstallerWix.zip package and the keyfile.zip license key package for the private License Server.
    The keyfile.zip key package contains:
    1. The VMS License Server program is added to Programs and Features.

  4. When installing, make sure that the UI folder is unzipped from the license-server-ui.zip archive.

    Rename the ngp.licserver.key private key to private.key and the ngp.licserver.crt certificate to keyfile.crt and add them to the C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMS\VMS License Server folder. Confirm the file replacement.
  5. set Path_to_server=C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMS\VMS License Server

SET LEASE_ACCOUNTER_LSTOOL_PATH=%Path_to_server%\LS_tool.exe
SET LEASE_ACCOUNTER_PUBLIC_KEY=%Path_to_server%\public.pem
SET LEASE_ACCOUNTER_TLS_CERTIFICATE=%Path_to_server%\keyfile.crt
SET LEASE_ACCOUNTER_TLS_CERTIFICATE_KEY=%Path_to_server%\private.key 
SET LEASE_ACCOUNTER_TLS_AUTH_ENABLED=true
SET LEASE_ACCOUNTER_LOG_DIR=%Path_to_server%\logs\
SET LEASE_ACCOUNTER_BADGER_DIR=%Path_to_server%\badger
SET LEASE_ACCOUNTER_LICENSE_FILES_DIR=%Path_to_server%\keys
SET LEASE_ACCOUNTER_PORT=443
SET LEASE_ACCOUNTER_HTTP_PORT=86

license-server.exe

Installing 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.



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

HTTP and HTTPS protocols

HTTP

To use the HTTP protocol on another port instead of the port 80, do the following:

  1. Contact an AxxonSoft manager and get the new keyfile.zip keys package that must contain:
  2. Replace the keys and generate a new .bat file in the C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMS\VMS License Server\keys folder.

HTTPS

To use the HTTPS protocol on another port instead of the port 443, do the following:

  1. Contact an AxxonSoft manager and get the new keyfile.zip keys package that must contain:
  2. Replace the keys and generate a new .bat file in the C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMS\VMS License Server\keys folder.