Purchasing
When purchasing TracePro®, RayViz™, or OSLO®, there are several License Options available. There are two decisions to make, and a third decision if multiple products are purchased:
- Single-computer license vs. Floating network license
- Hardware (USB) Key vs. Software Key
- Multiple Product License vs Single Product Licenses (applicable if two or more products are purchased)
Single-computer license vs. Floating network license
Single-computer license
- Allows one user to run multiple instances of TracePro/RayViz/OSLO on one PC
- The license services and utilities are included in the installation of the TracePro/RayViz/OSLO.
Floating network license
- Allows several users on a single Local Area Network (LAN), or with remote access to that network, to share licenses of TracePro/RayViz/OSLO.
- One PC on the network acts as the License Server – TracePro/RayViz/OSLO can be, but does not need to be, installed on the License Server – the license services and utilities must be installed on the License Server if the application is not installed
- TracePro/RayViz/OSLO must be installed on each user’s PC
Hardware Key vs. Software Key
Hardware Key
- License information is contained within the key
- Physical USB key must be connected to the PC
- Portable – can be transferred to another PC
Software Key
- License is linked to unique hardware and software identifiers of the PC
- No physical key to connect
- Not portable – license will only work on the specific hardware/software configuration for which it was generated
Special considerations for Software key licenses:
- Moving the License – the process for moving a software key license to a new PC is to first remove the existing license, then to obtain a new license
- System Restore – If a System Restore is performed, this will deactivate the license
- Virtual License servers – if a virtual license server is moved to a different physical server, this will deactivate the license
Multiple Product License vs. Single Product Licenses
Multiple Product License
- Advantage is that there is only one license to maintain
Single Product Licenses
- Advantage is that single-computer licenses can be run on different PC’s
