Time-limited Concurrent End Users in a Network
| Sentinel LDK Functionality | Manages the number of concurrent software end users in a network and the time period over which your software can be used |
| Software Distribution Method |
>Physical package >Electronic distribution |
| Applicable Key Types |
>Sentinel HL NetTime >All Sentinel HL (Driverless configuration) keys except HL Basic >Sentinel SL (including CL) |
| Protection Method |
>Envelope-based automatic implementation >API-based automatic implementation |
Description
A combined concurrency-limited and time-limited network license restricts both the number of end users concurrently accessing the licensed application in a network environment and the period during which the license is valid. The same license can be used by more than one end user or machine, so long as the total number of users remains within the concurrency limit.
Sentinel Admin Control Center provides the end user’s system administrator with the tools to track license users, and to terminate an unused session.
Implementation
1.Select the executable file that you want to license, and determine by which Feature ID it will be identified.
2.Select your protection method:
•Envelope-based automatic implementation
Protect the executable file using Sentinel LDK Envelope, specifying its Feature ID.
•API-based automatic implementation
In your code, insert a Sentinel Licensing API Login call to the Feature ID.
3.In Sentinel EMS:
a.Create a Product that includes the Feature ID, and define the expiration date or number of days until expiration.
b.Set the concurrency counter to the required maximum number of concurrent licenses, and determine whether concurrent instances will be counted for each station, each login or each process.
TIP You can specify the number and type of concurrent instances each time a specific order is created. This enables you to use the same Product to produce more than one license, each with a different number of seats.
4.Distribute your software with the appropriate network-based Sentinel protection key programmed with the license.