Lawo licenses are managed by the CodeMeter Runtime licensing system from WIBU systems.

  • For software-based products, the license can be installed into a local container (on your computer), a remote container (on a networked server), or onto a USB dongle (for portability).
  • For hardware products, the license must be installed onto the USB dongle supplied with the device.

About the Dongles

All dongles are specially-configured USB memory sticks that must be purchased from either Lawo or WIBU systems.

The dongles supplied for software and hardware products ship with different file systems, so it is important not to mix up the dongle types.

If you have purchased a dongle for a Lawo software application, then this will have a metal "LAWO logo" tag attached as shown below. Multiple software products can be licensed from a single dongle. 

USB dongle for Lawo software

The dongle supplied for hardware products are stand-alone (with no metal tag).

Preparing for Activation

The licensing system offers two ways to activate a license: either online or offline.

To use the online activation method, you will need:

  • A computer with an internet connection (and USB port if using a dongle).
  • The WIBU systems USB memory stick (if using a dongle).
  • The license code. This can be found on the delivery note shipped with the system or in the order confirmation email (for software-based products).

If your computer does not have an internet connection, then the offline activation method can be used.

The computer must be installed with CodeMeter Runtime (from WIBU systems). 

Installing the Licensing Software

The correct version of CodeMeter Runtime is included with the software installation package for your product. This means that it should already be installed, providing you followed the recommended installation procedure.

On a Windows PC, you can check the installation by looking in the taskbar where you should see the following icon. This shows that a Cm container (for local license storage) has been installed.

If you skipped the CodeMeter Runtime installation earlier, then there are two options:

  • either go back to your Lawo software package and run the Cm Runtime installer,
  • or download the installer from WIBU systems at: https://www.wibu.com/support/user/user-software.html. In this instance, take care to download the correct version for your operating system.