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  • Last UpdatedOct 29, 2026
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Use CodeMeter Control Center to upgrade the license(s) on a Wibu-type hardkey for the License Server feature.

Prerequisites:

  • Download and install the full CodeMeter Runtime software on your license server. The full software includes CodeMeter Control Center, which is required to upgrade an existing hardkey license. CodeMeter Control Center is not included in the version of CodeMeter Runtime that is installed with AVEVA Edge. You can download the software from the Wibu Systems website at: www.wibu.com/downloads-user-software.html

  • A Wibu-type hardkey that contains the license(s) to be upgraded.

  • One or more license upgrades already purchased from your software distributor.

When you install the full CodeMeter Runtime software, it should replace the version of CodeMeter Runtime that was installed with AVEVA Edge. Therefore, before you proceed with upgrading your hardkey license, you should confirm that the software is still properly configured to serve licenses. For more information, see Configure CodeMeter Runtime to serve licenses.

The complete procedure to upgrade a hardkey license consists of two parts: first, create a license request and send it to your software distributor, and second, import the license update that you receive from your software distributor. There will be some delay between the two parts as your software distributor processes your request, and that delay is noted in the steps below.

To upgrade an existing hardkey license for License Server:

  1. Connect your hardkey to the USB port of the license server (the computer on which CodeMeter Runtime has been installed).

  2. Run CodeMeter Control Center.

    The CodeMeter Control Center window is displayed.

  3. In the list of available hardkey licenses, make sure the one that you want to upgrade is selected, and then click License Update.

    Choose License Update in CodeMeter Control Center

    The CmFAS Assistant window is displayed.

    CmFAS Assistant in CodeMeter Control Center

  4. Click Next.

    The next page of the assistant is displayed.

  5. Select Create license request, and then click Next.

    The next page of the assistant is displayed.

  6. Select Extend existing license, and then click Next.

    The next page of the assistant is displayed.

  7. Select the software producer — for example, AVEVA — and then click Next.

    The next page of the assistant is displayed.

  8. In the text box, specify the location where you want to save the licence request file, and then click Commit. (To browse for the location, click the browse button […] to the right of the text box.)

    The CmFAS Assistant window is closed, and the license request file is saved at the specified location.

  9. Create a new email, attach the license request file (*.WibuCmRaC), and then send it to your software distributor.

  10. Wait for your software distributor to process your license request and send you the corresponding license update.

  11. When you receive an email with the license update file (*.WibuCmRaU) attached, save the file and note its location.

  12. If CodeMeter Control Center is not still running, run it again.

    The CodeMeter Control Center window is displayed.

  13. In the list of available hardkey licenses, make sure the one that you want to upgrade is selected, and then click License Update.

    The CmFAS Assistant window is displayed.

  14. Click Next.

    The next page of the assistant is displayed.

  15. Select Import license update, and then click Next.

    The next page of the assistant is displayed.

  16. In the text box, specify the location where the licence update file is saved, and then click Commit. (To browse for the location, click the browse button […] to the right of the text box.)

    The CmFAS Assistant window is closed, and the license update is applied to your hardkey.

The upgraded hardkey license can be used immediately. If necessary, use CodeMeter Runtime to confirm that the license is correct. For more information, see Configure CodeMeter Runtime to serve licenses.

AVEVA Edge has been validated to work only with CodeMeter Runtime for Windows, and AVEVA does not directly support any version of CodeMeter Runtime. If you need help with CodeMeter Runtime — especially with CodeMeter Runtime for Mac or Linux — please contact Wibu Systems at: www.wibu.com/support-downloads.html