Licensing🔗

A single Eocortex license permits the connection of one IP camera with the capabilities listed in the license documentation.

Client software, including mobile applications and Web client are provided free of charge.

The following types of Eocortex licenses are available:

  • LS is suitable for creating a video surveillance system with up to 400 IP cameras. It allows combining up to 5 servers and 10 client workstations in a single system. It is possible to connect no more than 80 cameras to one server. It supports the video analysis modules. All modules for the LS version are available at an additional cost. If necessary, this version can be upgraded to ST.

  • ST is designed for building scalable video surveillance systems with an unlimited number of IP cameras, servers and client workstations. This version is compatible with all video analysis modules. Several modules are included free of charge; others are available at an additional cost.

  • Enterprise is designed for building large, scalable video surveillance systems with a wide range of features and an unlimited number of IP cameras, servers and client workstations. The Enterprise license includes several additional features useful for large-scale systems, and it supports video analytics. Some of the video analysis modules are provided free of additional charge, others are to be paid for. It is also possible to add several enhanced features for additional charge.

  • ULTRA is intended for creating large, scalable video surveillance systems with the enhanced list of features and an unlimited number of IP cameras, servers and client workstations. The software package supports the video analysis modules, 16 of which are supplied free of additional charge, others are available at a cost.

The following features are not available on Linux servers for all licenses:

  • License Plate Recognition Light module

  • Centralized Server Upgrade

  • Standalone Driver Packages (IP Device Packs)

Only the servers with the same type of licenses (Eocortex LS, Eocortex ST, Eocortex ULTRA, Eocortex Enterprise), taking into consideration the limitations of such licenses, can be united in a common multiserver system.

Note

Apart from the license types listed above, other license types containing other sets of licensed features and license restrictions may be used.

License protection methods:

  • Hardware USB key: The hardware key that must be connected to the USB port of the video surveillance server. The hardware key can be reinstalled on another server if required.

  • Software key: On activation, it binds to a specific computer.

Warning

The HASP software key that is installed on a physical machine binds to the hard drive serial number, motherboard ID, and other hardware components, including processors and network cards. If the hard drive or motherboard fails, the license tied to this key will only be active if most of the other system components remain unchanged.

Warning

The HASP software key that is installed on a virtual machine binds to the virtual MAC address, CPU properties, and UUID of the virtual machine. If any of specified components mismatches, the license bound to this key will become inactive.

Warning

The quantity of each of the licensing parameters within one license protection key cannot exceed 4000. For example, one license protection key can contain:

  • 4000 licenses to work with 1 IP camera;

  • 4000 licenses for the Face Recognition Complete module;

  • 4000 licenses for the License Plate Recognition Complete module;

  • 4000 licenses for the FishEye Dewarping module.

Multiple license keys can be used simultaneously within one system.

Floating licensing is available in certain types of licenses. It allows using a single license key on several Eocortex servers.

The floating licenses can be used on any license protection keys, be it USB or software ones.

In a floating license, the total number of cameras, modules and other licensed features is shown. The video surveillance system administrator distributes the cameras among servers at his/her discretion; the system core automatically distributes the corresponding licenses among the servers.

The floating license key is called network key and is installed on any Eocortex server located in the same local area network (or VLAN) with the servers that use this key.

Several network and local keys can be installed within the same Eocortex video surveillance system. However, on each individual server, it is possible to use only one key for licensing the cameras bound to this server.