Nalpeiron eLicense User Guide - AFT · • AFT Fathom 8 – including add-on modules ... including...

NALPEIRON E-LICENSE USER GUIDE For AFT Software

(Updated 05/21/2015) Forward ............................................................................................................................... 2

Standalone eLicense Functionality ..................................................................................... 2

Network eLicense Functionality ......................................................................................... 2

Installation........................................................................................................................... 3 Overview ............................................................................................................................. 3 eLicense Installation Instructions – Application on Client PC ........................................... 3 eLicense Installation Instructions – Application on Server (Network eLicense ONLY) ... 6

Using the AFT eLicense Manager for standalone eLicneses ............................................ 10 Standalone eLicense Activation ........................................................................................ 10 Standalone eLicense Deactivation .................................................................................... 11 Transferring a Standalone eLicense to Another Machine ................................................. 12 Standalone eLicense Activation with Remote Certificate ................................................ 15 Standalone eLicense Deactivation with Remote Certificate ............................................. 22

Using the AFT eLicense Manager for Network eLicneses ............................................... 28 Network eLicense Activation ........................................................................................... 28 Network eLicense Deactivation ........................................................................................ 30

Network eLicense Check-Out for Offline Usage.............................................................. 31

Configuring Proxy Server with AFT eLicense Manager .................................................. 33

Forward Nalpeiron eLicenses are a cloud-based method of Rights Management for AFT Software. Standalone and network eLicenses are offered and will provide enhanced ease of usage and flexibility. The key benefits of using the eLicense method of Rights Management for AFT Software include:

• AFT Copy Protection installation NOT required • Separate license servers NOT needed • No user/IT effort to update licenses with new products or additional seats

o No need for email exchange of license files (except initial Registration.txt file containing eLicense code)

o All licenses activated and managed by AFT, allows user access immediately after software purchase

• Standalone eLicenses easily transferred from one computer to another • Network eLicenses can be checked out for offline usage (no internet available)

This guide provides detailed information regarding: 1) standalone and network eLicense functionality, 2) AFT software installation for use with an eLicense, and 3) using the AFT eLicense Manager.

Standalone eLicense Functionality • Standalone eLicenses for single users

o Standalone eLicense can only be activated on one machine at a time • Standalone eLicenses activated using internet (port 80)

o Can activate remotely (with certificates from internet enabled machines) Client machine does not require internet access

• Licenses can be deactivated and moved to another machine o Also can be done remotely

• Licenses need to be re-activated yearly

Network eLicense Functionality • Internet access required for user (standard port 80) • Features (or AFT applications) “checked-out” for use with internet connection

o Client machine can be offline after AFT Application is checked out Client machine needs internet access to release features (i.e., check

licenses back in), or to retrieve them (i.e., checking out a different product)

• Network eLicenses can be checked out up to seven days for offline usage • Network eLicense Interval Check period is one week

o If an eLicense has not been checked back in within seven days, eLicense gets checked back in automatically

Installation Overview The only installation required is of the AFT software itself. AFT will provide a Registration.txt file that contains the eLicense code which will allow the software to operate with the eLicense. The Registration.txt file must be placed in the AFT application folder where the AFT software executable resides in order to run the software. It is important to have full administrator rights on the computer or server where the AFT products are being installed. The following AFT software products are compatible with eLicense Rights Management:

• AFT Fathom 8 – including add-on modules (release date 2015.04.14 or later) • AFT Arrow 5 – including add-on modules (release date 2015.04.14 or later) • AFT Impulse 5 – including add-on modules (release date 2015.04.14 or later) • Chempak Property Database

eLicense Installation Instructions – Application on Client PC These instructions are for installing the AFT application software directly onto client machines for a local installation. Make sure you are logged in as an administrator during the installation process.

1. Install the AFT application(s) onto the local machine.

DVD Option: Insert the AFT disk into your CD/DVD drive on the local

machine. Select Install Full Software, select the AFT Product to install and click Install Selected Product.

Download: Register or login to www.aft.com.

Download the AFT software product from the website http://www.aft.com/download, click “Release” below the product to be downloaded, click “Current Version,” click “Run.”

2. Follow the prompts to accept the license agreement terms.

http://www.aft.com/

http://www.aft.com/download

3. In the Enter License Number window, enter the User Name and Company Name. Enter the license number shown on the sticker located on the license number card or the AFT invoice (license number has the form XXXX-XXXXX).

