Licensing for Omnia Enterprise 9s can be accomplished through Key9 or CodeMeter. Your Telos Alliance representative can assist in deciding which licensing model is best suited to your application and installation.
Key9
Key9 is a flexible licensing option that allows license administration, modification, or extension to be managed by Telos. To benefit from all of these features, access to the Telos license server via the Internet is required using Port 42131.
Important: In the absence of such a connection, Omnia Enterprise 9s will continue working for seven days after it attempts to contact the license server while displaying "UNLICENSED" on the License page of the UI. After seven days, it will go into "limp mode," which is marked by a noticeable reduction in audio output levels and a bland, neutral-sounding processed audio. In no case will the station be taken off the air entirely.
If direct access to the internet is not possible but the features of Key9 are desired, there are options to help work around this. One is the use of a proxy license server that serves as the “middle man” between the isolated production network and the business network with internet access. Another is the use of a private, on-premises license server instead of the Telos-operated license servers. In the latter case, some features, such as remote administration of licenses, are not available. The use of a proxy server or an on-premises license server is not covered in detail in this guide. Please consult your Telos Alliance representative if you are interested in these custom options.
CodeMeter
CodeMeter is a good choice for systems that are running in an air-gapped environment, typically found at public broadcasters. CodeMeter licensing does not involve a license server but uses either a hardware USB dongle or a software token to license each individual Omnia 9s server locally, without the need for internet access.
Licensing Grace Period
Licensing issues will cause "UNLICENSED" to appear on the License page of the UI. There are a variety of reasons a license may become unavailable. The two most common are:
Inability to contact the licensing server. As noted in the "Important" box above, Key9 licenses must be able to contact the license server. Likewise, CodeMeter licenses must be able to access the local license server or the USB dongle; dongles can - and do - get accidentally removed from the back of the server!
Exceeding the number of licenses. The number of stations, µMPX instances, or Kantar encoders trying to be provisioned may exceed the number of licenses.
Regardless of the cause, all features and functions will continue to work normally during the seven-day grace period, but it is important to heed the "UNLICENSED" warning and take action to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
Should the problem not be resolved by the end of the seven-day grace period, you will notice a marked reduction in audio output levels and bland, neutral-sounding processed audio. In no case will the station be taken off the air entirely, and all presets and configurations will be restored once the licensing issue has been addressed.