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Network Dongle Registration

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If you select "Network", then "Continue", from the Registration Dialog, FlexPDE will search your network for a running license manager, and return the status of that license.

 

Unlike local dongle registration, Network Dongle registration automatically installs the network dongle as the active registration method.  You will not be given the option of registering the dongle.  This success or failure of Network Dongle registration depends only on the presence or absence of a valid license facility on the network.  It does not examine the available licensed capabilities.

 

In the future, every time you start FlexPDE, it will expect to find a network license manager to grant licenses.  In fact, the request for a network license will not be made until you actually "Run" a problem.  At that time, a license of the appropriate class, 1D, 2D or 3D will be requested from the network.  The acquired license will be held until the current invocation of FlexPDE is terminated.  In this way, networks of FlexPDE users can get optimal use out of the mix of 1D, 2D and 3D licenses that have been purchased.

 

When you "Run" a problem with the network licensing method, if the license manager finds that all available licenses are in use, you will be given the option of waiting for an available license or running in demonstration mode.

 

 

License Manager Installation

In order to use the network dongle, one must first install a license manager service on the machine that the dongle is physically connected to.  The license manager installer must be downloaded from the dongle vendor's website. A URL link to the download is provided along with the dongle driver on your FlexPDE installation CD or from our website at www.pdesolutions.com/sdmenu6.html .

 

To set up the license manager :

 

1) Choose a computer on the local network that you want to be the "server". This machine will have the dongle physically connected to it.

2) Install the dongle driver on the server.

3) Install the license manager as a "service" on the server.

4) Plug the network dongle into the server.

 

At this point, any machine on the local network should be able to run FlexPDE and find the network dongle.

 

 

Modifying How FlexPDE Accesses The License Manager

 

Note: The search parameters for finding a running license manager can be controlled by editing the "nethasp.ini" file in the FlexPDE installation folder.  See comments in the file for a complete list and explanation of the settings.

In order to access the license manager from outside the local network, the "nethasp.ini" file will have to be modified. Under the appropriate protocol section (IPX, NETBIOS or TCPIP), enter the server name or IP address (and/or port number). An example is shown here :

 

[NH_TCPIP]

NH_SERVER_ADDR = 12.123.456.789

NH_SERVER_NAME = lmserver

NH_PORT_NUMBER = 999

 

If experiencing frequent timeouts of FlexPDE communicating with the license manager, the timeout length can be modified by changing the value of NH_SEND_RCV .  This number is the number of seconds that FlexPDE will wait for a response from the license manager before displaying a dialog notifying the user that connection has been lost.

 

 

 


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