4. Select Standalone/Client Computer for the Setup Type.

5. Follow the remaining prompts to complete the installation.

6. Follow steps 1-5 to install other AFT Products. 7. Paste the Registration.txt file you received from AFT in the AFT application

folder (i.e., the AFT Fathom 8 application folder) on the local machine under the AFT Products folder.

8. When opening each AFT product on the Client PCs for the first time, Right click the AFT application executable and run the AFT application “as administator”. The software will now run.

NOTE: For a standalone eLicense, the AFT software must be ran directly at the client machine, NOT through a remote connection to it.

9. Repeat for all other client machines.

NOTE: Standalone eLicenses can easily be transferred to another machine. Please refer to PAGE 12 of the eLicense User Guide for license transferring instructions.

eLicense Installation Instructions – Application on Server (Network eLicense ONLY) These instructions are for installing the AFT application software on a network server, and running a network client setup utility from each Client PC for each AFT application. Make sure you are logged on as an administrator before running any installation files.

Instructions To Be Followed On the Network Server

1. Install the AFT application(s) on the network server: DVD Option: Insert the AFT disk into your CD/DVD drive on the network

server. Select Install Full Software, select the AFT Product to install and click Install Selected Product.

Download: Download the AFT software product from the website

http://www.aft.com/download, click “Release” below the product to be downloaded, click “Current Version,” click “Run.”

2. Follow the prompts to accept the license agreement terms.

http://www.aft.com/download

3. For the Enter License Number window, enter the User Name and Company Name. Enter the license number shown on the product sticker located on the license number card or from the invoice (it has the form XXXX-XXXXX).

4. Select Network for the Setup Type. Follow the prompts to complete the

installation.

5. Repeat steps 1-4 for installing other AFT products. 6. Share the AFT Products folder and subfolders on the server so that everyone has

permission to see it as well as having read and write privileges.

7. Paste the Registration.txt file you received from AFT in the AFT application folder on the local server (where the AFT application executable file resides) under the AFT Products folder.

8. A folder called “Network Client Setup” is automatically created in each of the AFT application folders on the server with the network client setup executable file already in it. This file is necessary for the next steps on the client PCs.

Instructions for the Client PCs Accessing the AFT Application on the Server

1. From the Client PC, navigate to the Network Client Setup folder on the server, and run the AFT application network client setup executable off the server. Follow the prompts and the installation is complete.

NOTE: All the Network Client Setup executable files are AFT application specific. From each client PC using the software, the AFT application specific network client setup file needs to be ran for each AFT application to be used.

2. When running each AFT product on the Client PCs for the first time, Right click the AFT application short cut and run the AFT application “as administator”. The software will now run.

Using the AFT eLicense Manager for standalone eLicneses

Standalone eLicense Activation Before the standalone eLicense can be activated, the Registration.txt file needs to be saved to the AFT application folder where the application executable resides, such as the AFT Fathom 8 application folder shown below.

After the Registration.txt file is saved to the AFT application folder, the standalone eLicense can be activated in one of the following two ways:

1. Double-click on the AFT application executable file (or Right-Click and choose “Run As Administrator” if it is the first time running the software).

OR

2. Run the “AFTeLicenseManager” within the AFT Application folder then click the Activate button as shown below.

Once the standalone eLicense has been activated on a particular machine, it will remain activated on that machine until it is deactivated through the AFTeLicenseManager utility. For a standalone eLicense, closing the software product in which the eLicense is checked out for will NOT check the eLicense back in for others to use.

Standalone eLicense Deactivation The only way to deactivate a standalone eLicense on a particular machine is to use the AFTeLicenseManager utility. Run the AFTeLicenseManager utility, then click the “Deactivate” button, and this will deactivate the standalone eLicense, as shown below.

Transferring a Standalone eLicense to Another Machine Transferring a standalone eLicense from one machine to another machine is a very quick and straight-forward process. The process simply combines the activation and deactivation procedures for the standalone eLicense from the first machine, to the next, and to any sub-sequent machines after that. Machine #1:

1. Place the Registration.txt file sent from AFT into the AFT application folder. 2. Activate the standalone eLicense via either following options.

a. Double-click on the AFT application executable file (or Right-Click and choose “Run As Administrator” if it is the first time running the software).

b. Run the “AFTeLicenseManager” within the AFT Application folder then click the Activate button as shown below.

