Licensing Process

Embedded OEM Customer (OEM) contacts Elbacom as a Microsoft Authorized Embedded Distributor.

Elbacom initiates the digital Embedded OEM Customer License Agreement (OEM
CLA) which enables the OEM to buy licenses and retrieve OEM Pre-Installation Kits (OPKs).
Elbacom provides Additional Licensing Provisions (ALPs) for the chosen embedded product.

Embedded OEM Customer (OEM) fill out the CLA online. Elbacom and Microsoft check the data and approve the CLA.
The OEM will receive the digital CLA contract. After the OEM signs it, Microsoft will counter sign it.
The customer can now order licenses and OPKs.

Elbacom provides Embedded OEM Customer (OEM) licenses, OPKs, toolkits.

Embedded OEM Customer (OEM) starts shipping devices.

Definitions

  • Customer License Agreement (CLA)
    The CLA defines the standard licensing terms which enable the Embedded OEM to buy Embedded licenses and receive OEM Pre-Installation Kits.
    A Customer License Agreement is valid for 5 years. A customer must have a valid CLA in order to get licences or OEM Pre-Installation Kits.
    More information about the CLA is available here.
  • Additional Terms (AT)
    The ATs define distribution rights and restrictions specific to each Microsoft Product. The Additional Terms are available on MyOEM.
  • OEM Pre-Installation Kit (OPK)
    OPKs include components such as preinstall tools, product bits, pre-installation manual, and a Product Key. On OPK provides all the tools (e.g. Setup-DVD) which are necessary to install the embedded operating system.
  • Certificate Of Authenticity (COA)
    A COA is a product specific license sticker which must be attached to a embedded device prior device distribution. Each COA represents a license to distribute a single Embedded System with MS Products installed. A COA is required for each Embedded System that the OEM Customer distributes.

COA Details

The Certificates of Authenticity (COA) are delivered in an envelope which provides detailed information on the contents – Full Product Name and Microsoft SKU, Number of units, included first and last serial numbers, …
The COAs are located on a strip of carrier material from which can be easily removed before attaching them on the devices.
There are 2 different types of COAs – both shown below.

All Windows 10 IoT EPKEA versions, Windows Embedded Standard and Windows Embedded Compact products use the smaller „Thumbnail COA“.
All Windows 10 IoT PKEA versions, Windows Embedded Enterprise and Windows Embedded Server products use the regular size COAs.

  1. Product Title (Not the full license name. Sometimes different products have the same “Shortend Product Title” on the COAs!)
  2. Serial Number of the COA (also found on the envelopes COA serial number range
  3. Microsoft Part Number
  4. Full Product Name (only visible on the envelope)

JADE COA (THUMBNAIL):

GEMSTONE COA (REGULAR SIZE):

Envelope:

Previous COA Stickers expamples: