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Visual Components Product Family

Installation and Licensing

User Guide

VISUAL COMPONENTS

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Contents

Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 3

System requirements ........................................................................................................................ 3

Installation Requirements ................................................................................................................. 3

Installation ........................................................................................................................................ 3

Installing Visual Components ........................................................................................................ 3

Uninstalling Visual Components .................................................................................................... 6

Licensing ........................................................................................................................................... 8

Evaluation license ............................................................................................................................. 8

Commercial license ......................................................................................................................... 10

Standalone product key ............................................................................................................... 10

Online Activation .................................................................................................................................... 10

Offline Manual Activation ....................................................................................................................... 13

KUKA OLP Activation ............................................................................................................................... 14

Register Product Key ............................................................................................................................... 18

Updating Registration Information ......................................................................................................... 21

Online Deactivation ................................................................................................................................ 22

Offline Manual Deactivation ................................................................................................................... 24

Deactivation limit/Transfer limit ............................................................................................................ 24

Activation renewal .................................................................................................................................. 26

Network License .......................................................................................................................... 27

Online Activation .................................................................................................................................... 27

Using a Network License Key .................................................................................................................. 28

Manual Activation ................................................................................................................................... 29

Deactivation ............................................................................................................................................ 29

Activation renewal .................................................................................................................................. 29

Upgrade License .............................................................................................................................. 30

Command line deployment ............................................................................................................. 31

Installation/Uninstallation ........................................................................................................... 31

Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................................................... 32

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Introduction

This User Guide has been designed to assist users who are installing and activating software

license keys for a Visual Components product. Should any user still require assistance, then please

contact Visual Components Support via email at ****************************

System requirements

The updated system requirements for using a Visual Components product can be found at:

/system-requirements/

Installation Requirements

For a successful installation you will need:

• Visual Components product installer

• Software license key

A software license key can only be activated for a specified product and version. We recommend

that prior to installation, you confirm for which product and version your license key is intended.

Installation

To install Visual Components, you will first need to download an installer from the website.

Installing Visual Components

1. Begin by visiting the downloads page to download the Installer for your Visual Components

product and run the installer.

2. On the Welcome dialog, click Next.

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3. On the License Agreement dialog, read and accept the agreement, and then click Next.

4. Review the Privacy Policy and click Next.

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5. On the Installation Folder dialog, accept or change the location for storing your Visual

Components program files, and then click Next.

6. Then click Finish.

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Uninstalling Visual Components

1. Depending on your device and version of Windows, use the Control Panel to access the

Uninstall a program screen.

2. In the Uninstall or change a program panel find and select the Visual Components product

you wish to remove, and then click Uninstall.

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3. On the Uninstall Visual Components product dialog, click Next.

4. On the License Deactivation dialog, choose whether you wish to deactivate any standalone

licenses that are currently active on your device, and then click Next.

5. On the Uninstallation Successful dialog, click Finish.

Important: We recommend deactivation of a product key during uninstallation to avoid

possible future issues when re-installing the software on a different computer.

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Licensing

The first time you run a Visual Components application you will be prompted to provide either a

standalone software license key or the address to a Visual Components Network License Server.

Refer to the Commercial License section for more information.

Important: Your computer and network must allow traffic from Visual Components software, so

you may need to modify your firewall settings. For more information, refer to the FAQ section.

Evaluation license

Evaluation licenses are software license keys with a specific number of activation days. Once

activated on a standalone computer system, they cannot be deactivated, nor can they be

transferred to another system.

The activation of the evaluation license will expire automatically after the specified number of

days. After the evaluation period, the user is required to purchase a Commercial License to

continue using the Visual Components product.

1. To start your evaluation period, download and install your Visual Components application

and activate your evaluation license key.

2. When starting your application, from the Evaluation License dialog, you can either

Upgrade or continue to Evaluate the software.

NOTE! You can use this dialog to track how many days remain of your evaluation period.

3. Selecting the Evaluate option allows you to continue using the software within the

evaluation period.

4. To upgrade during the evaluation period, select the FILE tab to access the Backstage view,

then select Info and License.

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5. And from the Application License tab click Upgrade.

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Commercial license

A commercial license is either a time limited or perpetual license key that can be found in your

shipping note.

Standalone product key

Online Activation

To use your commercial product key to activate a Visual Components product, follow these

steps:

1. Run your Visual Components application.

2. On the Welcome dialog, click Next.

3. On the License type dialog, select I have a standalone product key, and then click Next.

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4. On the Standalone license dialog, enter your 16-digit product key, and then click Next.

5. If there is an error or issue with the license, contact Visual Components licensing support

via email at ******************************.

6. Following product activation, use the Registration dialog to create a licensing account

using an email address and password. Or you can select Skip and register an account later,

using the steps outlined in the Register Product Key section.

