Introduction
EdgeVis version licensing is handled by a central licensing system (CLS) and is mostly automatic. This article outlines the process v9 servers follow, depending on your encoder model and version, to provide your encoders a licence.
EdgeVis v8 hardware encoders
Devices running older firmware are automatically granted an EdgeVis Legacy licence.
This is a perpetual licence that unlocks:
all capabilities of your device
to the maximum number of cameras that it supports
with all built-in analytics
You do not need to visit the encoder's configuration page on EdgeVis Server to allocate the licence anymore; this is handled all for you automatically the first time the encoder connects to a v9 server. Any previous licence(s) allocated (on a v8 server) will automatically be overwritten with the new Legacy licence.
Only running v8 hardware encoders?
You don't have to connect your server to CLS, as EdgeVis Server can independently issue EdgeVis Legacy licences.
EdgeVis v8 mobile encoders
This behaves exactly the same as hardware encoders, with one important difference.
By default, EdgeVis Server will not grant an EdgeVis Legacy licence to a mobile encoder until:
Once complete the process is exactly the same as v8 hardware encoders and you will automatically be granted a Legacy licence, with full access to all features.
EdgeVis v9 encoders
Currently, the only v9 EdgeVis devices available are EVVR Containers. Licences for containers are taken from the licensing pool that you have purchased - these are stored in the CLS.
Licence allocation is automatic and is performed when you add cameras to your encoder - as long as you have remaining licences, it will automatically be activated and immediately available for use:
