Access Control for Licensing

The Enterprise License Server provides the following licensing features for enterprise-wide networked installations:

• Multiple licenses per product - removing the need for a Department License Server.
• Support for an unlimited number of licenses.
• Multiple levels of security for Licenses.

In a similar way to the Department License Server, the Enterprise License Server is activated by the presence of a license key. Unlike the Department License Server, which has no license security and makes all licenses available to all users, the Enterprise version enables access to licenses to be controlled by an administrator.

Using the license Manager application, access security for licenses can be configured at the server, solution or license level. Permissions can be configured by theadministrator of theEnterprise License Server for groupsof users, or individual users to perform the following tasks:

Server Security

• Use licenses: the ability to use any licenses on the server can be allowed or denied.
• Checkout licenses: the ability to checkout any licenses on the server can be allowed or denied.

Solution Security

• Usea solution: the ability to use a solution can be allowed or denied.
• Checkout a solution: the ability to checkout a solution can be allowed or denied.

License Security

• Use licenses: the ability to use individual licenses can be allowed or denied.
• Checkout licenses: the ability to checkout individual licenses can be allowed or denied.

 

The following scenarios are possible: Users  may be allowed permission to use and checkout all licenses at a server level, and then denied permission to use and checkout licenses for a particular solution, or individual license. Users may be allowed permission to use and checkout licenses for particular solutions, or individual licenses, without being allowed any permissions at a server level. If no permissions are set, all users are denied access to all licenses.

Configuring Access Permissions

Access permissions for license servers,  solutions or individual licenses are configured as follows:

1. In the left-hand pane of the License Manager, right-click one of the following:
   • A license server
   • A solution
   • An individual license
   • Multiple licenses (use the <Ctrl> or <Shift> keys to select multiple licenses)
2. In the context menu, select Permissions...
   
   
   
   
3. ThePermissionsdialog is displayed.
4. Groups or users with permissions for the associated license(s) are displayed in theUser or group namesbox:
   
   

If multiple individual licenses are selected, only the permissions for the license which is displayed highest in the left-hand pane of the License Manager are displayed in the Permissions dialog. However, any permissions you specify are applied to all selected licenses.

 

5. ThePermissionsdialog allows an administrator to add and remove groups or users, and assign 'Allow' or 'Deny' permissions to them:

1. • Add User or Group...: opens the Select Users, Computers, Service Accounts, or Groups dialog.
   • Remove: prompts you to confirm the removal of the group or user before proceeding to remove them.
   • Permissions for: specify the required permissions by selecting either the Allow or Deny check-boxes. Permissions can be specified to use and check out licenses.
     

TheSelect Users, Computers, Service Accounts, or Groupsdialog is aMicrosoft Windowsdialog: user assistance information is provided fromMicrosoftby pressing <F1> on the keyboard when this dialog is displayed:

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