Avalanche User Guide - Wavelink

Chapter 2: Licensing 6Chapter 2: LicensingAvalanche requires licenses for full functionality. You can access and use the AvalancheConsole without licenses, but it will have limited functionality. You will not be able to managemobile devices.This section provides information about the licensing options for Avalanche, and includes thefollowing topics:• Overview of Wavelink Licensing• Activating Licenses• Releasing Licenses• Running the License Server• Importing an Enterprise LicenseOverview of Wavelink LicensingAvalanche requires one license for each mobile device it manages. When a server detects a newdevice, a license request is sent to the License Server. The License Server then sends a licenseto the server to be distributed. The license file is unique to the server and cannot be transferredto another server. Once the device receives the license, Avalanche can manage that device. If alicense expires or is released, the license returns to the pool of licenses at the License Serveruntil it is requested by another server.For users’ convenience, some licenses may come with a license start date. You can activatethese licenses and they will appear in the Licensing dialog box, but the License Server will notbe able to distribute them until the date specified.NOTE: To obtain Avalanche licenses, please contact Wavelink customer service or a salesrepresentative.Avalanche has two licensing options: base and maintenance.• Base licenses support Enablers that are the same version, any version older than the license,or one minor revision newer. For example, with a 5.0 base license, you can manage a 4.06Enabler, a 5.0 Enabler, or a 5.1 Enabler.• Maintenance licenses support any version of Enabler. You must have one base license foreach maintenance license distributed.The license version number must match the server version number. Licensing only takes intoaccount the major and minor release numbers. For example, a 5.2.1 server uses 5.2 licenses.