NOTE! Registration requires an active Internet connection and the password you create

must be at least eight characters in length, and include the following:

• At least one lower case letter.

• At least one upper case letter.

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• At least one special character.

• At least one number.

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7. Once you have registered your product you can use the account to manage your software

licenses online in the Customer Portal at and request

Customer Support at .

8. Click Finish to complete licensing.

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Offline Manual Activation

For detailed information on how to manually activate your copy of Visual Components, please

use this link Manually Activate a Standalone License to view a detailed video guide on the Visual

Components Academy.

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KUKA OLP Activation

The KUKA OLP Add On is available for users of Visual Components Premium. To activate the

Add On follow these steps:

1. Start your Visual Components Premium application.

2. Select the FILE tab to access the Backstage view, then select Options and Add On.

3. From the View and mange Add-Ons section for KUKA OLP click Enable.

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4. On the KUKA OLP panel, select your license type Standalone license, and then click Next.

5. Then enter your KUKA OLP License key and click Activate.

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6. Once the KUKA OLP Add On has been enabled, the status will change to

KUKA OLP – restart required, so then click OK below.

7. Then select the FILE tab to access the Backstage view and use Exit to close the application.

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8. Then restart the application and your KUKA OLP add on will be enabled.

NOTE: To manage or check the status of the Add On, use the FILE tab to access the

Backstage view, then select Options and Add On. And under View and mange Add-Ons,

refer to the KUKA Option packages section.

9. To check the status of your KUKA OLP Add On license, use the FILE tab to access the

Backstage view, then select Info and License and the Add-On Licenses tab.

NOTE: Should you ever need to transfer your software licenses to another Visual

Components Customer Account, any Add-On Licenses you have activated will also be

transferred. For more information refer to the Updating Registration Information section.

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Register Product Key

If you skipped the product Registration option while activating your software license key, you

can register using the following options:

1. Select the FILE tab to access the Backstage view, then select Info and License. And under

Registration Information click Register.

2. You can then Register by either selecting Yes, I have an account and signing in using the

email and password for an existing account. Or create a new account by choosing

No, create one for me now.

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3. And to create a new account complete the registration form.

NOTE! The password you create must be at least eight characters in length, and include the

following:

• At least one lower case letter.

• At least one upper case letter.

• At least one special character.

• At least one number.

4. Then once your account has been added, your account details will appear under

Registration Information in the License section of the Backstage view.

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5. Once the product key has been registered, you can check the activation history of your

software license keys online in the Customer Portal at .

NOTE: Network License keys are not visible through the Customer Portal.

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Updating Registration Information

Should you ever need to update your registered user information or transfer your product

licenses to another account, visit the Registration Information section, enter your account

password, and click Change registration.

And then use either the Transfer to another account or Update current user information

options.

NOTE: Transferring your product licenses will also include any currently activated Add-On

KUKA OLP Add On.

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Online Deactivation

You can deactivate a standalone license for use on a different machine. For more information,

refer to the Deactivation limit/Transfer limit section below.

1. Select the FILE tab to access the Backstage view, then select Info and License. And under

Project License Settings click Deactivate.

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2. In the Deactivate dialog, click Deactivate.

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3. If your license was successfully deactivated, on the Deactivation status dialog, do one of

the following:

• To complete deactivation, click Close.

• To configure a new license, click Configure.

4. To configure a new license refer to the Online Activation section of this document.

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For detailed information on how to manually deactivate your copy of Visual Components,

please use this link Manually Deactivate a Standalone License to view a detailed video guide on

the Visual Components Academy.

Offline Manual Deactivation

Deactivation limit/Transfer limit

A perpetual standalone software license key can be activated and deactivated up to 3 times

during a 30-day period. This transfer limit is defined in our End User License Agreement (EULA).

Once this limit is reached, the date on which the next transfer is possible will be displayed in an

error message.

If there is a requirement to transfer a key more than 3 times in a month, you will need to

upgrade to a Network License. Contact your Sales Representative to upgrade from a standalone

to a Network License Key.

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If you have Registered your product key, you can check the activation history of your software

licenses online in the Customer Portal at .

1. To view the activation history of an individual license, from the My Product Keys page click

on the Product Key link.

2. Then in the Details page for that specific Product Key, you can examine its Activation

history.

NOTE: Network License keys are not visible through the Customer Portal.

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Activation renewal

• A standalone license is activated for example, for 90 days.

• Upon expiration of the current activation period, the product key will attempt to

automatically re-activate when you launch the application.

• This requires your computer to be connected to the internet.

• If online renewal fails, you will receive a notification that asks you to renew the license

manually.

To view the renewal date of your active License, select the FILE tab to access the Backstage view,

then select Info and License. And under Project License Settings refer to the Online renewal date.

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Network License

Management of Network License keys for Visual Components is managed by the Visual

Components License Server Management Console that is installed on a centralized server PC inside

an organization’s network. And a client PC needs to be inside the same network to access a Visual

Components product using a Network License key.

