Enable License-based Protection

Complete the following.
  1. Select Tools > Security > Configure Source Protection to open the Source Protection Configuration dialog box.
    This image shows the Source Protection Configuration dialog box in Logix Designer.
  2. Insert the CmStick that contains the license that you want to use to help protect the component into the USB port on the computer. Licenses must contain the Protect permission to be used to protect components. If a license does not contain the Protect permission, it does not appear in the list of licenses.
  3. In the Source Protection Configuration dialog box, select the component to be protected and click Protect.
  4. In the Protect dialog box, select the license to apply.
    This image shows the Protect configuration for Source Protection in Logix Designer.
  5. Select the Execution Protection type:
    • Protect with controller key only. This option is selected by default. With this option selected, the component, when locked, runs only on a controller in the same family as the one specified for the project. For example, if you lock a License-based Protected component for a project on a
      ControlLogix®
       5590 controller, the component can only be executed on another
      ControlLogix®
       5590 controller.
    • Protect with controller key and specific license. When you select this option, the component runs only on a controller in the same family as the one specified for the project and that contains a CmCard with the execution license that you select. If you select Protect with controller key and specific license, select the execution license from the list of available licenses. After components are protected, they can also be locked. When you lock a component, it helps prevent users from viewing or editing the component, but allows authorized users to run it.
  6. To return to the Source Protection Configuration dialog box, click OK.
    TIP:
    To save changes to a component that is protected with License-Based Source Protection, a CmStick that contains the required license must be plugged into the computer that runs the Logix Designer application.
    Make sure that you save your edits to the project or lock the protected components before removing the CmStick that contains the required license. If the license is not present, you could lose your edits to the project.
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