UpdateLicensesJobStep (Update Licenses) can be added in the top pane (“initial steps to run only once”) in the Niagara Network Job Builder or the Niagara Network Prototype View, when specifying a provisioning job. Currently, this is the only step type you can add as an initial step. When processed, the Supervisor gathers information on the licenses installed on the target station’s host(s), and then accesses the license server (in one message) to see if they are up-to-date. If any updated (different) licenses are found, they are installed to the target station’s host(s)—and also updated in the Supervisor’s local license database.

If the Supervisor is not configured for Internet connectivity, then only its local license database is used to compare against licenses installed on the target station’s host(s). If any updated (different) licenses are found, they are installed on the target station’s host(s).

For more details, see Niagara provisioning job steps and Update Licenses step.