3. After using the software, run the AFTeLicenseManager utility and click the “Deactivate” button. This will deactivate the standalone eLicense, shown below.

Machine #2:

1. Place the same Registration.txt file sent from AFT into the AFT application folder as it was done on the previous machine.

2. Activate the standalone eLicense via either following option. a. Double-click on the AFT application executable file (or Right-Click and

choose “Run As Administrator” if it is the first time running the software). b. Run the “AFTeLicenseManager” within the AFT Application folder then

click the Activate button as shown below.

3. After using the software, run the AFTeLicenseManager utility and click the “Deactivate” button. This will deactivate the standalone eLicense, shown below.

Continue to repeat this process to pass the standalone eLicense around from one machine to another.

Standalone eLicense Activation with Remote Certificate If a user’s machine does not have internet access, the standalone eLicense can be activated for that machine via another internet enabled machine using Remote Certificates. From Internet Disabled Client Machine – Remote Activation:

1. Place the Registration.txt file sent from AFT into the AFT application folder. 2. As shown in the AFTeLicenseManager below, the standalone eLicense is

currently deactivated. a. First, click the “Remote Activation/Deactivation” button.

The “Remote Activation/Deactivation” window will then appear with two separate tabs for “Remote Activation” and “Remote Deactivation”. The “Remote Activation” tab is currently displayed below.

3. On the Remote Activation tab, click “Generate Activation Certificate”. This will generate an Activation Certificate that is several thousand characters long.

4. Click on “Copy Activation Certificate” under “Step 2” of the “Remote Activation” tab.

a. Paste the Activation Certificate to a text file such as with Notepad. 5. In “Step 3” on the “Remote Activation” tab, click on “Copy Link” to send the

“AFT Activation Portal” URL to someone with an internet enabled machine. a. The URL for the “AFT Activation Portal” is the following link:

http://www.activationportal.me/selfservice/activation.aspx?Type=1&cid=5771&pid=3876&lang=en-US

b. It is best to copy and paste this link to the same text file that contains the Activation Certificate, as shown below.

6. Save the text file containing the Activation Certificate and AFT Activation Portal link with the file name “AFT Remote Activation Request.txt”.

7. Send the “AFT Remote Activation Request.txt” file to someone who has an internet enabled machine.

From Internet Enabled Machine – Remote Activation:

1. Open the “AFT Remote Activation Request.txt” text file with a text editor upon receipt and select the link below the Activation Certificate, and copy the URL.



2. Open a web browser, and paste the URL into the browser and this will take you to the webpage below.

3. In the “Activation Certificate” area, paste the long Activation Certificate code from the “AFT Remote Activation Request.txt” text file into the field, and then click the “Activate” button.

4. After the “Activate” button is clicked and the message in the green bar displays “Activation Successful”, select the characters in the “License” field, copy the code, and paste it at the bottom of the original “AFT Remote Activation Request.txt” file. Then save the “AFT Remote Activation Request.txt” file.

5. Send the updated “AFT Remote Activation Request.txt” file back to the user that does not have an internet enabled machine.

From Internet Disabled Client Machine – Remote Activation Completion:

1. Upon receipt of the updated “AFT Remote Activation Request.txt” file that contains the new code, open the text file with a text editor and select the new code as shown below, and copy it.

2. Paste this code into the “Step 4” field of the “Remote Activation/Deactivation” window on the “Remote Activation” tab.

3. After the code is pasted into the “License Authorization” field for Step 4, click the “Import the License Authorization” button. The license will then show that it has been activated.

4. The AFT eLicense Manager window will also show that the license has been successfully activated through a Remote Certificate for a machine that does not have internet access.

Standalone eLicense Deactivation with Remote Certificate If a user’s machine does not have internet access, the standalone eLicense can be deactivated for that machine via another internet enabled machine using Remote Certificates. From Internet Disabled Client Machine – Remote Deactivation:

1. As shown in the AFT eLicense Manager below, the standalone eLicense is currently activated.

a. First, click the “Remote Activation/Deactivation” button.

