InduSoft Web
Studio and CEView support the following protection
types:
- Hardkey
- An encapsulated chip that must be physically
connected to the computer's parallel port (LPT1) or USB interface.
The software license resides in the hardkey, and you
cannot share this license simultaneously with more than one other
copy of software in the network. If you connect the hardkey to
another computer, then you effectively transfer the license to that
computer.
Using the parallel port hardkey does not prevent you
from connecting another device — such as a printer — to the port.
The hardkey should be electronically transparent to other devices
connected to the parallel port. You simply connect the hardkey to
the computer and then connect the printer cable to the hardkey.
However, you may encounter problems if you install more than one
hardkey (for different products) on the same parallel port.
On the other hand, while using the USB hardkey, the
USB port cannot be shared with any other device.
CAUTION:
Be careful when installing or removing a
hardkey from the computer's parallel port. We strongly recommend
that you turn off the computer and disconnect it from the power
supply before installing or removing a hardkey.
- Softkey
- When you install InduSoft Web Studio or CEView, the program
generates a unique code called a Site Code.
You can send this site code to your software vendor, who will then
generate a license code called a Site Key to
match your site code. The site key installs the InduSoft Web Studio or CEView
license on your computer or Windows Embedded device.
Note: When
you use a softkey, IWS records the license in the computer's (or
Windows Embedded device's) non-volatile memory. If this device is
damaged, you will lose the license.