Network Licensing Manager |
 
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Network Licensing Manager |
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This section describes the Network License Manager software, which must run on the Flexcom Licence Server machine. Note that this Network License Manager is only applicable to the NetHASP hardware dongle approach.
The computer with the NetHASP hardware dongle attached becomes the Flexcom Licence Server for the network. The Licence Server machine must run the Network License Manager program to allow other computers on the network to access the hardware dongle.
If you have not already installed it, Download the Network License Manager application, unzip the contents, and follow the on-screen instructions. Make sure to choose the option to install the application as a service during setup. Please note that the program’s entry is ‘Hasp Loader’ in the services list. Alternatively, the Network License Manager program may be run from the Windows Start Menu.
The Network License Manager displays a small icon in the notification area of the Windows Taskbar, except before login on a server where it is running as a service. You can double-click on the icon to open a dialog showing its current status, as shown below.
HASP Licence Manager
The Network License Manager should normally be left running at all times. Shutting it down logs out any attached clients and will cause any Flexcom runs in progress at the time to terminate prematurely. If clients are logged in when an attempt is made to shut down the Network License Manager, a warning will be displayed and confirmation requested before the program exits.
Very occasionally, a licence may become “suspended”. For example, if a computer crashes, or if a computer loses its connection with the local network, while it has a Flexcom network licence, the license may be deemed nominally in use although the machine is not actually accessing it any more. If that happens, the Network License Manager will eventually free the suspended licence after several hours of inactivity. If the licence is required urgently, the only way to free it quickly is to shut down the Network License Manager. This will log out all network clients, so care should be taken that other Flexcom users are notified properly before the program is shut down.