Control Center - Delivering Licenses through the Protection! Backend

Protection! Control Center includes the ability to deliver licenses to the customers by sending them to Protection! Backend. This allows for centralized control of how the licenses should be actually transported to the customers and provides a way to log all of the licensing activities in one place e.g. in the database.

Note, Protection! Backend should be properly configured first in order to allow for this functionality e.g. by providing e-mail licenses delivery.

To deliver licenses from the Protection! Control Center through the Protection! Backend use the following procedure:

  1. Select the "License" Shortcut  on the Control Center's Shortcuts Side Bar.
  2. Specify the desired license attributes.
  3. Specify Customer information if necessary. Note: If "Options | Protection! Backend Delivery | Require Customer" menu item is checked then delivery to Protection! Backend would not be allowed without complete Customer Information.
  4. Backend delivery can be initiated either by selecting "File | Deliver License | Send to Backend" menu item on the menu bar or by selecting the drop-down icon on the toolbar and choosing the "Send to Backend"  option. A  Ctrl+B key combination can also be used to send the license to the Protection! Backend.

Note: Backend connection should be properly configured using the "Manage Connections" dialog (this dialog can be invoked using the "Options | Protection! Backend Delivery | Manage Connections" menu item) in order to send licenses to Protection! Backend from the Protection! Control Center.

Delivery to Protection! Backend progress would be indicated in the status bar of the Protection! Control Center. If for whatever reason the delivery process must be stopped the "Cancel" button to the right of the progress bar should be used.

When delivery is successful an appropriate message will be shown in the Status Bar.


Manage Connections Dialog

The "Manage Connections" dialog provides the ability to maintain list of Backend connections can be used to delivery licenses through Protection! Backend.


Edit Connection Dialog

The "New/Edit Connection" Dialog provides the ability to configure the connection to Protection! Backend. It has the following attributes: