The licensing model
 

KeepTool Licensing

KeepTool offers licenses that are tied to a specific Windows PC (single licenses) and licenses for use within a network (floating licenses). Each principal KeepTool product (Hora, ER Diagrammer, Debugger) is licensed separately and independently of the others. The price of either type of license is the same.


The single workstation license:
The single workstation license is linked directly to the hardware. A hardware code required for registration is specifically defined for a single personal computer and is displayed when registering the program. This kind of licensing is suitable for use in the following situations:

  • the client software and the database server reside on the same computer
  • the client software is used to access a remote computer, but is not on a Windows network
  • only one license is purchased (the network licensing option is not available for only one license) .


The floating license:
 A floating license can be used by multiple computers within a network. It is available for two or more computers. Licensing is linked to the network, rather than to an individual computer. The licensing information is stored on a single computer—designated by the customer—within the network. The licensed program can be used simultaneously on as many computers as the number of licenses ordered.

Off-site usage feature for floating licenses:
When a computer on which a KeepTool product has been licensed within a network is disconnected from the network, the licensed program can be used on it, outside the network, for a period of thirty consecutive days. This feature is particularly beneficial for staff who sometimes work both in the office and at home, or those who work off-site from time to time for as part of their regular work assignments. As soon as the off-site computer is reconnected to its "home" network, it is again counted as one of the users of a floating license. It can subsequently be removed from the network, and again used off-site for another 30 days.

Licensing procedure:

The registration dialog can be started from the Help Menu of Hora, ER Diagrammer, or PL/SQL Debugger. In certain cases, such as when your trial period has expired, it may also be shown automatically. The following example is shown when starting Hora, and summarizes the three options: Register, Try it for Free, and Decline:
Registration options


You will then be asked to choose between two licensing options: the floating network license and the fixed single workstation license:

Selection of license type


 

If you press the Single workstation button, you will see the following explanation instead:
Single workstation

Licensing for an single workstation license:
Registration a single-user license is a two-part process.

  • The first step is to have the software generate a hardware code based on the properties of the PC. Please send this to KeepTool, either in the Remarks field of our online order form (when ordering) or later by email to support@keeptool.com. You will then receive a registration key from us, normally within two working days.
  • Next, complete the registration dialog by entering the registration key in the lower text box. The software will then be permanently unlocked.
Registration single workstation license


Licensing for a floating license:
Registration of a network license consists of several easy steps.
  • You first need to choose a location on the network folder where the licensing file will be installed. Each KeepTool user must have read/write access to this folder, because it is used to track the number of users. A UNC address (beginning with "\\") must be assigned to this network location.
  • Next, enter the registration dialog and enter the UNC address that you have selected
    in the first dialog window shown below.
Registration of floating license 1
When you click Register Network, you will then see the next dialog, which displays the generated network code:

Registration of floating license 2
  • Please send the network code to KeepTool, either in the Remarks field of our online order form (when ordering) or later by email to Support. You will then receive a registration key from us, normally within two working days.
  • When you receive the key, log on to one of the computers where the KeepTool software is installed, and complete the registration dialog by entering the key in the lower box. The software will then be permanently unlocked on this computer.
  • For any subsequent client computer in the network where the KeepTool product is installed, you need only enter the UNC of the folder that was selected to hold the licensing file. At that point, the software will automatically be registered for that machine, and you will no longer see the registration dialog.

Remember that there is no limit to the number of machines on which you install and register the product—only to the number of concurrent usages.



Last page update: 2008/02/17, © keeptool