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In order to address all these issues and provide a platform for future organizations related improvements Local Licensing Server has been created. | In order to address all these issues and provide a platform for future organizations related improvements Local Licensing Server has been created. | ||
==Features== | ==Features== | ||
* User friendly interface available in your favorite browser. | |||
* It still needs an access to Root Licensing Server, but it is enough if it happens once a day. It means short-time Internet related issues does not affect end users at all. | * It still needs an access to Root Licensing Server, but it is enough if it happens once a day. It means short-time Internet related issues does not affect end users at all. | ||
* Full Offline mode is also supported. | |||
* You manage your users locally. Only single account for your company is needed on https://smath.com in order your server would be able to get license info from the Root. | * You manage your users locally. Only single account for your company is needed on https://smath.com in order your server would be able to get license info from the Root. | ||
* It is your choice to manage your users name by name or to provide anonymous access for them in order to stop handling all those forgotten passwords at all. | * It is your choice to manage your users name by name or to provide anonymous access for them in order to stop handling all those forgotten passwords at all. | ||
* You get a chance to monitor who is using what licenses right now. If you purchased Floating licenses it may show you who locked the license for example. | * You get a chance to monitor who is using what licenses right now. If you purchased Floating licenses it may show you who locked the license for example. | ||
* If you are not satisfied by Local Licensing Server for any reason, all your licenses may be moved to the Root Licensing Server by your software vendor. | * Compact installation package – just about 240 Mb to download. | ||
* More nice features are coming | * Driven by Docker technology and may be easily installed on any Operating System just in a few minutes. | ||
* May be moved to another IP address, another port, another machine in your network any moment without involving your software vendor at all. | |||
* Adding new license(s), changing or prolonging it does not require Server recreation/reinstallation or SMath Studio reinstallation. | |||
* Both Fixed and Floating licenses supported. If you are not satisfied by Local Licensing Server for any reason, all your licenses always may be moved to the Root Licensing Server or vise versa by your software vendor. | |||
* [[SMath Studio Enterprise]] may use both Root and Local Licensing Server if required. | |||
* You are getting it for free when buying at least 5 any SMath licenses. | |||
* More nice features are coming soon. | |||
==Limitations== | |||
At the moment only commercial customers may purchase Local Licensing Server. | |||
[[Category:Manual]] | [[Category:Manual]] | ||
Revision as of 09:35, 5 April 2024
Introduction
By default SMath licensing system supposes SMath Studio is getting your license details from SMath Root Licensing Server https://smath.com. Usually it is convenient for the individuals and some small companies. But it causes a number of artificial constraints for the commercial customers:
- Permanent Internet connection to the Root Licensing Server is needed from all machines where SMath Studio is used.
- In order to manage your company users you need to register all of them on https://smath.com.
- You manage your license bindings via your software vendor.
In order to address all these issues and provide a platform for future organizations related improvements Local Licensing Server has been created.
Features
- User friendly interface available in your favorite browser.
- It still needs an access to Root Licensing Server, but it is enough if it happens once a day. It means short-time Internet related issues does not affect end users at all.
- Full Offline mode is also supported.
- You manage your users locally. Only single account for your company is needed on https://smath.com in order your server would be able to get license info from the Root.
- It is your choice to manage your users name by name or to provide anonymous access for them in order to stop handling all those forgotten passwords at all.
- You get a chance to monitor who is using what licenses right now. If you purchased Floating licenses it may show you who locked the license for example.
- Compact installation package – just about 240 Mb to download.
- Driven by Docker technology and may be easily installed on any Operating System just in a few minutes.
- May be moved to another IP address, another port, another machine in your network any moment without involving your software vendor at all.
- Adding new license(s), changing or prolonging it does not require Server recreation/reinstallation or SMath Studio reinstallation.
- Both Fixed and Floating licenses supported. If you are not satisfied by Local Licensing Server for any reason, all your licenses always may be moved to the Root Licensing Server or vise versa by your software vendor.
- SMath Studio Enterprise may use both Root and Local Licensing Server if required.
- You are getting it for free when buying at least 5 any SMath licenses.
- More nice features are coming soon.
Limitations
At the moment only commercial customers may purchase Local Licensing Server.