License Activation

There are several different licenses:

• Developer

  One developer license is required for each developer using Wisej.NET.

• Server

  One server license is required for each server running Wisej.NET applications.

• Community

  One license is required for each developer or each server using Wisej.NET.

• Trial

  The trial license works for both: developer and server activations.

For more information about Wisej.NET licenses, see the Wisej.NET Licensing handbook.

Developer License

Wisej.NET will ask you to enter the developer (or trial) license key the first time you open a window in the designer.

Enter the Developer License Key or the Trial License Key and click the ACTIVATE button.

Changing a Developer License

If you already have a Trial License and want to register the Developer License, open the Registration form by clicking on the small Wisej.NET icon in the designer's toolbar (all the way to the right) at the bottom. It will reopen the registration window where you can enter the new license.

Server License

The Server License Key (or Trial Key) goes into Web.config. See Configuration. You can change it at any time. Wisej.NET will automatically activate a new license when the application is loaded.

The web server must have write permissions to the project directory or to "C:\ProgramData" to be able to properly activate the license and generate the wisej-server.lic file.

Wisej.NET saves a copy of the activated server license into the project's folder and to "C:\ProgramData\IceTeaGroup\Wisej".

When you create a new Application Pool or change the user for an existing Application Pool, make sure that the account you have selected has write permissions to the project directory and optionally to "C:\ProgramData".

Usually, the user is "IIS_IUSRS".

License Renewal

Wisej.NET detects when a license has expired and the application is using a newer build of Wisej.NET. When this occurs, the license manager automatically downloads the new license, provided you have renewed the upgrade period on https://wisej.com.

You don't need to do anything else. There is no need to re-register or to change the license key in Web.config.

License Troubleshooting

Here are some common issues that users encounter:

Deprecated Wisej.NET Server Community edition

You may run into this issue if you have an old server license that is no longer working. The community license is deprecated. You will need a server express license instead, which you can get here: https://wisej.com/server-licenses/. Simply click on "get it now" under the "express" column. You will be taken to a checkout page with the free license. Complete the checkout.

Minimum version for Wisej.NET Server Express edition

The minimum version for the Server Express license is Wisej.NET 3.5.6.9. If you attempt to use a Server Express license with an older version of Wisej.NET, you will get an error message that says "Invalid Server License". To fix this error, you will need to update the Wisej.NET nuget package. You will also need to update the Visual Studio Extension (VSIX) for Wisej.NET, which can be downloaded here: https://wisej.com/builds/. Make sure to rebuild your project once you have the new version of Wisej.NET installed.

Unsure where to view the license(s) that you already have

Licenses can be viewed by going to the WIsej.NET website (https://wisej.com/) clicking on "Support" in the upper right hand corner and then "Account".

WrongProductName error message

Make sure that the key you enter into web.config is a server license, not a developer license.

Everything is set up correctly and you are still getting an "Invalid License" error

If you run into this issue, rebuild your project.