L I C E N S I N G
Licensing in the Cloud
Cloud licensing comes in many shapes and sizes . What they all have in common is that the licenses are created and managed through the cloud . What happens next can differ : The scenarios can range from full and permanent online use to a choice of offline options .
Offline vs . Online “ Offline ” means that the licenses are managed via the cloud , but kept offline on the end user ’ s device . Depending on the specific implementation , updates can be rolled out by synchronizing the end user ’ s device and the license creation server whenever an online connection is established . Time limits can be set to the license to force users to connect to the Internet regularly and enforce license synchronization .
In purely online scenarios , the licenses are managed , stored , and used in the cloud . The end user or end device needs a permanent Internet connection for this to work , but this setup has two great advantages : The licenses are always up to date , and it is no problem at all to move from device to device , e . g . office in the morning and home office in the afternoon .
CodeMeter working Offline For offline use , CodeMeter License Central can offer license management through the cloud in the form of a backend for creating and managing licenses and , optionally , CodeMeter License Portal as its frontend . This is usually used when no ERP or CRM system is involved and a simple-to-use option is needed to manage licenses and client data .
CmActLicenses represent the simple solution for handling offline licenses . These containers are bound to a fingerprint of the end user ’ s device and can be used completely offline once the licenses have been activated .
That activation can be done either through CodeMeter License Portal , WebDepot , or a Software Activation Wizard ( SAW ), which can also be used to keep CodeMeter License Central and the local licenses in sync by communicating with CodeMeter License Central through dedicated gateways and updating the licenses as needed .
CodeMeter working Online In online scenarios , CodeMeter License Central again works as the backend for creating and managing licenses . The great advantage in this case is that offline and online licenses can be used together with CodeMeter License Central . ERP and CRM systems can be integrated with no changes to the processes : Everything is integrated once , and the licenses can be created as needed for each use case in play . CodeMeter License Portal can , naturally , be included in the mix as well .
With CmCloudContainers hosted on the servers run by Wibu-Systems , one has a secure environment for licenses in the cloud . CmCloudContainers are again compatible with local CmAct- Licenses , which keeps everything true to the motto : Integrate once and then configure the licenses to your liking or to match the needs in the field .
Licenses in CmCloudContainers can similarly be activated through CodeMeter License Portal , WebDepot , or a SAW . The only difference to offline licenses is that they can be activated by an admin of your client or even by you as the vendor .
Licenses can be updated either through the SAW or , for a transparent and even sleeker option , through an auto update trigger in the background .
Personal vs . Concurrent Licenses can be given to a single user or single
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