General information
Guardant Control Center (GCC) is a multifunctional service that is used:
- on the computers of the Vendor's employees — as a tool for recording licenses into the memory of the hardware key;
- on the computer of the Customer of the software— as a tool for monitoring the number of connections to the network key with a license, as well as for detaching licenses and using them on the computers of users located outside the organization's network.
GCC must be installed on all the computers on which you will work with keys (on the computer of the Vendor, the Software Buyer, the Developer, etc.).
The most common scenarios for installing GCC are described in the table.
| Scenario | Where to install GCC |
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| key firmware | on the Vendor's computer that writing the keys |
| network licenses distribution | on the computer where the key with network licenses is located |
| network licenses detach |
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search for keys on the network |
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| Working with software keys in Linux OS |
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| Hardware Keys update in Linux OS |
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Install GCC
To install GCC, you need to download the installation file:Download Guardant Control Center
Work with the keys
GCC displays local and network keys.
Local keys are stored on the user's current computer. They are divided into two types: software and hardware.
Network keys can be stored on any computer in the local network. They can also be software or hardware.
View the keys
To open GCC it is necessary to enter the address or name of the computer on which GCC is installed and the network port — 3189 — in the browser address bar. Example: http://localhost:3189.
All the keys found in the company network created in Guardant Station are displayed on the Dongles page.
Search for the key
To search for a key, simple and extended searches are available.
To use a simple search, enter the key parameter in the search field.
To use extended search, click Extended search in the search field and enter the required parameters: key ID, product, feature, computer IP address or computer name. You can also tick checkboxes to display only broken keys (Show broken dongles only check box), only expired licenses (Show expired licenses only check box), only those available for detachment (Show only available for detachment check box) or hide detached ones (Hide detached check box).
View the key information
To view information about a key, go to the Dongles page and click on the key you need. This will open all the information about the key.
The full name of the key is displayed at the top of the page.
The standard name of the software key is Guardant DL. All other keys are hardware ones.
The key parameters and their values are presented in the table below.
| Parameter | Value |
| ID | Key ID |
| Location | If the word "Local" is displayed, the key is installed on the current computer. If the IP address on the local network and the computer name are displayed, the key is installed on a remote computer. |
| Products | Number of products in the key |
| Active sessions | Number of active sessions using the key |
| Vendor code | Developer's public code in symbols |
| Guardant Control Center Version | This information is required if the key is located on a remote computer |
Guardant Control Center runtime | |
| Container version | This information is a service information and is required when contacting technical support |
| Operating mode | Key operating mode |
| Last activation | Date and time of the last key activation |
| Hardware binding | Equipment binding availability |
| OS binding | OS binding availability |
To go to the list of keys for the specified computer from this page, click the Show all dongles [computer name] link.
To go to GCC on the specified computer from this page, click the Open Guardant Control Center on [computer name] link.
To go to the page with products and licenses for this key from this page, click the Show products and licenses link.
To go to the page with active sessions for this key from this page, click the Show sessions link.
View the products in a key and the featuresvv in a product
To view information about the products in a key, go to the Dongles page, find the necessary key and click the arrow next to its name. As a result, all products in the key will be displayed under the key name.
To view the product features, click the arrow next to the product name.
The following parameters are specified for the features; they were selected during the feature creation in Guardant Station:
- VM — the ability to work in a virtual environment.
- RDP — the ability to work in Remote Desktop mode.
- License limit — is the duration of the license.
- License resource — the number of completed and remaining connections.
- Detach — the ability to detach a network license and use it on another computer.
- Sessions — the number of active sessions.
Upload the key diagnostic report
The key diagnostic report file is required when contacting technical support.
To download a key diagnostic report:
- Go to the Dongles page and click on the required key.
- Under the key information there is a link for downloading the key diagnostic report (Dongles diagnostics report link), click on it. As a result, the report file will be saved on your computer in txt format.
Upgrade software key DL 2 to DL 3
Work with sessions
GCC displays all active processes of using the features contained in the keys and information about them.
View sessions
All active sessions are displayed on the Sessions page.
Search session
To search for a session, you can use a simple search or an extended search.
To use a simple search, enter the computer name or IP address in the Computer search field, and enter the session parameter in the left part of the Sessions window.
To use an extended search, enter the computer name or IP address in the Computer search field, and click the Extended search link in the Sessions search field and specify the necessary parameters.
View session information
To view session information, go to the Sessions page, click on the computer name and find the required session.
All session parameters and their values are presented in the table below.
| Column name | Parameter value |
| Session | Session ID, session start date and time |
| Dongle | Name and ID of the key |
| Product | Product name in the key and its ID |
| Feature | Feature name and its ID |
| Process | The name of the process and its identifier |
| User | User login and computer name |
End of session
After the session is terminated, the application will continue to run in the background for some time. When the application accesses the license, it will not find it and will close.
To terminate a session:
- On the Sessions page, find the required session.
- In the line with this session, click on the three dots and select End this session.
- Enter the password for authorization in GCC and click Login.
License reservation
License reservations are used to restrict the use of licenses that are reserved for specific computers.
One or more licenses can be reserved for a specific host.
When making a reservation you can select:
- a specific computer for which the license will be reserved;
- product;
- features;
- number of licenses.
To reserve a license:
In the upper right corner, click the Settings icon.
Enter the password and click Login.
By default the password for the Settings section login is admin.- Select the Licenses reserve page.
- In the Computer field, enter the computer name or IP address.
- Enter the license parameters and click Reserve. This will reserve the license for the specified computer.
Remove a reserved license
To delete a reserved license, on the License Reserve page, in the row with the required licenses, click the trash can icon.
Change password for the settings access
To change the password for the settings access:
- In the upper right corner, click the Settings icon.
- Enter the password and click Login.
- Select the Password page.
- Enter the new password and click Submit. This will change the password.
Set a link to the activation service
To set a link to the activation service:
- In the upper right corner, click the Settings icon.
- Enter the password and click Login.
- Select the General page.
- In the Activation service URL field, enter the page address.
- Click Submit.
View GCC information
To open information about GCC, click on the link with the name and version of the web service in the lower left corner.
