Licensing
ACCELERO is licensed in a modular way. The usage license defines what is enabled in your installation across two dimensions:
- Quantitative limits — how many operators, controllers, cards, categories, etc. you can register.
- Features — which resources and integrations are released (Passes, Credits, Multi-tenant, integrations with apps, hardware, and systems, and so on).
You can contract new features or expand/reduce limits at any time by updating the license key.
How features are delivered: modules and plugins
Over time, ACCELERO began delivering features in two different ways. Commercially they are the same thing — all are sold as additional system resources. The difference is only technical and of nomenclature:
| Module | Plugin | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A feature that is part of the core of ACCELERO | A feature developed separately from the core and embedded in the system |
| Origin | Original product model — ACCELERO was born licensing features by modules | More recent model — independent development, with its own life cycle |
| How it is activated | Released by the license key | Installed and enabled by the IONGRADE technical team |
| From a commercial standpoint | Contractable feature | Contractable feature |
Both modules and plugins are "new system features". The distinction exists because of how they were built, not by how they are sold or used. That is why the same type of resource can be a module in one case and a plugin in another — for example, SigmaApp, which by the current logic would be a plugin, was developed in the early days as a module.
See Plugins for the catalog of features delivered as a plugin.
Consult the license
Navigation path: Advanced > System > System - Usage license
The Usage license screen has three tabs:
- Quantitative — contracted limits (simultaneous operators, controllers, active cards, etc.).
- Modules — active features and features available for contracting.
- Update license — field to insert a new key.
In the Modules tab, features are grouped into Basic, Advanced and Integrations. Modules active in the license are shown with a green icon; modules not contracted appear faded.
Update the license
When you contract new features or expand limits, IONGRADE provides a new key:
- Go to
Advanced > System > System - Usage license > Update license. - Locate the New license field.
- Insert the key provided by IONGRADE.
- Click Update license.
The same tab shows the Current license, with a Copy button, useful for sending the key in use to support.
The Remote license update button fetches the latest license for your installation directly from the IONGRADE license server, without pasting the key. The ACCELERO server must have internet access.
There is no need to restart the system — the resources of the new license become immediately available after updating the key.
Quantitative limits
In addition to the features, the license controls registration limits. When a limit is reached, the system may block new registrations until it is expanded.
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Operators | Number of operators |
| Controllers | Number of physical and virtual controllers |
| Cards | Number of active identifiers |
| Categories | Number of categories |
| Time ranges | Number of time ranges |
| Custom fields | Number of custom fields |
| Facial equipment | Number of equipment, per manufacturer (Idemia, Hikvision, Control iD, ZKTeco) |
Contact IONGRADE to expand the contracted limits.
Module catalog
The Modules tab of the license screen groups the product's native features. Below, the modules with a link to the documentation of each one.
Basic
| Module | What it enables |
|---|---|
| Default / Core | Essential access control features |
| QRCode | Generation of access QRCodes |
| Vehicle management | Control of vehicles and parking spots |
| Invite delivery | Delivery of access invitations/QRCodes by email |
Advanced
| Module | What it enables |
|---|---|
| Integration API | REST API and API Keys per operator |
| Opening with delay | Timing and dual authentication for opening critical blocks |
| Incidents screen | Real-time Incident Panel |
| Passes | Control of passes by validity of documents/authorizations |
| Credits | Control of access credits |
| Dual custody | Dual custody of critical areas |
| Advanced layout | Custom CSS/JS on all pages |
| I/O | Device I/O and automation |
| Escorts | Escort / companions |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant (segregated view per company) |
| Arrivals monitor | Real-time arrivals panel for queue management |
| Recurring events | Events that repeat on a schedule |
Integrations
| Module | What it enables |
|---|---|
| Telegram | Notifications and control via Telegram |
| Livo | Integration with the Livo app |
| SigmaApp | Integration with SigmaApp |
| Digifort | Digifort CCTV |
| Techboard | Dual custody via Techboard |
| QI Solution | QI Solution educational ERP |
| Gennera | Integration with the Gennera system |
| Elevators | Elevator control |
Not every licensed feature appears as its own item in the Modules tab of the ACCELERO Usage license screen. Some resources are enabled by license and documented on their own pages — for example, Synapsis, Working-Time Control, and the single session per operator (UniqLogin). And many features are delivered as plugins.
Contact for licensing
To contract new features, expand limits, or renew the license, contact the commercial department of IONGRADE. For questions about the current license and activation, reach out to technical support.
Next Steps
- Plugins — catalog of features delivered as a plugin
- First Login — configure the system after activation
- Initial Configuration — recommended initial parameters
- Integrations — explore the available integrations