Licenses
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Note Although visible in the Cisco DMM user interface, Release 5.5 and 5.6 software does not support Cisco Digital Signs, Cisco Digital Media Players (DMPs), Cisco Cast, Cisco Digital Media Designer, or the Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager.
Procedures
Features of Cisco DMS are licensed and activated separately. Until you obtain and install license keys, their corresponding features are hidden from all users — including you, the administrator .
See these sections to manage your Cisco DMS license keys:
- Request License Keys
- Install License Keys
- View Installed Licenses
- Check the Dashboard Gauge for Licenses
Request License Keys
Features of Cisco DMS are sold and licensed separately. After you purchase the right to use a feature, you must request and install a unique license key. Your key activates the feature on your server.
Step 2
Choose Licenses > Request Licenses .
Step 3
Enter all requested values in the Request Licenses form.
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Step 4
Choose a method to send your license request as an email message to dms-softwarekeys@cisco.com .
Step 5
After you receive a license key file from Cisco, save a local copy of the file.
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Note Make sure that your local copy does not include any spaces in its filename. (CSCtj60727)
Install License Keys
Step 2
Choose Licenses > Install/Upgrade Licenses .
Step 3
Click Browse or Choose File , depending on your installed browser.
Step 4
Find and click the license file where you saved it.
Step 6
Click Install License .
Step 7
Repeat these steps until all of your licenses are installed.
Features that you licensed are now activated.
Reference
Base Licenses for Cisco DMS Appliances and Endpoints
There is a base license included at no additional cost with the purchase of any Cisco DMS appliance or endpoint. These licenses are unit-specific and perpetual. There are no non-support fees and you are not obligated to purchase other licenses.
With a DMM appliance base license, you can:
- Install feature licenses for components of Cisco DMS1.
- Gain access to features after you license them.
- Create user accounts and user groups for components of Cisco DMS 1 .
- Configure a user authentication framework for use throughout Cisco DMS 1 .
- Configure event notifications and alarms for components of Cisco DMS 1 .
- Check processes remotely.
- Monitor and restart servers remotely 1 .
With a Show and Share appliance base license ( and a DMM appliance ), you can set up a Show and Share site.
With a DMP endpoint base license, you can set up the DMP itself2 from its embedded device manager, DMPDM.
Optional Module Licenses
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Note To obtain and activate any license for any component of Cisco DMS, you must have a DMM appliance.
Part Number 3Author licenses are cumulative. For example, the base license for Show and Share includes 5 authors — so, if you purchase and install a 10-author pack, your Show and Share will support as many as 15 authors.
Activates Show and Share abilities to host and produce managed, live webcasts — including audience polling, moderated Q&A, audio, video, and synchronized slides.
Activates support for SNMP interaction with network monitoring applications. Also activates support for event notifications and alerts.
Activates DMM baseline features to centrally manage and operate a digital signage network with Cisco DMPs.
Activates DMM abilities to deliver on-demand video and live broadcast TV channels over IP networks to DMPs and their attached presentation systems.
To centrally manage DMPs from DMM, you must combine a Digital Signs Module license with at least one DMP feature license.
DMP feature licenses are cumulative. If you are already licensed to manage 500 DMPs before you install an additional 50-unit license, your DMM installation will support managing as many as 550 DMPs.
3.During your initial order, use part numbers that omit the = character. Only later, when you want to extend what you ordered initially, should you use part numbers that end with =.