Invoke-VmsLicenseActivation¶
SYNOPSIS¶
Perform an online license activation using My Milestone credentials.
SYNTAX¶
Invoke-VmsLicenseActivation [-Credential] <PSCredential> [-EnableAutoActivation] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION¶
Perform an online license activation using My Milestone credentials. Requires that the Management Server have an internet connection and access to the Milestone Systems license activation service on HTTPS port 443.
The credentials used for license activation must match a valid My Milestone user with at least License User privelege and the software license code must already be registered to the company account.
REQUIREMENTS
- Requires VMS connection and will attempt to connect automatically
- Requires VMS version 20.2
EXAMPLES¶
EXAMPLE 1¶
Performs an online license activation and does not enable automatic license activation.
PARAMETERS¶
-Credential¶
Specifies a My Milestone username and password. The username is usually your e-mail address.
Type: PSCredential
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-EnableAutoActivation¶
Specifies that any system changes requiring license activation should trigger an automatic license activation using these credentials in the future. If omitted, automatic license activation will be disabled if it is currently enabled.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
CommonParameters¶
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
INPUTS¶
OUTPUTS¶
VideoOS.Platform.ConfigurationItems.LicenseInformation¶
VideoOS.Platform.ConfigurationItems.LicenseInformation¶
Support for license management in Milestone's MIP SDK / Configuration API was introduced in version 2020 R2. If the Management Server version is earlier than 2020 R2, this function will not work.