Local Network Software Licensing
Network licenses provide end users with flexibility in the use of their software. Floating licenses (also known as concurrent licenses) are used, where the ISV gives the end user a certain number of licenses for use on a local network.
Network licenses can be activated with dongles or software-based solutions: Simply plug the dongle into the server, or activate the software-based license on the computer that will act as the network server.
A Runtime module is installed on the chosen license server and on all devices selected for use with these licenses. This allows for as many licenses to be in use simultaneously on the network as the software vendor has provided. Every additional PC would only be allocated a license once a license has been released back into the pool.
Using such network licenses is a particularly effective means in mixed networks in which computers with different operating systems need to access a single shared license pool.
The end user can even operate multiple license servers on a single network to make all licenses in his possession ready and available in the network. This is essential for network strategies, such as effective load distribution and high reliability systems.
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