Softing is a leading global provider of products for Industrial Automation. For over 35 years, the core business of Softing Industrial Automation has been industrial data communication in the form of chips, stacks, software suites, and hardware modules. Softing's OPC/OPC UA code is the reference software for the OPC Foundation. The runtime license enables the full functionality of a product on one computer. You cannot use the same license a second time. If you like to transfer the runtime license from one PC to the other, then please send us your license key (format: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX) or a copy of your license sheet per e-mail to: support.automationatsoftingdotcom.
Licensing
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Licensing with the License Manager V4
Transfer runtime licenses (License Manager V4)
The runtime license enables the full functionality of a product on one computer. You cannot use the same license a second time.
If you like to transfer the runtime license from one PC to the other, then please send us your license key (format: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX) or a copy of your license sheet per e-mail to: support.automation@softing.com
The license key can be found on the delivery CD case or a separate license sheet.
See the release notes and the readme.txt file for installation instructions, supported hardware, what's new, bug fixes, and known issues. This download installs base drivers, Intel® PROSet for Windows. Device Manager, and Intel® PROSet Adapter Configuration Utility for Intel® Network Adapters with Windows® 10. To access the design guide and reference topics for Native 802.11 Wireless LAN drivers, see Native 802.11 Wireless LAN. The Native 802.11 Wireless LAN interface was superceded in Windows 10 and later by the WLAN Universal Driver Model (WDI). WLAN Universal Driver Model. Previous Versions of Network Drivers. USBTrace can decode class specific usb descriptors/requests and display detailed information regarding them. The classes currently supported are Hub, HID, Mass Storage, Bluetooth, Wireless USB HWA, Still Image Capture, Printer, Audio, Video, Smart Card, Vendor specific device class etc. Read more about USB device class decoding. 
The state of license will be reset by Softing.
Please delete the license file (.lic) for the product on your old PC. To do this, navigate to the license directory in the License Manager V4:Configuration -> Settings -> License path… -> Open License DirectoryDelete here the old license file.
After that you can activate your license once again on another computer.
The License Manager fails to detect the hardware dongle (blue USB dongle).
Note:
The hardlock driver blocks the access to the dongle when using Terminal Server or connecting through Remote Desktop! In these cases please use a software license key.
You can download the current Aladdin Hardlock driver from the website here:
https://sentinelcustomer.gemalto.com/sentineldownloads/
Update modem drivers.
See application note: The License Manager fails to detect the hardware dongle (Aladdin Hardlock Key) license. Applications covered by the hardware key license indicate a demo version on startup of the computer.
This FAQ is only relevant if you are using an old blue USB dongle.
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Dongle license is working for some time then the Software is running suddenly in Demo Mode
Dongle license is working for some time (>90 Minutes, usually some days / weeks). Then, suddenly the message “Software is running in Demo Mode” shows up.
Cause: energy-management of Windows shuts down USB-Ports to save energy.
Solution:
Control panel -> Device manager -> Universal Serial Bus controllers -> USB-Root-Hub(s).
In the tab “Power Management” switch off „Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power”
Do that with all USB-Hubs.
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Furthermore please update to the latest Easy Connect version and/or S7/S5 OPC Server version if any used.