Checking Installed Options with License Manager A2d

Option licensing enables the use of Ethernet, Network Gateways, Page Description Languages, printing speeds, Remote Services, and capabilities such as variable-data intelligent PostScript printing (VIPP) and scanning to the network. After initial installation of the system by a Customer Service Engineer, License Manager is used to control subsequent viewing, enabling or disabling, and installation of licensed options. To make certain that your system has the correct options installed to assure successful network set up, you should check installed system options using License Manager.

Note: Your system will not have certain features or will operate differently depending on what licenses are enabled or not enabled. The Productivity Pack license is required to enable features such as multiple queue capability, running LCDS and IPDS jobs and setting up streaming queues, use of the stock library, and ability to specify the minimum/maximum nominal paper weight range for the stock that is programmed and loaded. If the Productivity Pack license is not installed and enabled, the system uses, for example, default paper weight buckets. Another license, the Enhanced Line Screens license (Image Quality), enables image quality options such as adjusting halftones and selecting various line screens.

Viewing Licensed Options

  1. Select [Logon…] from the Logon menu.
  2. Select System Administrator from the User drop-down list box, enter the System Administrator password, and click < OK>.
  3. Select [Feature Licenses…] from the Setup menu.
  4. The License Manager window displays the Name, Type, Status, State, and Expiration Date of all the licensed options installed on your system. Licensed packages of bundled features may also be displayed as identified by a cascading documents icon. Clicking the icon displays the package's contents of individual features.
  5. To view the properties of any displayed option, right click the system mouse on the selection line for the option, license package, or feature of interest, and select [Properties…] from the pop-up menu.

Enabling Licensed Options

  1. Right click the system mouse on the selection line for the option or license package that you are interested in, and select [Properties…] from the pop-up menu.
  2. In the Properties window, select the Activate radio button under the License heading.
  3. Select the Enable radio button under the Feature heading. For license packages, if required, deselect (uncheck) the Maintain Current States box, select [Enable All], then recheck the Maintain Current States box. This checkbox is only available on bundled license features that contain other license features.
  4. Make sure that your selected option is the name displayed under the License Name heading.
  5. The License String box should be filled in with a lengthy string of characters (letters and numbers). If this is not the case, contact your Xerox representative.
  6. Click <OK> or <Apply> to save your settings.

Note: The individual features of license packages can be enabled or disabled by right clicking on the feature line, selecting Properties, then selecting [Enable] or [Disable]. Do not Deactivate an entire license package to disable one feature (such as AppleTalk in the Ethernet package). If a license is deactivated, the system removes the license string. The license or feature can not be reactivated by using the Activate button. To reactivate a license or feature, you must reinstall a valid license.

Installing Licensed Options

  1. Contact your Xerox representative to purchase the license or license package for the option or features that you need.
  2. When you receive your license file from Xerox, log on to your system as System Administrator, then select [Feature Licenses...] from the Setup menu.
  3. Right click the system mouse anywhere within the License Manager window and select [Load License File]. (Note: You can alternatively click the Load License File... button.)
  4. Use the Select License File window to indicate the location of your new license file and click <OK>.
  5. Follow any additional instructions that came with the license file to assure a successful installation.