The Chariot MQTT Server Web UI allows for uploading, activating, and deactivating valid Chariot Licenses.
This tutorial will cover activating and deactivating a Chariot License both online and offline.the process for both online and offline activations and deactivations:
Upload and online activation
Online deactivation
Upload and offline activation
Offline Deactivation
Prerequisites
- Obtain a valid Chariot License by contacting Cirrus Link Support and requesting one (see here).
- Download and install the Chariot MQTT Server instance.
Procedure
The procedure for licensing a Chariot MQTT Server is as follows:
- Log in to the Chariot MQTT Server web UI and navigate to the License page
- Upload your Chariot license to the server
- Activate your Chariot License in one of two ways:
- Online Activation (see here)
- Offline Activation (see here)
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Online License ActivationThe Online Activation feature allows a Chariot License to be automatically activated on a Chariot MQTT Server instance that is connected to the internet. The Chariot MQTT Server will remotely connect and activate a Chariot License if it is valid and has an activation available.
- Log into the Chariot MQTT Server Web UI and navigate to the CONFIGURATION → License page as shown below.
- The text file containing the Chariot License can either be dragged/dropped in the "Upload License" area, or the area can be clicked to bring up an empty form and the license text can be copied/pasted into the form. A successfully added license will look like the following:
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- Click the OK button to finish uploading the Chariot License.
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- The license will auto activate and the page should look like the following
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- . The Chariot MQTT Server is now fully Licensed and read to you.
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Online License Deactivation- In order to deactivate the license online, select "Deactivate License" for the license to be remotely deactivated so that it can be potentially activated on another Chariot MQTT Server instance.
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- Note: if the server is terminated, deleted, or destroyed without deactivating the active Chariot License, that license will permanently lose one of its total number of activations.
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Offline License Activation
For Chariot MQTT Server instances that do not have internet access, an offline action process is available. Similarly to the above process, first log
- Log into the Chariot MQTT Server Web UI and navigate to the CONFIGURATION → License page as shown below.
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- Click on the "Online Activation" toggle to change it to "Offline Activation" mode, as shown below.
- The text file containing the Chariot License can either be dragged/dropped in the "Upload License" area, or the area can be clicked to bring up an empty form and the license text can be copied/pasted into the form. A successfully added license will look like the following:
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- Click the OK button to finish uploading the Chariot License. The license will NOT activate and the page should look like the following:
- Now click the "Generate Activation Request" to generate a new request. Note: only do this ONCE
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- Activation Request will invalidate the previous one.
- Copy/paste the generated code to a text file and send the file to Support at Cirrus Link Solutions support@cirrus-link.com in order to obtain an Activation Code.
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- Once the Activation Code is obtained return to the License page in the Chariot MQTT Server Web UI and click on "Upload Activation Code" and copy/paste the Activation Code into the form.
- Click OK and the license should be successfully activated.
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Offline License Deactivation- In order to deactivate the license offline, click the "Deactivate and Generate Request". This will provide a Deactivation Request code that
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- provided to Support at Cirrus Link Solutions support@cirrus-link.com in order to free up the previous activation for use with another Chariot MQTT Server instance.