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Transferring A Node-Locked License

On this page we will provide instructions on how to rehost (transfer) a license from one machine to another.

PREREQUISITES:

  • RUS_KYBXC.exe The License activation utility. Located under the "bin" sub-folder of Silk Mobile installation.

  • Silk Mobile should be closed during the process on both machines.

  • Make sure that the Sentinel runtime service run on the recipient machine.
    If not, follow steps as depicted here: Debugging License Errors

  • This is how the source machine should look before (after clicking on Help>License Information in Silk Mobile and launching the RUS_KYBXC.exe file):

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Step 1: Collect Information from the Recipient Machine.

  1. On the recipient machine , launch the RUS utility (RUS_KYBXC.exe) and click on the "Transfer License" tab.
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  2. Follow the instructions labeled "Step 1" to collect information about the computer and save it to a file.
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  3. Make sure that the file (or a copy of the file) is accessible on the source computer.

Step 2: Generate the License Transfer File (.h2h)

  1. On the source computer, launch the RUS utility (RUS_KYBXC.exe) and click the "Transfer License" tab. You should see the license that is installed on the source computer in the products table.

  2. Follow the instructions labeled "Step 2" to select the SL key to transfer, read the recipient information file, and generate a license transfer (h2h) file.

    Note: Before clicking the "Generate License Transfer File" button, make sure that Silk Mobile is closed on the source computer.


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  3. Click "Generate License Transfer File", a pop up appear saying "Are you sure to move this license key", click yes.
    This will generate "LicenseTransfer.h2h" on the provided location.

    Note: After you perform this step, the SL key is no longer available on the source computer.

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  4. Make sure that the license transfer file (or a copy of the file) is accessible on the recipient computer.

Step 3: Apply the License Transfer File.

  1. On the recipient computer, open the RUS utility and click the "Apply License File" tab.
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  2. In the "Update File" field, click the "Browse" button and locate the license transfer (h2h) file.

  3. Click "Apply Update". The SL key is installed on the recipient computer.
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    Finish: On the recipient computer this is what will be displayed.

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Transferring a Node-Locked License From a Mac Machine:

  1. Generate ID file for license transfer ( if the transfer taget is windows machine - see the steps before), if it is Mac machine Open Terminal and go to the license- utility location - the file name is "license- utility.command" and it located at the installation folder (~/SilkMobile/).
    Use command: ./license-utility -id <ID filename>
    <ID filename>: set the ID file name.

  2. Generate the host to host file on the Mac machine:
    Use command: ./license-utility -t <H2H fileName> -i <path to ID file> -k <key-number>
    <H2H fileName>: set the host to host file name.
    <path to ID file >: path to ID file (generated on transfer target - created on step 1).

  3. Update the license at the tansfer target ( if the transfer taget is windows machine - see the steps before), if it is Mac machine Open Terminal and go to the license - utility location - the file name is "license- utility.command" and it located at the installation folder (~/SilkMobile/).
    Use command: ./license-utility -u <path to H2H file>