There are two different types of licenses in "Heidelberg Prinect Licensing":
•Floating licenses and
•Fixed licenses.
Both license types are managed on the License Server PC. License keys are required for both license types. They enable the single options of the Prinect applications.
Explanation of the term "license":
"License" refers to the technical implementation of a right of use for Heidelberg Prinect software (you can find more details about this topic in the licensing agreement shipped with the product). A license gives you the right to use a Prinect product with a package of options. The kind and number of options in a license determine the scope of performance of the Prinect software concerned.
When you purchase a license, you receive a license key that you enter in the License Manager (see the License Assistant ). This enables the relevant license on the License Server. As a result, all the options in this license are enabled. The enabled options are listed in the License Manager (see the License Overview ). When the license is assigned to a Prinect application PC, the application concerned is "licensed" and can be used.
Normally, the License Manager displays during installation of a Prinect application. If you already have the license key at this point, you can enter it immediately and assign the license to the currently installed application (see the Settings ). If not, you can first activate the Start mode (see the Activating Start Mode).
Floating licenses are not assigned to one particular application PC but can be used flexibly by different computers in the Prinect system environment. Floating licenses frequently mean multiple rights of use. In other words, a license for a Prinect application can be used by several Prinect PCs at the same time. Floating licenses are available only for certain Prinect products. Prinect Signa Station, Prinect PDF Toolbox or Prinect Cockpit are examples of applications that use floating licenses.
During operation, the License Server checks which floating licenses and how many of them are currently being used. When the permitted number of concurrent uses is reached, each attempt to use a further option is denied. Only when one or more of the running applications are exited can a floating license that has become available be passed on to another Prinect computer.
Note: When a Prinect application is exited properly, this application is immediately signed out of the License Server and the license becomes available. If a program closes unexpectedly (e.g. crash, power failure), then the licenses are released after a max. of 15 minutes.
Note: If a floating license is blocked by a currently unused computer, you can withdraw the license from this computer in the License Manager and make it available for another computer. See "Used" column.
Fixed licenses are permanently assigned to one Prinect application PC or the application installed on it. Once assigned, the fixed license can no longer be used on a different PC. Fixed licenses cannot be used as "multiple licenses" on several application PCs at the same time. Prinect engines, Prinect Highres Renderer or Prinect Shooter 2 are examples of applications that use fixed licenses.
Fixed licenses can be "removed" from one PC and assigned to another one, for example, when rehosting an application computer to another hardware. Reassigning a license like this can be done with each License Manager in the system environment that is connected to the License Server.
At any rate, a fixed license can be used only by one application computer at a time.
Each license key licenses one Prinect product (e.g. Prinect Signa Station). With this in mind, remember that Prinect applications like the Prinect Integration Manager, for example, can consist of a number of products (Cockpit, engines, Highres Renderer, etc.). Consequently, you need several license keys to license a Prinect Integration Manager.
Each product in turn usually has several options that further specify the features of the product. Products can have different options and these options can vary in number.
For example, the "Imposition Editor" option in the "PDF Toolbox" can be "Imposition Editor 52", "Imposition Editor 74" or "Imposition Editor 105", depending on which version was ordered for this option. The license may or may not include the "Barcode Editor" as an option.
The kind and number of options in a license is determined by the license key. For example, if you order one or more additional options for a product that you already have licensed, you will receive a new license key for this product that licenses both the existing and the new options.
The product serial number is assigned when creating the license key and identifies a license. For example, if you need additional options for an existing license, the product serial number will not change although you receive a new license key.
If you use several licenses that have the same product serial number, these licenses will be managed as belonging together. This means that all the licenses with this PSN will be assigned to the same workstation if you assign one of these licenses to a new workstation.