Simrad ES80 - Moving the Software License from One Processor Unit to Another

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5OntheleftsideoftheInstallationdialogbox,selectSoftwareLicense.
ObservethattheSoftwareLicensepageopens.
SoftwareLicensepage,page384
6SelectTypeLicenseString,andtypethelicensestringintothedialogbox.
IfyoudonothaveacomputerkeyboardconnectedtoyourES80system,selectthe
Keyboardbuttontoopenanon-screenkeyboard.Ifyouhavereceivedthelicense
stringonanelectronicformat(e-mailortextle),youcancopythestringfromthe
sourcedocumentandpasteitintotheTypeLicenseStringdialogbox.
7SelectOKtosavethelicensestringandclosetheTypeLicenseStringdialogbox.
8VerifythatthelicensestringisplacedintheCurrentlyactivelicenseslist.
Ifnecessary,selectthelicensestringontheleftside,andclickthearrowbutton[>]
tomoveittotheCurrentlyactivelicenseslist.
9SelectApplyandthenClosetosavealltheparametersandclosetheInstallation
dialogbox.
MovingthesoftwarelicensefromoneProcessorUnitto
another
Withoutalicenseyouwillnotbeabletocommunicatewiththetransceiver.Thesoftware
licensefortheES80isnotlinkedtothephysicalProcessorUnit.Ifnecessary,youcan
thereforeeasilymovetheES80softwarefromonecomputertoanother.
Prerequisites
Thisprocedureassumesthat:
•YourexistingES80isoperationalwithallnecessarysoftwarelicensesinstalled.
•YouhaveanewcomputertobeusedasProcessorUnit.
•TheES80softwarehasbeeninstalledonthenewProcessorUnit.
•ThenewProcessorUnitisconnectedtothetransceiver(s).
Inordertodothistaskyouwillneedasmalltexteditor(forexampletheMicrosoft
®
Notepad)runningonbothcomputers.YouwillalsoneedaUSBashdrive.
Context
Thesoftwarelicenseisa32characterhexadecimalstringbasedonthetransceiver’sserial
number.Itdenesseveralkeyparametersthatcontrolthefunctionalityandbehaviour
ofthetransceiver(s)youuse.Eachsoftwarelicensecode"unlocks"oneWideBand
Transceiver(WBT)foroperationalusewithasetofpredenedproperties.
Procedure
1StarttheES80onthe"old"ProcessorUnit.
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