To download the Visual Components License Server Management Console and the User Guide visit

the Network License Server section of the Visual Components downloads page.

Online Activation

To activate a Network License, your License Admin should already have setup a Network

License Server.

NOTE: For information on setting up your License Admin, refer to the Upgrade License section

below

• To install the Network License Server application, download the installer from the

downloads page here.

• To manage Network Licenses refer to the Network License Server User Guide available

from the downloads page here.

• To configure your network to support a Network License Server refer to the FAQ section of

this document.

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Using a Network License Key

To use your Network License key to activate a Visual Components product follow these steps:

1. Run your Visual Components application.

2. On the Welcome dialog, click Next.

3. On the License type dialog, select My organization is using network floating license

server, and then click Next.

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4. On the Floating license server settings dialog, type in your Floating network license server

host name or IP address and keep the Floating network license server port number as 5093

(if not modified in the Network License), and then click Next.

5. Click Finish to complete the Network license setup.

Manual Activation

For instructions on how to manually activate your Network License, refer to page 14 of the

Network License Server User Guide available here.

Deactivation

To deactivate a Network License refer to pages 15 and 16 of the Network License Server User

Guide available here.

Activation renewal

To renew a Network License refer to page 17 of the Network License Server User Guide

available here.

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Upgrade License

Software license upgrades requires a designated License Admin User. The License Admin is a first

point of contact and the only person in your organization entitled to request version upgrades.

• You only need to register a License Admin once.

• Only one License Admin User per company can be registered.

• You must provide a valid email address for the License Admin.

• To register a License Admin User, please submit a request at

/license-management

When upgrading your software license(s) please note the following:

• A new software license key is required to install and activate Visual Components 4.7. And

you can upgrade your current license free of charge, if you have a valid maintenance

contract.

• A Visual Components product key can only be used for the specified version. For example, a

4.7 Premium product key can be used only for Visual Components Premium 4.7. Therefore,

every version needs a separate product key.

• Users with valid maintenance, can upgrade to the latest version for free, for example

VC Product

1

4.0/4.1/4.2 to VC Product 4.7.

• To request an upgrade your License Admin should submit a request at

/upgrade-license/

• Upgrade requests are validated and upgraded keys will be delivered to the registered

License Admin User only.

• Requests will be answered within 2 working days.

• Please note when upgrading to the new version, your old perpetual keys will become

inactive after 90 days, and time-limited keys will become inactive after 30 days.

• Before upgrading license keys, the Admin User should check that their Network License

Server installation is up to date. To install the latest version of the Network License Server

application, visit the Network License Server section of the Visual Components download

page.

1

VC Product refers to Visual Components Essentials/Visual Components Professional/Visual Components Premium

application.

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Command line deployment

A command line interface can be used to deploy Visual Components product.

Installation/Uninstallation

Name

Normal Mode

Parameters

None

Description

The installer interacts with the user and installs

3rd-party libraries (.NET, DirectX and SQL Server)

if required on the machine.

Example:

.exe

Silent Mode

Silent

Similar to Normal and Auto Update modes

without requiring interactions from user. Any

Visual Components 4.7 version running on a

device will be terminated silently. During

installation, a standard dialog box will be

displayed, thereby allowing a user to cancel

setup.

Example:

Similar to Silent mode but no screens or dialogs

are shown to user.

Example:

.exe /S

An INI file can be passed as an optional argument

for implementing custom configurations. You

must give the absolute path of the INI file, and

the file should be formatted as follows:

[SetupValues]

%AppFolder%=C:Program Files

.exe Silent

Silent Mode with config file

/S,[IniFile]

Example:

C:.exe /S:"C:"

Uninstall Silent Mode

/U, /S

Note: /S accepts absolute paths only.

Uninstalls Visual Components 4.7 silently from a

device in which the /U parameter is responsible

for passing the absolute path to the

file located in program's Uninstall folder.

Example:

C:Program Files

Name> /U:"C:Program

Files

Name>" /S

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Do I need to configure a firewall on my network to access Visual Components Network

License Server?

a. Network Access: Firewall needs to be configured to allow UDP traffic on the chosen

port (default is 5093).

b. Internet Access: Access to the Internet (HTTPS) is required on the server for automatic

license activation.

Additionally:

c. Every client needs to be able to access the local network server through the defined

access point to use Visual Components products with network licenses.

d. Distributing network licenses over the Internet is explicitly not supported by the

network license server as stated in the End User License Agreement (EULA) for Visual

Components products.

• How do I create a Visual Components Customer Account that I can use to register my

software license keys?

a. You can create a Customer Account using Visual Components software, refer to the

Register Product Key section.

b. Or you can create a Customer Account online through the Visual Components Customer

Portal at .

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