how-to guide for the milestone integration platform plug-in licensing ...

HOW-TO GUIDE FOR THE MILESTONE INTEGRATION PLATFORM PLUG-INLICENSING FRAMEWORKWith the release of MIP SDK 2 Milestone provides an integrated licensing framework into the MIPenvironment. This enables MSP’s to issue and manage licenses to their customers through theMilestone PartnerNet and Milestone Software Registration Center.The MIP licensing framework is easy to implement for MSP’s, providing an extremely flexibleframework to implement a variety of different licensing models, easy access to license informationin all MIP environments and built-in support for building Milestone recommended 30 day triallicenses.The MIP licensing framework provides optimal user experience for the installer or end customer forhandling their licenses. There is no longer a need for the end-customer to have several differentlicenses to different software since the MSP plug-in license is now just part of the Milestone SLCand the MSP solution can be treated as any other device that will be available after online (oroffline) activation in the Milestone Management Client/Application.To get started with the Milestone Integration Platform Plug-in licensing framework, log-on toPartnerNet with your login credentials. If you do not have a login, please contact the MilestoneSolution Partner (MSP) admin team at partner@milestonesys.com.Registering and issuing MIP plug-in licenses is a two stage process:1. Registration on Milestone PartnerNet2. Issue and Manage plug-in license via the Software Registration Service CenterRegistration on Milestone PartnerNetOn this page you are able toAuthorize relevant people within your organization or your sales partners to issue licensesto your MIP Plug-in.Register MIP Plug-in(s)Copyright © 2007-2011 Milestone Systems A/S, Banemarksvej 50, 2605 Broendby, Denmark.

Authorize relevant people within your organization or your sales partners to issue licensesto your MIP plug-in1. Software Registration Service CenterFirst step is to make sure that each person that needs to be authorized to issue licenses toyour MIP plug-in is required to have an account in the Software Registration ServiceCenter. On this page http://www.milestonesys.com/Software+Registration, you or theperson who needs access can register for an account.Copyright © 2007-2011 Milestone Systems A/S, Banemarksvej 50, 2605 Broendby, Denmark.

2. Authorization to issueOn the PartnerNet page, you can authorize people by adding their email addresses to thetable.If the user does not have an account, you will receive a warning: ‘Please create the user inthe Software Registration Service Center before registering here’.Register MIP Plug-in(s)In the table you will find already registered MIP plug-ins, if you have any.Copyright © 2007-2011 Milestone Systems A/S, Banemarksvej 50, 2605 Broendby, Denmark.

1. Register New Plug-inTo register a new plug-in, use the link below the table to enter the registration form.In the form you will need to provide:Plug-in Nameo The plug-in name is the name of the MIP plug-in. The MSP can decide thisname but the name entered in the plug-in registration needs to be the sameas the name entered in the source code under the property Name in thePluginDefinition.Plug-in GUIDo The plug-in GUID is a Global Unique IDentifier identifying this specific plugin.The GUID needs to be in the format “xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx”(where x can be either letters or numbers). The GUID shouldbe automatically generated by a Microsoft tool to ensure its uniqueness. TheMSP will need to assign a new GUID to the property Id in thePluginDefinition in the plug-in during development. The GUID in the plug-inregistration should be the same as the GUID from the plug-in source code.Plug-in Typeo The plug-in type is the identification of the license. The Plug-in type shouldmatch the LicenseType property defined when creating theLicenseInformation object in the source code.Or you can install the license registration tool provided to extract the above informationfrom your plug-in.2. EditCopyright © 2007-2011 Milestone Systems A/S, Banemarksvej 50, 2605 Broendby, Denmark.

To edit an already registered MIP plug-in, click the ‘edit’ button in the table. On the editpage, you are able to rename and edit any of the information associated with the registeredMIP plug-in.Issue and Manage plug-in license via the Software Registration Service CenterIn the Software Registration Service Center, you can issue and manage the plug-in licenses thatare registered via PartnerNet.When you log-in click on ‘MIP plug-in licenses’ in the upper right hand corner. On the main pagefor MIP plug-in licenses you can issue new licenses and manage already registered MIP plug-ins.To issue a license, choose the license name from the drop-down box. Choose license type fromthe second drop-down box. Insert a customer SLC and license count for how many licenses youwish to issue. If the licenses should have an expiry date, please choose one from the pop-upcalendar. And add any custom data you would like to record regarding the customer for your ownuse.Copyright © 2007-2011 Milestone Systems A/S, Banemarksvej 50, 2605 Broendby, Denmark.

How-to use the installer to register a new license typeInstaller file name: LicenseRegistration.msiThe LicenseRegistration.msi file needs to be installed on the machine where the XProtectManagement Application/Client is running.The install steps are as following:Copyright © 2007-2011 Milestone Systems A/S, Banemarksvej 50, 2605 Broendby, Denmark.

You should be able to press the “Next” button throughout this process. The install should takeabout 15 seconds.When installed, the Program and Feature list will have the installed plug-in listed as “MilestoneXProtect License Registration plug-in” – see below.Copyright © 2007-2011 Milestone Systems A/S, Banemarksvej 50, 2605 Broendby, Denmark.

Start the XProtect Enterprise Management Application or the XProtect Corporate ManagementClient (version 4.1 required) and navigate to the License Registration MIP Plug-in.The left hand side indicates what to select in order to see this page.The top drop-down contains all available MIP plug-ins that has the license registration class andproperties implemented.The button in the middle should be pressed to get the XML from this application. Press the ‘Copyto Clipboard’ and paste into the XML text box in PartnerNet under ‘Register New Plug-in’.Copyright © 2007-2011 Milestone Systems A/S, Banemarksvej 50, 2605 Broendby, Denmark.

Copyright © 2007-2011 Milestone Systems A/S, Banemarksvej 50, 2605 Broendby, Denmark.