Schneider Electric Floating License Manager
Version 1.9.4.0

Release Notes  

Improvements

•	Fixed cyber security vulnerability CVE-2015-8277 in vendor daemon
•	Improved license registration and user identification dialogs
•	Updated contact information of Schneider Electric Software Registration Centers
•	Additional security and quality improvements

V1.9.0.0:
•	Secure HTTPS communication for online license lifecycle operations
•	New End User License Agreement (EULA)
•	Fixed crash on Italian and Spanish Windows versions if there exist a license that expires in the month March
•	Improved user guidance for some license lifecycle operations
•	Additional security and quality improvements
•	Additional minor bug fixes

FAQ

Where do I find the Activation ID of my license?
If you have purchased a license for a Schneider Electric software product then you (license owner) either received an email with a Schneider Electric Entitlement Certificate that contains the Activation ID or you have received a Schneider Electric Certificate of Authenticity where the Activation ID is printed on.

Known Issues

Customer specific FLEXnet License Administrator configuration gets overwritten
During re-installation or update of the Schneider Electric Floating License Manager the FLEXnet License Administrator, that is exclusively dedicated to managing floating licenses for Schneider Electric software products, may be re-installed. In this case the configuration of the FLEXnet License Administrator will be overwritten and the credentials for login to the “Administration” tab of this web portal will be reset to the default credentials "admin/admin". Please note your specific configuration especially your used port numbers of the FLEXnet License Administrator before re-installing or updating the Schneider Electric Floating License Manager and re-establish the configuration after the installation.

Firewall or virus scanner may block ports that are required to access your Floating Licenses
If your software product pops up the error message "Failed to find a valid license! Failed to establish a connection with the Enterprise License Server. (0x80000205)" please check the used Server Port number of your Enterprise License Server. It may be blocked by your firewall or virus scanner. The used Server Port number is shown in the web portal of the FLEXnet License Administrator available via the Schneider Electric Floating License Manager "Help -> FLEXnet License Administrator" menu. At this web portal proceed to the "Administration" tab and login (default credentials "admin/admin") to see the used Server Port number under "License Server Manager Port in Use". Verify that the same Server Port number is also configured in the Schneider Electric License Manager under "Options --> Enterprise License Server" menu.
Note: Some software products install the Schneider Electric Floating License Manager locally together with the software product. In this case, the Enterprise License Server is running on the local client machine and not on a server.

Possible communication interference in case another software product also uses the same FLEXnet License Server Port number
Several software products from different vendors are based on the FLEXnet License Server. In the case that more than one FLEXnet License Server is running on a single machine it is important that each FLEXnet License Server uses its own Server Port number otherwise the software products will not find their floating license(s). During the installation of the Schneider Electric Floating License Manager you can define the Server Port number to be used. Starting with V1.6.0.0 the default Server Port number was changed to 27010 that is outside of the typically used ports of other FLEXnet License Servers. This new default port is only preset when there was no previous Schneider Electric Floating License Manager version installed before, otherwise your previous used port is preset.
If your software product pops up the error message "Failed to find a valid license! Failed to establish a connection with the Enterprise License Server. (0x80000205)" it may possible that several FLEXnet License Servers are running on a single machine that conflicts each other. Open the Windows Task Manager and check if more than one FLEXnet License Server processes are running on your machine with the process name "lmadmin" and/or "lmgrd". In this case login to the "Administration" tab of the FLEXnet License Administrator web portal (default credentials "admin/admin") under the "Help -> FLEXnet License Administrator" menu of the Schneider Electric Floating License Manager. Navigate within the web portal to "Server Configuration --> License Server Configuration" and set a fixed License Server Manager Port under "Use this Port" and confirm the configuration by clicking on "Save". The recommendation is to use the port 27010. Restart the FLEXnet License Server via the Schneider Electric Floating License Manager menu "Task -> Restart FLEXnet License Administrator". Don't forget to set the same fixed Server Port number in the Schneider Electric License Manager under "Options --> Enterprise License Server Configuration” menu.

Software product startup could be delayed due to unavailable license servers
This version of the Schneider Electric Floating License Manager automatically configures a local license server configuration for the software products on this machine. The local license server configuration remains on the machine also after uninstallation of the Schneider Electric Floating License Manager. This could delay the startup of a software product. The same can happen when wrong license server addresses are configured. In this case please check the license server configuration in the Schneider Electric License Manager under menu "Options --> Enterprise License Server" and remove wrong or unavailable license server addresses to solve the issue.

Software product doesn't find a valid floating license after PC reboot
If your software product doesn't find a valid floating license after PC reboot it could be possible that the Enterprise License Server is not yet ready. Please wait a few minutes after the PC reboot and start your software product again.

Unicode characters in the installation destination folder are not supported
Don't install the Schneider Electric Floating License Manager to a folder that contains Unicode characters (e.g. Chinese characters). Otherwise at startup of the Schneider Electric Floating License Manager there is shown the following error message: The Windows service "lmadminSchneider" for the FLEXnet License Administrator is not available. Program will be terminated. In this case reinstall it in a destination folder not using any Unicode characters.

Unsynchronized system clock may cause issues, esp. in virtual machines
In virtual machines it is strongly recommended to synchronize the system clock of the virtual machine with the host time and to synchronize the guest and host time in addition with a time server. The startup of your Schneider Electric Floating License Manager may take longer if the system clock of your machine is set into the future and the machine is connected to the internet. Please correct the system clock of your machine before activating your license(s). Avoid system clock changes by more than 24 hours after license activation as this may result in licensing issues. The daylight saving clock changes are uncritical. 

License update and license return operations result in temporary unavailable license if not done via method "By web"
If you start a license update or license return request on your machine via the methods "By web portal" or "By e-mail" the selected license will be temporarily unavailable until the request is completed. A request can be completed only once you have received the XML response file which can take time dependent on the selected method. If you cannot accept temporary license unavailability please use the method "By web" for a license update or return.

Licenses can become untrusted in virtual machines during cloning or snapshot  operations
If you activate licenses in virtual machines it is important to know that there are specific copy protection mechanisms in place that ensures the license usage in compliance with the End User License Agreement (EULA). It is recommended to return your license before you clone your virtual machine or before you revert to a snapshot of your virtual machine. After cloning or reverting of a snapshot you can activate your license again on your virtual machine. If you don't follow this recommendation your license in the virtual machine will be set to an untrusted status so that it cannot be used anymore without repair. In few cases even the repair will not be possible.
	
Display of critical alerts in the FLEXnet License Administrator web portal
The FLEXnet License Administrator web portal displays alerts, by default also not critical alerts are shown. It can be configured in the FLEXnet License Administrator web portal which alerts are displayed. To configure the alerts open the Schneider Electric Floating License Manager "Help -> FLEXnet License Administrator" menu. At this web portal proceed to the "Administration" tab and login (default credentials "admin/admin"). Under the "Alert Configuration" tab you can decide which alerts are shown as critical or important.