The “Remote Activation/Deactivation” window will then appear with two separate tabs for “Remote Activation” and “Remote Deactivation”. The “Remote Deactivation” option is currently displayed below.

2. On the Remote Deactivation tab, click “Generate De-Activation Certificate”. a. You will be asked “Are you sure you want to deactivate your license?” b. If so, click OK.

3. This will generate an Activation Certificate that is several thousand characters

long.

4. Click on “Copy De-Activation Certificate” under “Step 2” of the “Remote De-Activation” tab.

a. Paste the De-Activation Certificate to a text file such as with Notepad. 5. In “Step 3” on the “Remote De-Activation” tab, click on “Copy Link” to send the

“AFT De-Activation Link” URL to someone with an internet enabled machine. a. The URL for the “AFT De-Activation Portal” is the following link:

http://www.activationportal.me/selfservice/deactivation.aspx?Type=2&cid=5771&pid=3876&lang=en-US

b. It is best to copy this link to the same text file that contains the De-Activation Certificate, as shown below.



6. Save the text file containing the De-Activation Certificate and AFT De-Activation link with the file name “AFT Remote De-Activation Request.txt”.

7. Send the “AFT Remote De-Activation Request.txt” file to someone who has an internet enabled machine.

From Internet Enabled Machine – Remote De-Activation:

1. Open the “AFT Remote De-Activation Request.txt” text file with a text editor upon receipt and select the link below the De-Activation Certificate, and copy the URL.

2. Open a web browser, and paste the URL into the browser and this will take you to the webpage below.

3. In the “Deactivation Certificate” area, paste the long De-Activation Certificate code from the “AFT Remote De-Activation Request.txt” text file into the field, and then click the “Deactivate” button.

4. After the “Deactivate” button is clicked and the message in the green bar displays “Deactivation Successful”, the standalone eLicense will then be fully deactivated.

From Internet Disabled Client Machine – Remote Deactivation Completion:

1. After successful deactivation, the AFT eLicense Manager will then show that the license has been deactivated and returned to the server.

Using the AFT eLicense Manager for Network eLicneses Network eLicense Activation Before the network eLicense can be activated, the Registration.txt file needs to be saved to the AFT application folder where the application executable resides, such as the AFT Fathom 8 application folder shown below.

After the Registration.txt file is saved to the AFT application folder, the network eLicense can be activated in one of the following two ways:

1. Double-click on the AFT application executable file (or Right-Click and choose “Run As Administrator” if it is the first time running the software).

a. Running the AFT application to activate the network eLicense will also check out the license at the same time, such that it would not be available to others until it is checked back in.

b. As shown below, AFT Fathom is the only product on the machine that is currently running, so the license is checked out.

c. The remaining AFT products are not currently running, but are still available to be checked out on this machine.

OR

2. Run the “AFT eLicense Manager” within the AFT Application folder then click the Activate button as shown below.

Network eLicense Deactivation After the network eLicense has been activated, it can be deactivated in one of two ways.

1. If the network eLicense for an AFT application has been activated by running an AFT Application, which will check out the application, simply closing the AFT application will check back in the network eLicense.

2. The network eLicense can also be deactivated with the AFT eLicense Manager by clicking the “Deactivate” button. The network eLicense can be deactivated from the client machine with the AFT eLicense manager whether or not the AFT application is currently running.

Network eLicense Check-Out for Offline Usage A network eLicense can be checked out for offline usage through the AFT application.

1. After the network eLicense has been activated and the AFT application is running, the network eLicense can be checked out for offline usage by choosing to “Keep Network eLicense Checked Out” from the Tools menu.

a. Note: If the add-on modules are desired for check out, they must be activated first through the Tools menu.

b. After the modules have been activated, choosing “Keep Network eLicense Checked Out” from the Tools menu will then check out the network eLicense for both the AFT application and the desired add-on modules.

The network eLicense can then be checked back in by:

1. Unchecking the “Keep Network eLicnese Checked Out” option from the Tools menu before closing the AFT application.

OR

2. Closing the AFT application and choosing “No”.

Configuring Proxy Server with AFT eLicense Manager If a proxy server is used for internet access, the proxy server can be configured for an eLicense with the AFT eLicense Manager.

1. Run the AFT eLicense Manager and click on the “Proxy Info” button.

2. Fill out the following information in the “Enter Proxy Information” window and click Save.

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