Understanding Basic Concepts

Networked Licensing

Similar to stand-alone licensing, licensed application can be licensed to run on multiple computers so that several computers can share it. In this case a computer network is required so that all computers that are authorized to run the software are connected. Sentinel RMS Development Kit calls this a network license.

A special Sentinel RMS Development Kit program, called the Sentinel RMS Development Kit license server, must be installed onto one or more computers in the network to coordinate the use of the application. The license server has access to the license codes. When the application starts, instead of communicating with RMS Development Kit that has been linked to the application, the application communicates instead with the license server.

The same procedure for software authorization takes place in both the stand-alone and networked case. The only important difference is whether the Sentinel RMS Development Kit license management software is part of the licensed application or provided as a separate program, the license server.

Advantages of Network Licensing

A network license adds many capabilities to license management. The following is a quick summary for the network administrator:

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